Health

Trump administration finalizes rule to end federal support for gender-affirming care

Move blocking funds through Medicaid and Chip to make it harder for vulnerable children to get healthcare, experts say The Trump administration finalized a rule on Tuesday to end gender-affirming care through Medicaid and the Children’s…

How Trump’s order on vaccines is sowing confusion, doubt and fear

The order cannot affect change, and is only ‘undermining trust in vaccines’ as CDC guidance remains the same Donald Trump’s executive order on vaccines does not change the US recommendations for the shots – but experts say it does create…

Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing protest from Tokyo

Putin visited a fish plant, a hospital and a school on Iturup, one of the chain's southernmost islands

Lived in gurdwara for 2 yrs: What we know about Nihang Sikh who attacked Badal

Sukhbir Singh Badal faced an unsettling attack during his visit to Mata Sahib Gurdwara in Nanded, Maharashtra, where an assailant attempted to stab him. Fortunately, security personnel quickly intervened to subdue the attacker, who had…

Cancer patient eats dog meat containing rat poison given as 'nutrition'

A 55-year-old man in Hanoi undergoing treatment for cancer developed bleeding in the eyes and severe blood-clotting after possibly eating poison-tainted dog meat given by his family for nutrition.

Badal attacked with kirpan; cop hurt intervening: How assassination bid unfolded

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked with a kirpan at a Nanded gurdwara. A police inspector sustained injuries while protecting Badal during the religious visit. Badal suffered a hand injury and was taken for…

LAUTECH resident doctors threaten strike over unmet demands

LAUTECH resident doctors threaten to resume strike on August 28, 2026, if Oyo State Government fails to meet welfare demands, including pay and recruitment Read More…

NHS Tayside 'fell short' over Eljamel information request, watchdog rules

The health board has been ordered to release the information that it "incorrectly withheld" following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request in 2023.

Shinee members under probe in unlicensed medical practice scandal

Police investigating allegations of illegal, unlicensed medical practices targeting celebrities have questioned several major entertainers, including K-pop group Shinee members Onew and Key. The Gangnam Police Station in Seoul questioned…

Injured Oil Tanker Crew Member Airlifted To Malta By AFM Helicopter

The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) carried out a medical evacuation yesterday evening, airlifting an injured crew member from an oil tanker more than 100 nautical miles east of Malta. The operation was coordinated by Rescue Coordination…

Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked inside Gurdwara in Maharashtra's Nanded, rushed to hospital

A Patient’s Final Breath in a Congolese Ebola Ward

The distance between life and death is razor thin at one medical clinic in Rwampara, the heart of the epidemic ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo.