Health

Kano: How Doctor Died 15 Minutes After Arriving to Treat Patients

A senior consultant physician based in Kano State died after collapsing barely 15 minutes after arriving at a hospital in Kano State to attend to patients who had been waiting several hours for his evening clinic. The incident occurred…

UK-US pharmaceuticals deal will divert £45bn from essential NHS services, says doctors' union

The NHS will be forced to divert around £45bn from essential services under a UK-US pharmaceuticals deal, increasing potentially preventable deaths by 229,000, analysis from a doctors' union has found.

DDB grants ₱5M for Iriga's first community drug rehab center

IRIGA CITY, Camarines Sur — The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) has given the city government of Iriga P5 million for the construction of its first community-based drug rehabilitation center. The facility will rise at the New Government Center…

Venezuela Earthquake Sparks Health Crisis as Hospitals Buckle

Venezuela Key Facts —The toll. The confirmed death toll reached about 2,295 by July 1, with more than 11,200 injured, according to Venezuela’s National Assembly. —People in need. The United Nations counts about 1.8 million people needing…

Northern Samar eyes ‘right to care’ ordinance

TACLOBAN CITY — The provincial government of Northern Samar is moving to institutionalize a “Right to Care” policy that would allow qualified residents to designate a trusted person to make health care decisions on their behalf during…

Hospital fire in northern Germany kills two

A fire at a hospital in the northern German town of Ludwigslust has killed two people. But preliminary reports of dozens of injured appear to have been false.

Hospital fire in northern Germany kills two, injures dozens

A fire at a hospital in the northern German town of Ludwigslust has killed two people and injured dozens of others.

What IoT designers consistently miss about the human element

The Biggest IoT Problem Isn’t Technical Walk into almost any digital transformation programme involving IoT and you'll hear familiar conversations. Teams debate cloud architecture. They discuss edge computing strategies. They compare…

Niger electoral commissioner spends 9 months in captivity despite N40m ransom

The abducted Commissioner of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), Barrister Ahmed Mohammed, has remained in captivity nine months after his family reportedly paid N40 million ransom to secure his release. Barr. Ahmed…

Many feared killed as herders, farmers clash in Niger

An unspecified number of people were reportedly killed in clashes between herders and farmers in Kuwan-Kasa, Mararraban-Gwadaro and Tashan-Bako communities of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The violence, which began on Tuesday…

At 35,000 feet, strangers showed the very best of humanity

If you want to see the best of humanity, look no further than the fellow travellers sharing your cabin during an inflight medical emergency.

Diljit Dosanjh says he chose not to undergo surgery after finding stone in gall bladder