Tag: health news
Deaf man with new hearing aid hears music for the first time, asks, ‘What I should listen to next?’
Austin Chapman says he was “born profoundly deaf” and has “never understood” music–or the people moved by it. “My whole life I’ve seen hearing people make a fool of themselves singing their favorite song or gyrating on the dance floor,” […]
Healthcare spending may reach 3.5% of GDP in 2030
SINGAPORE – Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said a key challenge to sustaining a fair and progressive tax system in Singapore is healthcare spending. Wrapping up the Budget debate in Parliament, he said healthcare spending is going to be biggest driver […]
Rise in tropical diseases blamed on turmoil in Mideast
YEARS of conflict and political struggle have caused massive human and animal migrations in the Middle East and North Africa. Now a new study blames these upheavals for the spread or re-emergence of a variety of tropical diseases – some […]
