Succinate’s Dual Roles in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Review of Microbiota-Metabolism-Immune Crosstalk and Therapeutic Implications

1Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of...

SC raps NMC over non-payment of stipend to medical interns, orders compliance in 2 weeks

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday came down heavily on the National Medical Commission (NMC) for failing to ensure payment of stipends to medical interns across the country. The Supreme Court termed the lapse “deeply concerning” and “unjustified,”...

How Argentina and Peru are taking aim at mercury

Countries across the world are working hard with funding support from the Global Environment Facility to eliminate mercury, dioxin, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other toxic substances from within their borders and across food, water, and...

How a Peruvian journalist turned media literacy into a community movement

The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year program, supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation through multiple programs such as...

ECLAC highlights Peru’s efforts aimed to get a better and efficient public sector

Medina explained that foresight explores potential futures, while strategic monitoring tracks present-day changes, together, they form a virtuous cycle that helps governments anticipate crises and build sustainable, resilient development pathways....

Visiting the Amazon’s Indigenous Peoples in Peru

— Visiting the Amazon’s Indigenous Peoples in Peru Deep within the Peruvian Amazon lies a world that feels timeless—where rivers serve as highways, the forest hums with life, and ancient traditions still shape daily existence. Visiting the...

Cannabis vape recall issued in Maine over health risk

The recall affects “Watermelon Chimera” live resin cartridges sold in 0.5-gram and 1-gram sizes at 21 retail stores across Maine between July 10 and Oct. 16, 2025. The affected batch number is 1A40D0300006145000011115. State officials said the...

Remembering the heyday of Perugino’s in Luzerne, which has closed after 92 years

LUZERNE — Andy Perugino’s Restaurant, a landmark business where area families and prominent politicos gathered for generations to enjoy Italian cuisine or attend functions in a private banquet room, has closed after 92 years, the owner announced...

How countries in the Americas are strengthening their capacity for safe medical waste management

A PAHO program, funded by the Canadian government, is reducing the risk of spreading disease and pollution through workshops and improved public policy October 27, 2025 (PAHO) — In response to the urgent need to improve medical waste management,...

Peru: State of emergency after young rapper killed in protests

Mass demonstrations accuse government of authoritarianism and corruption ~ from ANRed ~ Tensions have surged in Peru after interim president José Jerí Oré declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and the neighbouring province of Callao, citing...

Peruvian agricultural exports to the United States boost small farmers production

Por Miguel De la Vega Polanco The Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed between Peru and the United States in April 2006 and which entered into force three years later, in 2009, boosted bilateral trade, especially Peruvian agricultural exports to the...

Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted people – and the Amazon’s future is at stake | Julio Cusurichi Palacios and Beto Marubo

A new report published on Monday by the NGO Survival International reveals 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups across 10 countries in South America, Asia, and the Pacific, according to a five-year study titled Uncontacted peoples: At the edge of...

Ask the Doctors | School lunches should be healthful and fun

Dear Doctors: We have three kids in school, and they’re not always happy with the lunches I’ve been packing. Our 7-year-old is the easiest — he loves his PB&J. But his 9- and 13-year-old brothers are a lot harder. You have mentioned you are...

The Clear Skin Diet

Although we’d all like to think our acne days are behind us, breakouts affect 54 percent of women and 40 percent of men older than 25, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. What’s more, the number of...

Peru’s new president brutally represses mass protest, leaving one dead and 100 wounded

Demonstrators on the streets of Lima, October 15 [Photo by Santos500p / CC BY-SA 4.0]Repression unleashed against a massive mobilization opposing the recently installed government of José Jerí in Perú resulted in one person killed by the police,...

Death toll in road accident at Perur Chettipalayam rises to five

The death toll in the road accident involving a car near Perur Chettipalayam on Friday night rose to five on Saturday with the demise of Prabakaran (19), a B.Sc. Horticulture student of Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, due to grievous injuries....

Philippines opens market for Peru avocados

Alden Monzon - The Philippine Star October 26, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has opened its market to fresh Hass avocados from Peru following the signing of a bilateral work plan between the government’s crop development...

Ed Sheeran sets date for return to Peru with 2026 concert in Lima

This marks Sheeran’s first show in Peru since 2017, when his concerts sold out instantly and drew massive crowds across Latin America. The LOOP Tour introduces a redesigned immersive stage concept, signaling a fresh artistic direction following...

NHRC notice to Health Ministry, FSSAI on 'widespread reuse of cooking oil'

The NHRC has issued a notice to the Union Health Ministry and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over a complaint raising concerns on alleged "widespread reuse of cooking oil" in the country. The National Human Rights Commission...

Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease in Mexico, a Case for Policy Transfer

Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a challenge for health systems worldwide, and particularly in Mexico because its attention has focused on attending to the last stages.1 At national level, the numbers of patients in the last stage of...