Young people are just as susceptible to hypertension as older people, doctors said, adding that it is a misconception that the condition only occurs in older people.
In Taiwan, 28.93 percent of people aged 40 to 64, and 63.52 percent of people over 65 have hypertension Health Promotion Administration (HPA) data from 2017 to 2020 showed.
The data showed that 9.57 percent of men in the 20-to-39 age group had hypertension in people age 20 to 39 was recorded in 9.57 percent of men, 2.8 times the rate among women in the same age group.
Young men attend business meals, eat out and
Foreigners non-residents might be allowed to enter Taiwan as early as the second half of this year, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), said yesterday.
Calling it the earliest possible time for a more general opening of the border, Chen said it would depend on the COVID-19 situation.
Taiwan currently only allows Taiwanese and foreign residents to enter the nation.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs would be involved in deciding whether a distinction would be made between business travelers and tourists, Chen said.
The statement came after the CECC announced that mandatory quarantines
Seventy percent more in vitro fertilizations were performed in the second half of last year compared with the same period in 2019, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Wednesday, attributing the trend to easier subsidy applications.
The number of married couples with wives aged 40 to 44 seeking the procedure increased 84.1 percent, the largest growth among all age groups, the ministry said
After the subsidy applications were simplified in July last year, the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) had as of Monday approved 27,000 applications, it said.
Among them, 14,127 applicant couples had finished the procedure, with subsidies totaling NT$1.07 billion
Changes in body temperature caused by eating hotpot and the food’s high salt content could increase the risk of heart attack, doctors said, adding that the condition’s main symptom, dysrhythmia, is one of the most common causes of sudden death during winter.
A gradual fall in temperature would decrease the risk of heart attack, Cathay General Hospital Cardiovascular Center Director Kuo Chih-tung (郭志東) said.
Many patients have complained about acute chest pains after eating hotpot, he said.
Eating hot food could warm the body and cause blood vessels to expand, Kuo said, adding that entering cooler surroundings after leaving the table could
Taiwan is close to signing a contract with US drugmaker Merck to purchase molnupiravir, oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said yesterday.
Molnupiravir, which is in phase 3 clinical trials, is being tested at multiple locations, including National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare-affiliated hospital in Taoyuan.
On Oct. 1, Merck said that it would seek authorization for molnupiravir to be used against COVID-19, after the drug was shown to reduce hospitalizations of people newly infected with the virus by 50 percent.
The US government has reportedly agreed to purchase 1.7