Five COVID-19 Drugs Proven Ineffective
Some drugs that had been used for COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic proved ineffective, said the COVID-19 Task...
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Coronavirus Drug Molnupiravir Arriving in Indonesia from January 2022
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has set a target for Indonesia to start using the coronavirus drug Molnupiravir from January...
Ivermectin not Licensed to Treat COVID-19 in Indonesia
Ivermectin in Indonesia Ivermectin is claimed to be a drug capable of treating COVID-19. Report from Mexican media El Financiero...
Jokowi Orders Coronavirus Medicine
Antiviral drugs for coronavirus have not yet been formulated, however, Jokowi had claimed to have ordered medicines that may help...
Sleep Apnea Facts and Figures by ResMed
What is sleep-disordered breathing (SDB)? SDB describes a number of nocturnal breathing disorders: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) Central sleep apnea...
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Healthcare
Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet. Who hasn’t heard and probably used...
Five Things Expats Need to Consider About Healthcare in Indonesia
Here are a few important things you need to know about healthcare in Indonesia before arriving in the archipelago....
Phantom Pregnancies
Getting married and having children are essential rites of passage in Indonesia. So great is the pressure to produce progeny,...
Physicians? Heal Thyself
From pointless prescriptions to counterfeit medicines, the treatment of illnesses in Indonesia can be a minefield. A few weeks ago,...
A Bali Expat Aid Worker on Syria’s Frontline
John Bunnell, a resident of Bali for nine years, went to war-ravaged Syria as a logistician for two and a...
Health Remedies
As the dry season turns wet and the rains come knocking on our doors (and, in my case at least,...