Sole survivor in Kazakhstan's plane crash undergoes five surgeries
The only survivor in the AN-2 plane crash in Zhambyl Oblast, Kazakhstan, Asem Shayakhmetova has had five surgeries from on January 27-29, 2015.
Super Bowl alert after measles outbreak warning in Arizona
Health authorities in Arizona are on alert after warning that 1,000 people may have been exposed to a measles outbreak as the US state prepares to host this weekend's Super Bowl.
WHO pledges reforms as it admits Ebola mistakes
The World Health Organization's chief admitted the UN agency had been caught napping on Ebola and pledged reforms to avoid similar mistakes in future.
HIV positive: gender and age trends in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Center for Prevention and Combating AIDS observes changes in the age and gender statistics for new HIV cases.
Disneyland measles outbreak puts California on alert
California is battling a surge of measles cases clustered around the famous Disneyland theme park, despite the virus being all but eliminated in the United States.
World Bank trims estimate of Ebola economic cost
The World Bank trimmed its estimates of the economic damage of the Ebola epidemic.
Kalachi - Kazakhstani village where sleep is nightmare
Kazakhstani village of Kalachi was hit by a mysterious disease, which puts unsuspecting victims to sleep anywhere and anytime. The causes are yet unknown. One thing is clear though: many wish to run away before the disease takes hold of them too.
China diagnosed 104,000 new HIV/AIDs cases in 2014
China diagnosed 104,000 new cases of HIV/AIDS in 2014, highlighting growth in infections in the country despite a comparatively low overall rate.
Diabetes leads to 5,000 amputations annually in Kazakhstan
Diabetes often causes complications that lead to nearly 5,000 amputations every year in Kazakhstan.
New clues in quest for HIV cure: researchers
Scientists seeking a cure for AIDS said they had found important clues about how HIV manages to skirt detection after being suppressed by drugs.
New Vice Minister of Healthcare and Social Development appointed in Kazakhstan
Alexey Tsoy has been appointed the new Vice Minister of Healthcare and Social Development in Kazakhstan.
Malaysian PM suffers bacterial infection after flood tour
Malaysian Prime Minister has contracted a bacterial infection and is resting at home after touring districts hit by the country's worst flooding in decades.
Jennifer Lawrence, 'Hunger Games' stars team up in Ebola video
Jennifer Lawrence says she'd be fine if she got Ebola, in a video that encourages Americans to focus more on West Africans far more likely to die from the dreaded virus.
China bird flu death reported as 2014 toll rises
A man has died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in eastern China, at the end of a year in which cases of the virus have accelerated.
Majilis ratifies OIE office on FMD in Astana
The lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament - the Majilis - has approved the draft law establishing an OIE office on FMD in Astana.
Ex-president Bush expected to leave hospital soon
Former US president George H.W. Bush will stay at a Texas hospital through the weekend after experiencing breathing problems.
Queen praises Ebola health workers in Christmas message
Queen Elizabeth II will pay tribute in her annual Christmas Day broadcast to the "selflessness" of medical staff and aid workers fighting the Ebola epidemic.
Ex-president Bush spends another night in Texas hospital: spokesman
Former president George H. W. Bush greeted Christmas Day in a Texas hospital, where he remained for a second night after experiencing breathing problems.
More Kazakhstanis to seek medical help in South Korea with visa free regime
The visa free regime between South Korea and Kazakhstan will increase the flow of health tourists in 2015.
Seeing the doctor, overseas: medical tourism booms in Asia
The lines snaking into Bangladesh's overwhelmed hospitals are often so long, says Nusrat Hussein Kiwan, that they extend into the street outside.