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When CEO Lisa Su is finished making AMD the default choice for GPUs, she wants to use AI to help fix the 'travesty' that is modern healthcare
You probably won't be surprised to learn that one of Lisa Su's main priorities is to make AMD the default choice for AI GPUs. If you're familiar with the all-business AMD CEO, it will likewise hardly be a revelation to find she's pragmatic about...

Health minister warns Operation Dudula on healthcare access for undocumented immigrants
Despite a stern warning from the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Operation Dudula has vowed to continue with its anti-illegal immigrants campaign, which has been preventing alleged undocumented foreigners from accessing healthcare...

Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility receives top CMS five-star quality rating
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Feeling the Heat: The Carbon Cost of Healthcare
(Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Muhammad Asghar, a fourth-year medical student who balances clinical training with a deep curiosity about the human mind and the systems that invariably shape...

Max Healthcare Q1 Results: Net revenue jumps 27% YoY to Rs 2,460 crore, net profit up 17% YoY
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. (MHIL) reported strong Q1 FY26 results with network gross revenue at ₹2,574 crore, up 27% YoY and 6% QoQ, led by higher outpatient volumes. International patient revenue grew 32% YoY to ₹208 crore, making up ~9% of...

Workshops enhance healthcare workers’ awareness of mercury skin lightening products
THE MINISTRY of Health and Wellness (MOHW), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), has taken an important step in addressing the harmful effects of mercury in skin lightening products...

Rep. Monica De La Cruz highlights support for business, education, and healthcare in recent posts
Rep. Monica De La Cruz, who represents Texas’ 15th district in the U.S. Congress, recently highlighted her ongoing support for local businesses, education, and rural healthcare in a series of posts on her official social media account.On August...

NMC Healthcare hosts 3-day educational series to support Ministry of Health and Prevention’s Hayat initiative to mark World Organ Donation Day
NMC Healthcare (‘NMC’) is proud to host three days of educational sessions on organ donation, starting today, 13 August 2025, in observance of World Organ Donation Day. This initiative aims to raise public awareness about the critical importance...

Healthcare workers at NFMMC approve new three-year labor agreement
Members of the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East union ratified a new three-year agreement with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, giving them significant wage and pension increases, among other benefits. The new contract covers 750...

Max Healthcare Q1 profit up 17 pc at ₹345 cr
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) Max Healthcare Institute on Wednesday said its profit after tax increased 17 per cent year-on-year to ₹345 crore for June quarter FY26 on enhanced utilisation of operational beds across the hospital network. The healthcare...

Gavi pledges $3 million investment to strengthen routine immunization and primary healthcare in Kaduna
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has announced a $3 million investment over the next two years to strengthen routine immunization and primary health care in Kaduna State. This funding is expected to accelerate progress towards universal vaccine...

Nordic and CLEAR form healthcare security partnership
Global health and technology consulting company Nordic has partnered with CLEAR, a company specialising in secure identity solutions, to integrate its technology across the healthcare ecosystem. The partnership aims to improve information security...

Dwindling Development Assistance by OECD for Healthcare: Africa could Tap Indian Partnership
Traditional donor countries have been downsizing development partnership commitments. The US, by far the largest donor of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for over six decades, is on its way to eliminating up to 90 per cent of its foreign aid...

Hospital Management Asia 2025: Shaping the Future of Asian Healthcare
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital Management Asia (HMA), the region's premier annual event for hospital management and healthcare, is set to officially take place at GEM Center, Ho Chi Minh City. This year's...

AI is Africa’s prescription for better healthcare-Dr. Grace Gwini
GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA MASVINGO – Zimbabwean-born physician and public health researcher, Dr. Grace Paidamoyo Gwini, has called on Africa’s youth to embrace the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) in solving the continent’s pressing...

High prices and healthcare costs may turn Latino voters away from Republicans in 2026
In this file photo from 2022, a man wearing a "Latinos for America" t-shirt attends a campaign event for Republican Congressional candidates at University Drafthouse in Mcallen, Texas. Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle...

Prince Court Medical Centre Strengthens Malaysia's Position as a Global Healthcare Destination with First Kelly Procedure
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Prince Court Medical Centre has placed Malaysia firmly on the global medical tourism map by successfully performing the country's first Kelly procedure, an advanced reconstructive surgery for...
Kebbi Healthcare Centre Lacks Basic Amenities As Pregnant Women, Others Forced To Wait On Bare Floor
A civic tech organisation, MonITng has raised concerns over the state of the Gulma Primary Health Care (PHC) facility in the Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, where patients are reportedly forced to sit on the bare floor due to a lack...

Business News | Prince Court Medical Centre Strengthens Malaysia's Position as a Global Healthcare Destination with First Kelly Procedure
PRNewswire Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 13: Prince Court Medical Centre has placed Malaysia firmly on the global medical tourism map by successfully performing the country's first Kelly procedure, an advanced reconstructive surgery for rare...

Albee Benitez inks MOA for free healthcare for Bacolod City
Bacolod City lone district Representative Albee Benitez entered into an agreement for an urgent care medical center in the city. “We took another step toward improving healthcare in Bacolod with the Ceremonial Signing of the Memorandum of...