3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (430+ words) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday confirmed that a local health department's HIV contact tracing found five people associated with suspected cases of sexual abuse by a school bus driver. An HIV-infected school bus driver had allegedly been sexually assaulting…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (424+ words) Taiwan faces a critical blood shortage, with type O supply down to 2. 6 days, the Taiwan Blood Service Foundation said yesterday. According to the latest figures from the foundation, as of 1pm yesterday, type A and type O red blood cell supplies…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (741+ words) The two burly men stare straight ahead, hands intertwined on a pottery wheel, fingers buried in the clay. They sense each other's presence through touch alone. One is a veteran who lost his sight in combat and now teaches other…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (445+ words) Drivers with conditions that impact sleep quality are at increased risk of falling asleep at the wheel and crashing their vehicle, a group of doctors told a news conference in Taipei yesterday. The event was for the publication of the…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (416+ words) People with cancer might soon be able to undergo treatment at home, as the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) work to address medical insurance coverage issues. The FSC yesterday met with insurance companies to…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (200+ words) Lam Wing-kee (), 70, owner of Taipei's Causeway Bay Books, said yesterday that he has temporarily closed the bookstore due to health concerns, with no clear timeline for its reopening. Lam said he could not specify when the bookstore might reopen, adding…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (585+ words) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday reported this year's first cases of Japanese encephalitis and paratyphoid fever. CDC Deputy Director-General and spokeswoman Tseng Shu-hui () said that a woman in her 60s living in southern Taiwan was diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis after…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (200+ words) A second round of free health checkups for migrant workers is scheduled at Taipei Railway Station on Sunday, the Taipei Department of Labor said yesterday. The checkups are to run from 12: 30pm to 3pm in the station's main hall and would include…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (256+ words) Doctors yesterday treated patients in tents set up under a scorching Philippine sun " including helping a young mother give birth " as the death toll from a major earthquake that collapsed buildings topped 40. Thousands remained displaced and more than 450 injured following…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (437+ words) A man in his 50s from northern Taiwan was confirmed as the first domestic paratyphoid fever case this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said today. The man developed symptoms including a fever, headache and body aches late last month and…...