Science-driven economy is impossible without an effective education system: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan is going to focus on hard sciences to further enhance the country's growing economy.
Mexico recovers radioactive waste that was on stolen truck
Mexican authorities Thursday recovered dangerous radioactive material from a cancer-treating medical device that was on a stolen truck and abandoned in a field, the interior ministry said.
Cancer drug Xeloda linked to severe skin reactions: official
A drug used to treat advanced breast and colorectal cancers has been linked to sometimes fatal skin reactions in patients, its Swiss manufacturer and Canadian health officials said Wednesday.
Kazakhstan starts using balloon sinuplasty to treat respiratory system ilnesses
Respiratory system illnesses will be treated with the use of balloon sinuplasty technique in Kazakhstan.
Bolashak fuels development of cardiac surgery in Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed the importance of Bolashak Presidential Scholarship and the effect it had on the development of cardiac surgery in Kazakhstan.
Bolashak scholarship - opportunity for children of unemployed or retired
Bolashak scholarship gave an opportunity to children of unemployed and retired Kazakhstan nationals to study abroad.
Kazakhstan cardio surgeons appreciated by American colleague
American surgeon Oscar Frazier M.D. gave high praise to the professional level of Kazakhstan surgeons.
Aktau oil tanker explosion: train driver transferred to Burn Center in Astana
The train driver Berik Kulbarakov who suffered burns in the oil tanker explosion near Aktau has been transferred to the Burn Center in Astana.
New weight loss surgery made in Almaty
A professor from Lithuania has made an advanced weight loss surgery in Almaty.
Penal Reform International to change lives of prisoners in Kazakhstan
Penal Reform International will change the lives of prisoners in Kazakhstan, helping the country in its effort to humanize the penal system.
Philippine elite fight ageing with stem cell therapy
Cynthia Carrion-Norton flits high-heeled around the Philippine capital with energy levels belying her years, thankful for a controversial treatment she highly recommends to fellow sixty-somethings.
Polio in Syria poses risk for Europe: doctors
An outbreak of polio in Syria poses a threat to Europe, where the crippling and potentially fatal disease was declared eradicated in 2002, doctors warned on Friday.
One dose of HPV vaccine may prevent cervical cancer
A single dose -- rather than the recommended three -- of a vaccine against the sexually transmitted disease HPV may be enough to ward off cervical cancer.
Germany offers third gender option, but advocates say not enough
Germany on Friday became the first European country to allow babies born with characteristics of both sexes to be registered as neither male nor female, but advocates urged further reforms.
Gym not for you? Easy home tasks also help heart: study
Mowing the lawn or washing the car are among simple activities that can reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by almost 30 percent in people over 60.
China doctors protest after murder by patient: media
Chinese hospital staff protested on Monday after a patient killed one doctor and wounded two more, local media said, in the latest violence to hit the country's overburdened medical sector.
Cellular breakthrough earns trio Nobel for medicine
A trio of American scientists won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for pioneering work on the body's cell transport system.
Nuclear medicine center to open in Almaty
Opening a nuclear medicine center in Almaty will cost around 9 billion tenge ($60 million).
Kazakhstan medical staff tested for professional suitability
Medical professionals are being massively tested for professional suitability for the first time in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan mulls transplanting organs without notifying families
Emergency organ transplantation without notification of the patient’s families, in case they are not immediately available, may be put into a law in Kazakhstan.
