Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) An artificial intelligence-assisted medical device that can detect polyps in the colon with a high degree of accuracy could soon provide even more precise diagnostic information to help doctors identify and treat cancers early.
EARLY WARNINGS: Colon cancer has been the most common cancer in Taiwan for the past 14 years, and improved detection would help save lives, a doctor saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Taipei, July 21 (CNA) Taiwan began rolling out the Moderna vaccine for children aged 6 months through 5 years old on Thursday. Here is how to get a shot in cities and counties across Taiwan.
A year after expanding the financial subsidy for assisted fertility services and limiting the maximum number of embryos implanted, the success rate of single-embryo transfer (SET) and double embryo transfer (DET) procedures for in vitro fertilization (IVF) has increased from 72.7 percent to 93.9 percent, the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) said.
A physician described the subsidy expansion program and related policy as a “silent revolution,” as it has not only changed medical behavior, but enabled assisted fertility services using precision medicine to rapidly expand and develop.
The policy stipulates that women aged 35 or under can only undergo SET, while women older
As well as heat stroke, people should beware of sudden cardiovascular disorders caused by high temperatures, a medical expert said yesterday.
Last month, 279 people sought medical attention for heat-related illnesses, up from 238 in the same month last year, Ministry of Health and Wealth data showed.
As of Monday, 213 went to hospitals for heat injuries this month, the data showed.
Wang Chen-hsu (王晨旭), an attending physician at the intensive care unit of the cardiovascular center at Taipei’s Cathay General Hospital, said that the hospital treated a 31-year-old man, who enjoys surfing and marathons.
After running a marathon during the day, he fainted