Health

Van Velden rebuffs NZ First's 11th-hour 'politicking' on health and safety overhaul

Winston Peters says he won't support some health and safety reforms unless changes are made, but Brooke van Velden says NZ First didn’t discuss it with her.

DRC Ebola outbreak grows to become one of worst recorded

There are now more than 1,000 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 267 people have died, local officials say.

Bird flu prompts Papua New Guinea to ban Australian chicken and egg imports

Australia's largest chicken meat buyer, Papua New Guinea, suspends Australian poultry and egg imports due to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak, even though Australian authorities say there is no evidence the virus has spread.

Van Velden rebuffs NZ First's '11th-hour politicking' on health and safety overhaul

Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden said NZ First had not offered any feedback on her Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill.

Five months on, 250+ foreign medical graduates in Delhi await internship seats after stipend row

Tacloban shooting: Cebu City councilor seeks school safety overhaul

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The deadly school shooting in Tacloban City that left three students dead and 20 others wounded or injured has prompted a local councilor here to push for a comprehensive review of school safety, anti-bullying…

Welfare fraud costs Britain $17 billion as Burnham vows crackdown

The bill from administrative mistakes and false claims rocketed in the Covid-19 pandemic.

OOUTH paralysed as doctors strike over unpaid allowances

OOUTH doctors embark on a 10-day warning strike over unpaid professional and specialist allowances, manpower shortage, and poor welfare conditions. Read More: https://punchng.com/oouth-paralysed-as-doctors-strike-over-unpaid-allowances/

Major fire breaks out in Delhi labour settlement near Udyog Bhawan, no injuries reported

A fire erupted in labour slums near Delhi's Udyog Bhawan on Wednesday, originating from an electric panel and spreading to temporary structures. Around 20 fire tenders battled the blaze, bringing it under control by 5:30 am. No casualties…

China’s medical AI breaks ground as surgical robot wins EU approval, model tops benchmark

Medical AI from China has reached new milestones, with a teleoperated surgical robot gaining access to the European Union market and a clinical-grade model topping a major healthcare benchmark developed by OpenAI. Shanghai MicroPort MedBot…

Ebonyi hospital performs landmark prostate procedure

Ebonyi’s General Hospital Ezzamgbo successfully performs its first Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP), a minimally invasive prostate surgery. T Read More: https://punchng.com/ebonyi-hospital-performs-landmark-prostate-procedure/

Bills great Kelly recently had stroke, feels 'good...

Jim Kelly said he suffered a stroke this spring and subsequently spent a few days in the hospital, but added that he currently feels "really good."