Health

Pakistan Supreme Court orders ex-PM Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail

Imran Khan’s ⁠sons repeatedly expressed concern regarding his deteriorating ⁠health last year, with his lawyers saying he had lost significant vision in his right eye while in prison.

Ebola outbreak in Congo becomes country’s worst as virus spreads at “exceptional pace”

Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,300 people, making it the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever recorded in the country.

‘I loved Him Like A Brother,’ Yorgen Fenech On Schembri In 2019 Police Interrogation

The court is continuing to watch audiovisual recordings of Yorgen Fenech’s four-hour police interrogation following his November 2019 arrest, with Inspector Kurt Zahra giving evidence about the investigation. Fenech told police he had…

'Move Imran Khan to hospital': Pakistan SC directs govt amid ex-PM's health concerns

OpenAI’s former exec disagrees with Amodei on most things, but backs his AI cancer view

Fidji Simo concurs with Dario Amodei on the crucial need for AI companies to demonstrate genuine medical advancements. It's essential for these enterprises to show tangible outcomes rather than relying solely on marketing strategies. Simo…

Hong Kong scrambles to contain cholera outbreak in 1961 – from the SCMP archive

This article was first published on August 18, 1961. Hong Kong declared infected area Authorities adopt strict measures against cholera Stringent health measures to protect Hong Kong have been taken following the confirmation yesterday…

Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history leaves 2,300 dead in Congo

The World Health Organization has said the current Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest on record.

Fake troops loot earthquake-hit homes in Japan’s Kumamoto

Men in military fatigues identical to those worn by Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Forces (SDF) are reportedly prowling evacuated communities in Kumamoto prefecture to loot abandoned homes and businesses in the aftermath of last month’s…

Morning recap: 31 states spend N252bn on security, actor Ogogo battles stage-four cancer, other top stories

Catch up on Nigeria’s top stories: 31 states spend N252bn on security, actor Ogogo battles stage-four cancer, WAEC under fire, and more in our morning news Read More…

Israel’s siege on Gaza is creating a breast cancer crisis

Al Jazeera looks at the devastating impact that Israel's war and siege on Gaza are having on women with breast cancer.

Kumamoto struggling to assist those not at designated shelters who need help

How to deliver relief supplies, health consultation services and other support remains a challenge more than three weeks after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in July.

S$4.48m community rehab programme aims to help 2,000 Parkinson's patients over five years

More than 10,000 people in Singapore are estimated to be living with Parkinson's – the country's second-most common neurodegenerative disease.