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Philippine Daily Inquirer

Rescued Brahminy kite dies despite urgent care in Northern Samar

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Rescued Brahminy kite dies despite urgent care in Northern Samar

TACLOBAN CITY — A Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) rescued from a village in Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar, died hours after it was brought to a veterinary hospital in Catarman, ending efforts to save the injured bird and return it to the…

Man died amid 'systemic failings' of 'overworked' health system, inquest finds

Petar Josipovic, who died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 2023, could have survived if his high-priority cardiac surgery was performed on time, a coroner finds.

US senators demand inquiry into conditions aboard aircraft carrier deployed in Middle East

Dawn

US senators demand inquiry into conditions aboard aircraft carrier deployed in Middle East

Congressional Democrats demanded answers on Wednesday about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, following reports of food shortages, broken plumbing and mental health crises during the aircraft carrier’s record-setting deployment…

Dawn

Gates Foundation donates $540m grant to University of Washington

Times of India

Gates Foundation donates $540m grant to University of Washington

The Gates Foundation has granted $540 million to IHME for global health data. This funding will expand disease research coverage to nearly 5,000 locations worldwide. Governments will receive more detailed local health data for policy…

Times of India

Antara News

Waskita Beton Precast Finalizes Preparations for POLTERA’s New Health Department Building, Targeted for Completion by…

Jakarta (ANTARA) - PT Waskita Beton Precast Tbk continues the construction of Lecture Building of the Health ...

Antara News

Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to surpass deadliest in history, WHO chief says

Euronews

Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to surpass deadliest in history, WHO chief says

“At its current pace, it’s on track to eclipse the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on Wednesday.

Euronews

Woman died at Hawke’s Bay Hospital after falling from bed, health and disability commissioner says

Inquiry finds "multiple deviations" from hospital policies before the 88-year-old suffered the fall at Hawke's Bay Hospital.

Seven teenagers charged with murder after Kelvin Grove assault victim dies

Seven teenagers charged with murder after Kelvin Grove assault victim dies

Seven teenagers ranging in age from 14 to 17 have been charged with murder after a 27-year-old man assaulted in Kelvin Grove last month died in hospital.

Senators demand inquiry into conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

Straits Times

Senators demand inquiry into conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

It comes amid reports of food shortages, broken plumbing and mental health crises during the aircraft carrier’s record-setting deployment.

Straits Times

Mother tells inquest she did not cause her toddler's fatal head injury

Seventeen-month-old Sadie-Leigh Gardner died on 29 March 2019 in Starship Children's Hospital from blunt force head injuries.

China’s ‘brain chip’ drive accelerates with slew of state-backed initiatives

South China Morning Post

China’s ‘brain chip’ drive accelerates with slew of state-backed initiatives

For years, Elon Musk has dreamed of conquering a range of chronic health conditions by inserting computer chips into the human brain. But that vision could become reality fastest in China, where state authorities are launching a…

South China Morning Post

Deadly fungal disease threatens native snakes

Deadly fungal disease threatens native snakes

Queensland wildlife experts say a fungal disease could be a "death sentence" for already threatened native reptile populations.