Health

Man who ran at police has emergency surgery after being shot by officer

A man has undergone emergency surgery after he was shot by police in Western Sydney.

Complaint over Hosking’s ‘cocked it up’ Covid remarks fails

A media watchdog has thrown out a complaint against radio host Mike Hosking over his scathing assessment of the previous government's pandemic response.

Paris bans alcohol consumption, sales amid heatwave

PARIS, France – French authorities said public consumption of alcohol would be banned in Paris from Friday, saying hospitals in and around the capital were overwhelmed amid a record-breaking heatwave. “We are reaching a saturation point in…

Congo Ebola Crisis: Contact Tracing Is Dangerously Behind, Officials Warn

Most of the people testing positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo are not on health workers’ radar, suggesting that contact tracing is lagging dangerously behind.

Anucha sets out five-point plan for city

Democrat Party candidate for Bangkok governor Anucha Burapachaisri has unveiled a five-point platform to tackle traffic congestion, waste management, public health, economic opportunities and government transparency, while insisting his…

Flu cases at Texas base hit 275 as services again require recruits to get shots

The number of flu cases at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas continues to rise in the wake of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s banishment of the influenza vaccine mandate for service members. The Air Force confirmed 275 cases as of…

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta orders inquiry after ‘negligence’ complaint over patient’s death at Fortis

Military Leaders Sought Flu Vaccination Program Weeks Before Outbreak Hit Base

Officials anticipated a problem soon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lifted the vaccine requirement in April.

US Supreme Court sides with Bayer, blocking thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits

The US Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Bayer in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer by failing to carry adequate warning labels. The decision hands a victory to President…

Customs seize over 580,000 unregistered medicines at Kano airport

Nigeria Customs Service intercepts over 580,000 unregistered medicines at Kano airport, handing them to NAFDAC to protect public health. Read More: https://punchng.com/customs-seize-over-580000-unregistered-medicines-at-kano-airport/

Cher’s Son Still in Mental Hospital as Singer Continues Conservatorship Fight

"I understand that he may be held in New Hampshire up to a year and a half," the judge weighing Cher's conservatorship bid said Thursday

Building trust in AI health intelligence: why privacy, transparency, and human oversight matter

Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly visible part of healthcare. From administrative workflows and clinical decision support to remote monitoring and wellness technologies, organizations are exploring how AI can help process…