Health

Judge blocks subpoenas in transgender care investigation at NY hospitals

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Justice Department (DOJ) prosecutors from accessing the medical records of transgender individuals treated at New York City hospitals. U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla, of the Southern District…

Trump to seek more than $1.4 billion in Ebola funding from Congress

WASHINGTON, June 24 - The White House is planning to seek more than $1.4 billion in new funds from Congress to address the widening Ebola virus outbreak as soon as Wednesday, according to a Trump administration official.

NA approves over Rs500bn in supplementary budget for FY25, Rs475bn for FY26

The National Assembly on Wednesday approved a supplementary budget of Rs593.64 billion for the fiscal year 2024-2025 (FY24-25) and a sum of Rs475.05bn for the outgoing fiscal year (FY25-26). Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb moved a…

Mexico’s economy bounces back in April, posting 2.2% annual growth

The Mexican economy recovered in April after contracting 0.6% in the first quarter of the year compared to the final three months of 2025. The national statistics agency INEGI reported on Tuesday that the economy grew 2.2% in annual terms…

Kolkata warehouse collapse: Doctors, staff on war footing as injured & their kin beeline SSKM hospital

France at Two Speeds: Record Company Failures Beside a Vast AI Bet

Economy Key Facts —The split. France is failing and booming at once, an economy moving at two speeds. —The failures. Company collapses have run near record highs, well above pre-pandemic levels. —The jobless. Unemployment has climbed back…

Restaurant license suspended | Cheese analogue sold as paneer: Pune FDA launches crackdown

I tested the Oura Ring 5 and loved it — but I can’t bring myself to recommend it over this record low Ring 4 deal

The recently launched Oura Ring 5 is smaller and smarter than its predecessor, making it a significant upgrade that I don't doubt most will make, but it's hard to argue with the Ring 4 when its price has hit a record low for Amazon Prime…

Tissium raises €60M to take its sutureless nerve glue to the US

Tissium has raised €60M to carry the world’s only FDA-cleared sutureless nerve repair system into US operating rooms. The Paris medtech wants to swap the surgeon’s needle for a dab of light-cured glue. For a severed nerve, the standard…

Google's Fitbit Air is a $99 screenless wearable that I can actually take seriously

The latest health tracker is hidden inside a slick fitness band, and it delivers.

Ockenden report: victims' families say babies treated with ‘absence of dignity’ – video

Jack Hawkins, whose baby Harriet died at the Nottingham NHS trust, spoke to the media on Wednesday on behalf of bereaved families after the release of Donna Ockenden's findings into the NHS’s biggest maternity scandal. Details revealed…

Community plants wetlands a decade after country's worst waterborne illness outbreak

It's been 10 years since a campylobacter outbreak killed four people, infected thousands, and led to major nationwide changes to how drinking water is managed.