Health

UK nurses report ‘inhumane’ heat in hospitals as heatwave grips country

South China Morning Post

UK nurses report ‘inhumane’ heat in hospitals as heatwave grips country

Nurses are collapsing at work as they endure extreme heat in buildings that are proving unfit for the record temperatures gripping Britain. Conditions are “inhumane”, the Royal College of Nursing said on Thursday. Members have reported…

South China Morning Post

Zaldy Co’s co-accused asks court for hospital arrest after stroke

Zaldy Co’s co-accused asks court for hospital arrest after stroke

MANILA, Philippines — The co-accused of Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co on Thursday filed an urgent motion for hospital arrest before the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division after suffering from a stroke. Juliet Calvo, the former maintenance division…

Student wounded, young suspect in custody after shooting at Georgia high school

The Hindu

Student wounded, young suspect in custody after shooting at Georgia high school

The injured student was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries

The Hindu

Principal collected children’s Covid details for anti-mandate court fight

Principal collected children’s Covid details for anti-mandate court fight

Kathryn Pick passed pupils’ Covid-19 health information to a lawyer acting for an anti-mandate group she belonged to, the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal found.

Autopsy conducted on Rawalpindi shooting suspect

Autopsy conducted on Rawalpindi shooting suspect

RAWALPINDI: The post-mortem examination of the suspect who was shot dead after he allegedly opened fire at security personnel was conducted at DHQ Hospital on Wednesday, officials said, adding that a phone recovered from him was also being…

KP cabinet okays tax relief for Malakand, ex-Fata

KP cabinet okays tax relief for Malakand, ex-Fata

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Wednesday approved two draft notifications granting sales tax relief to local service providers and industrial undertakings in Malakand division and the erstwhile tribal areas, and cleared a…

State of ‘iconic’ psychiatric hospital ‘simply unacceptable’, MP wants law change

State of ‘iconic’ psychiatric hospital ‘simply unacceptable’, MP wants law change

Helen White has criticised the condition of the former Carrington Hospital’s Building One saying it could be put to good use if preserved.

Marcos orders voluntary SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG for COS, JO workers

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued an administrative order directing government agencies to facilitate the voluntary deduction of social protection contributions for contract of service (COS) and job order (JO)…

Congo's Ebola outbreak on track to surpass deadliest one in history

Congo's Ebola outbreak on track to surpass deadliest one in history

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, which erupted over a decade ago and killed over 11,000 people, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday. “At its current pace, it’s on…

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