First human case of H10N3 bird flu reported
China's National Health Commission say's there's no indication that H10N3 can spread easily in humans.
Tag: Asia
‘Olympic variant’ could lead to world tragedy, warns Japanese doctor
Head of the Japan Doctors Union, Dr Naoto Ueyama, says the games could see the emergence of a new COVID-19 strain that will be remembered for 100 y…
How much of a threat is the ‘Indian’ COVID-19 variant?
The highly transmissible strain is set to become dominant in the UK.
Fundraising campaign launches for GP fighting $1 million defamation lawsuit
Supporters across the world are chipping in to help cover legal costs incurred as he fights defamation allegations from a high-profile naturopath.<…
GPs in Japan plead for Olympics to be called off
The country's key doctors' group wants the event to be cancelled amid a COVID-19 surge.
Aussie doctor makes it onto Forbes most influential under 30 list
Psychiatry registrar Dr Skye Kinder, a rural health advocate, has been named by the magazine as one of 30 'trailblazing' young people in Asia.
‘It’s heartbreaking’: Aussie doctors do their best to help patients in India
Sydney cardiologist Dr Yadu Singh and clinicians around the country have been responding to pleas from India as the nation battles a tragic second …
Pandemic plateauing globally, announces WHO
The agency says COVID-19 cases are declining but levels are still 'unacceptably high'.
‘People could die’: AMA calls for Aussies to be helped home from India
President Dr Omar Khorshid has written to the Prime Minister demanding fines be revoked for those trying to escape the COVID-19 crisis.
‘A complete over-reaction’: Doctors outraged over India jail threat
Melbourne GP Dr Vyom Sharma and the AMA are among those railing against extreme sanctions for Aussies returning from India.
