Health

Al Jazeera

Yemen’s collapsing healthcare forces the sick to seek alternative medicines

Patients in Yemen who cannot afford healthcare or access relevant treatment are turning to alternative medicine.

Al Jazeera

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Death toll from effects of 'habagat,' storms climbs to 7

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Death toll from effects of 'habagat,' storms climbs to 7

SAN ILDEFONSO, ILOCOS SUR— Seven fatalities have so far been reported in separate drowning and landslide incidents as persistent rains triggered by past storms and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” continue to batter parts of…

Kansas bans student phones, earbuds and smartwatches for entire school day

Times of India

Kansas bans student phones, earbuds and smartwatches for entire school day

Many states are banning smartphones in schools due to growing distractions and health concerns. Some districts now restrict student phone access from morning bell to afternoon dismissal. Parents are increasingly supporting these bans…

Times of India

Global pharma giants turn to Chinese biotech to tap innovation, valuation growth

Global pharma giants turn to Chinese biotech to tap innovation, valuation growth

Global pharmaceutical giants are doubling down on investing in China’s fast-growing biotech companies given the sector’s huge room for valuation growth, according to speakers at the Global Health Summit, which concluded in Hong Kong on…

British music festivals stage tentative revival with perks and payment plans

Straits Times

British music festivals stage tentative revival with perks and payment plans

Britain’s live music sector had been hit hard by a combination of the Covid-19 pandemic and the rising cost of living.

Straits Times

Mir Raza Ali's body exhumed following restoration of original medical board

Dawn

Mir Raza Ali's body exhumed following restoration of original medical board

The body of Institute of Business Administration (IBA) graduate and businessman Mir Raza Ali was exhumed on Saturday, his father’s lawyer said after the Sindh government restored the original medical board. “The investigation officer was…

Dawn

Parents urged to vaccinate children amid threat of flu, Covid-19 and RSV infections

Parents urged to vaccinate children amid threat of flu, Covid-19 and RSV infections

Hong Kong parents should have their children vaccinated against respiratory infections as the city faces a triple threat from influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a medical expert has said. Dr Mike Kwan Yat-wah, an…

Police trace child rapist who escaped community leave in Perth

BBC

Police trace child rapist who escaped community leave in Perth

Officers confirmed Cliff Lyons Dobbie, who is a restricted patient, had been found.

BBC

Feds should devise way to reflect on COVID-19 response, says Canada's chief science adviser

CBC

Feds should devise way to reflect on COVID-19 response, says Canada's chief science adviser

Canada's chief science adviser says the federal government should devise a way to reflect on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic to better prepare the country and Canadians for future public health challenges.

CBC

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567 million, overhaul child safety measures

Times of Israel