Health

‘Drops take seconds but change a life for ever’: the women saving India’s remotest people from polio

‘Drops take seconds but change a life for ever’: the women saving India’s remotest people from polio

Shameema and Tanzeela must trek for miles in summer heat to vaccinate children in Kashmir’s highlands as part of a vast national programme Before sunrise, Shameema slips on her worn rubber sandals and checks the insulated box – the ice…

The medics offering healthcare to homeless people 'no questions asked'

A new service is opening in Canberra to provide medical care to those in insecure housing situations, but the team behind it also wants to develop relationships with people who have grown distrustful of the healthcare system.

Sky News

England 'on the cusp' of eliminating hepatitis C, health officials say

England is "leading the world" in efforts to eliminate hepatitis C as deaths from the virus have reduced by 36% in the last 10 years, NHS England said.

Sky News

'Nai naveli dulhan ho': Faculty remark sparks scrutiny after junior doctor’s death

Times of India

'Nai naveli dulhan ho': Faculty remark sparks scrutiny after junior doctor’s death

Four faculty members at Surat Government Medical College received show-cause notices. An inquiry followed the suicide of postgraduate student Dr Harsh Pandya. Students reported harassment by senior residents to faculty members. The…

Times of India

17 bandits, 10 police officers killed in Zamfara

17 bandits, 10 police officers killed in Zamfara

Seventeen bandits and 10 police officers were killed on Monday when security personnel engaged a large group of armed men moving from Zamfara State into Kebbi State. Two civilians were also killed in the encounter around the Rafin Makuku…

Health advocates reject easing of advertising restrictions in Tobacco Bill

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called on the National Assembly to immediately recall the National Tobacco Control Act (Amendment) Bill 2025 and subject it to a transparent, public health-led review before presenting it for…

Former Beauty and the Geek contestant pleads not guilty to murder

Former Beauty and the Geek contestant pleads not guilty to murder

A former Beauty and the Geek contestant accused of murdering her partner has denied the allegation and has flagged a potential mental health defence, a court hears.

Again, protest at veterinary institute over Prof. Ahmed’s appointment

Again, protest at veterinary institute over Prof. Ahmed’s appointment

Dozens of protesters on Monday staged a peaceful demonstration at the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, Plateau State, demanding the reversal of the appointment of Prof. Abdullahi Ahmed as provost of the Federal College…

Troops repel ISWAP attack on Borno base, kill many terrorists

Troops repel ISWAP attack on Borno base, kill many terrorists

Troops of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have repelled a midnight attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Gajiram, Nganzai LGA of Borno State…

RNZ

Wellington Hospital ED has busiest day in almost a year

There has been high demand over the last few days and some staff sickness.

RNZ

BBC

Great-grandad with cancer risks his health to help others on 460-mile journey

John Eryl Parry was diagnosed with cancer after he fell off a ladder and was taken to hospital.

BBC

Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system

Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system

Parent-carers of disabled children are exposed to chronic levels of extreme stress and often reach crisis point before help is available – then they face a ‘fight for basic support’, experts say. This is Matilda Davis’s story Two days…