HealthPhilippine Daily InquirerHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minAnti-hospital detention law: Stronger safeguards get Senate okayMANILA, Philippines – With 18 affirmative votes, no negative vote and one abstention, the Senate on Monday approved a measure strengthening protection for patients and their families against being kept in hospitals over unpaid medical…Philippine Daily Inquirer
HealthThe PunchHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minHospitals refusing to treat our father, Nollywood actor Ogogo’s daughters cry out over stage-four cancerNollywood actor Ogogo’s daughters appeal for help as hospitals refuse to treat their father’s stage-four cancer. They seek medical intervention, not funds. Read More…The Punch
HealthRNZHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minPerson seriously hurt as car hits pedestrian in Lower HuttThe injured person was taken to Hutt Hospital.RNZ
HealthBBCHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minErin survived cancer aged 21 - now it's a race against time for a chance of a babyHaving life-saving cancer treatment at 21 would be hard enough for anyone, but Erin Lavery was told she may never be able to have children too.BBC
HealthThe GuardianHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minLindsay Clancy had ‘thoughts of harming the children’, mother testifies at trialPaula Musgrove stated her daughter had said medications were ‘destroying’ her mind and she was becoming ‘paranoid’ The defense in the Lindsay Clancy filicide case called the defendant’s mother as one of its first witnesses Monday, after…The Guardian
HealthBBCHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minNorway's king admitted to hospital and put on sick leaveThe 89-year-old - one of Europe's longest-serving monarchs - is suffering from a rare blood condition.BBC
HealthDaily TrustHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minNine rescued as troops foil abduction in ZamfaraTroops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have foiled an attempt by terrorists to abduct civilians in Unguwar Rogo village, Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The troops also rescued nine…Daily Trust
HealthThe GuardianHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minInside Labor’s $2bn Pfas fight, why supermarkets want to scan faces, Trump threatens to bomb OmanWant to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. A massive Australian government lawsuit against 3M claims the American industrial…The Guardian
HealthABC NewsHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minWhat happens if property prices drop 20pc? Ask New Zealand or CanadaCanada and New Zealand have never recovered from their pre-COVID property market records. It is worthwhile examining what we can learn.ABC News
HealthRNZHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minHealth NZ says cervical screening IT doesn't need overhaulHealth New Zealand believes the technology behind its failure-prone cervical screening register is largely OK - but not entirely. The register that was rushed in three years ago failed to...RNZ
HealthCNAHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minHundreds hospitalised in Yangon cholera outbreak: ministerAt least 500 people have been hospitalised with severe diarrhoea in Yangon, with 149 testing positive for cholera.CNA
HealthCNAHealthAug 17, 2026 · 1 minAt least 500 people hospitalised in Yangon cholera outbreakAt least 500 people have been hospitalised with severe diarrhoea in Yangon, with 149 testing positive for cholera.CNA