Nearly 1,500 Burmese migrants from Malaysia returned to their war-ravaged home country yesterday under an opaque repatriation scheme that rights monitors say cannot assure their safety.Dozens of migrants were transported on buses to a Buddhist monastery hall for immigration and health checks, after
A local public health study found that methadone maintenance treatment and needle and syringe programs are highly cost-effective in reducing HIV transmission, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞) said yesterday.Lo made the remarks amid a heated debate online over methad
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has spread faster than any technology in modern history. Within three years of ChatGPT’s release, generative AI has been adopted by 53 percent of the world’s population — faster than the PC and the Internet — while organizational adoption hit 88 percent last year. Global
From left, Guatemalan Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance Joaquin Barnoya, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-Lung and Ambassador to Guatemala Vivia Chang unveil a model of the Central American country’s first public cancer hospital during a cerem
The Fubon Guardians yesterday said Taiwanese actor Nicky Wu (吳奇隆) canceled his ceremonial first pitch for the team this weekend due to a health issue.The baseball team’s announcement came a day after Wu posted a video on Sina Weibo of himself waving the People’s Republic of China flag in Beijing on
Japan has started its first nationwide survey of animal cafes amid concerns over animal welfare, hygiene and public health, a government official said, bringing greater scrutiny to the popular but lightly regulated sector. The desktop survey, which began this month, will examine the number of facili
The Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday announced a series of new policy measures taking effect today, including raising the threshold for waiving interest charges on overdue National Pension Insurance payables and expanding National Health Insurance (NHI) coverage for several medications.Inte
