One-stop data: The Satusehat app, developed by the Health Ministry as the successor to COVID-19 tracker PeduliLindungi, streamlines medical records nationwide to support AI-driven health services.

AI in health care: Can technology bridge Indonesia’s doctor shortage?

Artificial intelligence is being integrated into the national health system from diagnoses to early warning systems, reshaping service delivery and patient care through a developing framework that aims to ensure safety, accountability and trust.

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Alcohol lobby takes on WHO in battle over health impacts

The previously unreported efforts reflect how the $1 trillion global drinks industry is taking on the World Health Organization over its hardening stance that there is no risk-free level of drinking. ...

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Maybank Marathon 2025 winners praise race’s challenges, organization

On a sunny Sunday morning on Aug. 24, more than 13,600 runners from 52 countries gathered at the Bali United Training Center in Gianyar regency, ready to tackle a challenging yet unforgettable experience at an event popularly known as “the runner’s Eid”. ...

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A picture taken in a laboratory of the National Reference Center (CNR) for respiratory viruses at the Institut Pasteur in Paris on January 28, 2020 shows a biohazard sticker on the entrance of a room.

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How does coronavirus kill?

Of the first 99 people with severe infection, three-quarters had pneumonia involving both lungs.

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This handout illustration image obtained Feb. 3, 2020, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

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Australian researchers map immune response to coronavirus

By examining the blood results from an unidentified woman in her 40s, they discovered that people's immune systems respond to coronavirus in the same way it typically fights flu.

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Carried out by researchers at the University of Miami, USA, the new study looked at 95 infants and observed their attachment to one of their parents at 15 months of age in order to assign them one of four different attachment classifications.

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New study finds that a certain attachment behavior in babies could be linked to autism

A new, first of its kind study has found that children who show a behavior called insecure-resistant attachment as a baby and who have an older sibling with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to be diagnosed with ASD themselves.

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According to Benjamin Neuman, a virologist at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, immunizing against the pathogen is a long shot: There has never been a very successful human vaccine against any member of the coronavirus family.

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Coronavirus drugs: Who's doing what, and when they might come

Pharmaceuticals and research labs across the world are racing to find vaccines and treatments for the new coronavirus, using a variety of different technologies.

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Showing support: A sign is displayed in the therapy room of the Indonesian Care for Schizophrenia (KPSI) community, a support group for people with schizophrenia and their families set up in 2011.

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Untold stories: Seeking the truth about mental illness

Many problems arise not from mental illness itself, but the lack of accessible information to help families understand their rights and the nature of a disorder.

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Haj Mohamed, a Tunisian herbalist, displays his medicinal plants at his shop at Souk el-Blat, in the Medina (old city) of Tunisia's capital Tunis, on March 14, 2020.

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Tunisia herbalists cash in on coronavirus fear

There is no known cure for the new coronavirus, but in the medicinal herbs souq in Tunis, anxious Tunisians are consulting with herbalists and stocking up on traditional remedies.

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England will join a growing list of countries offering HIV-prevention pill to all those at high risk of catching the virus, in a move hailed as a "milestone moment" by health campaigners.

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England joins nations offering HIV prevention pill to all at high risk

England will join a growing list of countries offering HIV-prevention pill to all those at high risk of catching the virus, in a move hailed as a "milestone moment" by health campaigners.

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This photo taken on February 16, 2020 shows a doctor looking at an image as he checks a patient who is infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province.

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Japan's Kurabo to sell kits to detect new coronavirus in 15 minutes

Textile and chemical product maker Kurabo Industries Ltd. said Thursday it will import and sell in Japan from next week test kits developed by a Chinese firm that can detect new coronavirus in 15 minutes, far shorter than the current method.

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According to the paper, US President Donald Trump is trying to poach German scientists working on an experimental vaccine against a global health threat that has now killed some 5,500 people with a view to having an exclusive licence rolled out in the United States.

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US, Germany battle for virus vaccine supremacy

The United States and Germany are vying to produce an exclusive vaccine against the coronavirus which is being developed in a German laboratory, Die Welt daily reported Saturday

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With shortages leading some people to try and make their own hand sanitizers, it’s also important to know these might not be as effective as commercially available products.

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COVID-19: Not all hand sanitizers work against it – here’s what you should use

With shortages leading some people to try and make their own hand sanitizers, it’s also important to know these might not be as effective as commercially available products.

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An isolate from the first US case of COVID-19, formerly known as 2019-nCoV or novel coronavirus, is seen in a transmission electron microscopic image obtained from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, US on Tuesday.

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Coronavirus can live in patients for five weeks after contagion

Patients with the new coronavirus keep the pathogen in their respiratory tract for as long as 37 days, a new study found, suggesting they could remain infectious for many weeks.

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In addition, the team also found that another personality trait that seems to have a protective effect is being curious and open to experience.

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Could your personality influence your risk of Alzheimer's disease?

New European research has found that certain personality traits may influence an individual's risk of Alzheimer's disease.

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Common symptoms for influenza and novel coronavirus are nearly identical - fever, cough and fatigue, sometimes sore throat and diarrhea.

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Is novel coronavirus a kind of flu?

The COVID-19 and influenza are both respiratory infectious diseases, with similar symptoms including fever and cough, but they are not the same.

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Sleep, or a lack of it, could be affecting the academic performance of kids in school, and our own performance at work according to recent research.

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Four reasons to try to get a better night’s sleep

Sleep is now known to be an essential part of good health, and yet an increasing number of us don’t get enough good quality shut-eye.

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Elizabeth Schneider poses for AFP at her house in Seattle, Washington on March 11, 2020.

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'Don't panic' says US woman who recovered from coronavirus

An American woman who has recovered from the novel coronavirus has a simple message for people who are worried: Don't panic -- but do think about high-risk individuals and stay home if you feel ill.

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'Smokers in Indonesia are at high risk for COVID-19': WHO

Smoking, in any form, can increase the risk of “severe or critical” infection with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

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In a study from mid-February of 44,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in and around the city of Wuhan, where the pandemic began, the 10-to-19 age bracket made up one percent of infections and a single death. Patients under 10 comprised less than one percent, with no deaths reported.

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Children less sick from COVID-19, but still spread the virus

"We are still trying to wrap our heads around the deficit of cases among those under 20."

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Gay dating apps warn over coronavirus as online meetings expected to rise

Leading LGBT+ dating websites are warning users to take precautions to avoid contracting coronavirus but are expecting an uptick in traffic as millions of people move online to talk rather than meet face-to-face in bars and clubs.

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Medical officers check a special isolation room to treat patients with severe pneumonia due to the novel coronavirus outbreak at Kraton General Hospital, Pekalongan, Central Java, Wednesday. The Pekalongan regency government together with the Kraton General Hospital prepared a number of isolation rooms and a special medical team consisting of 12 general practitioners, 24 nurses and pulmonary specialists, along with internal medicine specialists.

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Scientists urged to carry out further research on antimalarial drug to cure COVID-19

Research in China has suggested that chloroquine phosphate, a derivative substance from quinine, has a curative effect on COVID-19.

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Thailand issued a new coronavirus warning to the party-going public on Friday after a cluster of 13 cases was traced to a group of friends who shared cigarettes and drinks.

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Thailand warns of coronavirus danger of sharing drinks, cigarettes

"There was inappropriate behavior, sharing drinks, cigarettes and not avoiding social activities after returning from an at-risk country."

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Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (right) and fomer vice president Jusuf Kalla greet each other with an elbow bump at the Vice Presidential office on March 12 in Jakarta.

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No more 'cipika cipiki', here's some fun alternative ways to greet people during the COVID-19 outbreak

Elbow bumps, namaste and the foot-to-foot Wuhan shake are rising in popularity as alternatives to shaking hands and cheek-to-cheek kissing.

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A dog wears a mask over its mouth on a street in Beijing on Feb. 13, 2020.

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Quarantined dog tests negative for coronavirus in HK

The negative result does not mean the dog has not been infected with the virus.

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What’s the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?

Simply put, the difference between these three scenarios of disease spread is a matter of scale.

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The girls' birth weight was recorded and they were measured again between the ages of seven and 13 to look at the possible association between birth weight, childhood height and BMI and the risk of endometriosis and adenomyosis.

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Taller, slimmer girls may have a higher risk of developing endometriosis

New European research has found that girls who are tall and have a low body mass index (BMI) may have a higher risk of endometriosis.

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The findings, published online in the Journal of Happiness Studies, showed that the gratitude intervention was not really any more effective at relieving symptoms of anxiety and depression than completing the non-gratitude activity.

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Feeling grateful doesn’t help with depression or anxiety, says new study

New US research has found that while feeling grateful may bring some positive benefits to your life, it won’t help ease feelings of depression or anxiety.

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A pride flag flies in front of the Historic Mormon Temple as part of a protest where people resigned from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in response to a recent change in church policy towards married LGBT same sex couples and their children on November 14, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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LGBT+ community at heightened risk of coronavirus, groups warn

More than 100 LGBT+ rights groups on Wednesday called on US public health officials to address the heightened vulnerability of gay and trans people to the coronavirus, warning that their frequently weakened immune systems can put them at risk.

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A second patient has been cured of HIV after undergoing stem cell transplant treatment, after finding no trace of infection 30 months after he stopped traditional treatment. (Shutterstock/r.classen).
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London man second patient to be cured of HIV

A second patient has been cured of HIV after undergoing stem cell transplant treatment, after finding no trace of infection 30 months after he stopped traditional treatment.

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Myth buster: 10 rumors about novel coronavirus

To dispel fake news and present the truth, here we list some of the rumors spread extensively.

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In this file photo taken on September 26, 2018 Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates introduce the Goalkeepers event at the Lincoln Center in New York.

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Gates, other charities pledge $125 million towards COVID-19 treatments

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and two other large charities on Tuesday pledged up to $125 million to help speed the development of treatments for the fast-spreading coronavirus, which the World Health Organization said on Monday was nearing pandemic proportions.

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Therapists, counseling hotlines and online wellness groups in China are struggling to cope with surging demand for emotional help as the coronavirus outbreak upends normal life.

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'It's like someone's hit pause on life': China turns to therapy amid virus loc

"Every day we have about 20 callers. Some have watched their relatives perish without access to medicine in the early days of the virus, when there weren't enough hospital beds."

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