The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that as of yesterday, it had received 58 reports of suspected adverse reactions after taking supplements produced by Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co that contained red yeast rice, but its investigation of 54 cases had found no link between c
The first Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Device Onboard (FDO) seminar, hosted by Academia Sinica, was held yesterday in Taipei, highlighting Taiwan’s status as a hub for the global tech supply chain.Taiwan’s promotion of “information security equates to national security” aligns with the prevalence of
CALL FOR HELP: The military has only 400 counselors who specialize in counseling, social work or psychology for military personnel, a legislator said
Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) yesterday called suicides in the military “regrettable” and pledged to increase the number of military counselors to prevent further incidents.Chiu’s pledge came as local media reported 16 cases of suicides or attempted suicides in the military this
NO INVITATION: Health minister Hsueh Jui-yuan said Chiu Tai-yuan would lead a group to Geneva, and urged the WHO to consider what Taiwan can offer the global community
Minister of Health and Welfare Hsueh Jui-yuan (薛瑞元) said his ministry has not received an invitation to attend the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) from May 27 to June 1, but Taiwan’s delegation to Geneva, Switzerland, would be led by the new health minister, who is to take office on May 20.Before
A bill that would shorten the time required for foreign “high-level professionals” to apply for naturalization passed committee review at the legislature yesterday.The Internal Administration Committee approved the amendment to the Nationality Act (國籍法) after hearing reports from the Ministry of the
Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) yesterday offered his reassurances after a local military expert said that Chinese warplanes are inching closer to Taiwan and could reach the Presidential Office in Taipei within minutes.The warning by retired air force lieutenant general Chang Yen-t
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers yesterday clashed over the death penalty a day after the Constitutional Court heard oral arguments about its constitutionality.The Constitutional Court is reviewing a case to abolish capital punishment brought by 37 inm
Animal testing can be reduced by 60 percent on average due to alternative testing methods developed by Taiwanese researchers, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Minister Wu Tsung-tsong (吳政忠) said yesterday.Animal testing is often necessary to ensure the safety of pharmaceuticals, pestici
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators yesterday urged the Ministry of Health and Welfare to lower to 40 the age at which women can participate in the national breast cancer screening program and related services.At a news conference at the legislature, the lawmakers said the latest ministry
Authorities yesterday questioned the owner, his son and executives of a telecommunications services company at the center of a corruption scandal in Taipei over alleged insider trading.The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office questioned Tai Tung Communication Co (台通光電) employees and executives — incl
Two actors yesterday rehearse for Disney All Stars in Concert. The show is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, with three performances at the Taipei Music Center in Nangang District.
Taiwanese model Lin Chih-ling poses for a photograph at a news conference in Taipei featuring Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ new air-conditioning system. Lin has been a spokesperson for the brand for five consecutive years.
Taiwanese YouTuber Chi Hsuan poses for a picture at the premiere for the movie “The Fall Guy” in Taipei yesterday.
Progress on stationing a US munitions stockpile in Taiwan is unclear, but there is an “approximate plan” in place, Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) said on Wednesday in response to questions about whether Washington is moving forward with plans to move its East Asia stockpile to Tai
A bill that would shorten the time required for foreign high-level professionals to apply for naturalization passed committee at the legislature on Wednesday.The amendment to the Nationality Act (國籍法) passed the Internal Administration Committee after hearing reports from the Ministry of the Interio
A total of 41 US military personnel were stationed in Taiwan as of December last year, a US congressional report said on Friday last week ahead of Tuesday’s passage of an aid package that included US$8 billion for Taiwan.The Congressional Research Service in a report titled “Taiwan Defense Issues fo
UPDATE: Although there were 87,742 hospital visits for flu-like illnesses last week, numbers are declining, while 186 people were hospitalized for COVID-19
The number of enterovirus cases has exceeded the epidemic threshold, with 11,643 hospital visits reported last week — the highest number for the same week in a decade, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.There were 11,643 hospital visits for enterovirus last week, a 22.3 percent inc
Lawmakers across party lines yesterday urged the Ministry of Agriculture to investigate a suspected case of cat food causing hypokalemia, while the Taipei Animal Protection Office said it had collected samples from the manufacturer for testing.A cat owner on Friday last week posted on a Facebook gro
A National Taiwan University (NTU) study has concluded that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) combined with a small-molecule medicine eradicates bacteria biofilms on catheters, which could help prevent catheter-associated infections common among hospital inpatients.Biofilms are a collection of different sp
POLICE INVESTIGATING: A man said he quit his job as a nurse at Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital as he had been ‘disgusted’ by the behavior of his colleagues
A man yesterday morning wrote online that he had witnessed nurses taking photographs and touching anesthetized patients inappropriately in Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital’s operating theaters. The man surnamed Huang (黃) wrote on the Professional Technology Temple bulletin board that during his six-month sti