Health

Macron hosts Saudi’s crown prince for visit ranging from esports to Middle East

Macron hosts Saudi’s crown prince for visit ranging from esports to Middle East

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday welcomed Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman for a two-day visit, hosting him at the Esports World Cup before a second day focused on bilateral deals and the situation in the…

Eight-year-old dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana

The Guardian

Eight-year-old dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana

Lillian Smart of Ruston infected with fatal Naegleria fowleri , likely after swimming in Lake Claiborne, health officials say An eight-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare, typically fatal brain-eating amoeba after a…

The Guardian

Ambulances face spike in time-consuming mental health callouts

Wellington Free Ambulance is seeing a spike in mental health callouts, which are putting frontline staff under increased pressure.

Penguin bird flu vaccination drive passes 1,000-dose milestone

ABC News

Penguin bird flu vaccination drive passes 1,000-dose milestone

The team vaccinating Phillip Island's little penguin population against bird flu administers more than 1,000 H5N1 doses to the vulnerable birds.

ABC News

Pope calls for more efforts to stop Ebola in DR Congo

CNA

Pope calls for more efforts to stop Ebola in DR Congo

“I encourage a response from the international community that also involves local communities in efforts to save many human lives,” Pope Leo XIV says on DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak.

CNA

Former cricket captains appeal to Pakistan over jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s healthcare

A group of 21 former international cricket captains, including India’s Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, signed a letter to Pakistan’s government on Sunday regarding the healthcare of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. Khan has been in…

Al Jazeera

Gaza’s hospitals are running out of oxygen as healthcare nears collapse

Gaza’s hospitals face oxygen shortages, putting the lives of premature babies and critically ill patients at risk.

Al Jazeera

The $2 billion cost of our failure to care for Kiwi mums

New reports expose the devastating human and financial cost of New Zealand's maternal mental health crisis.

BREAKING: Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan ‘Ogogo’ is dead

The Punch

BREAKING: Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan ‘Ogogo’ is dead

Nollywood mourns as veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, is confirmed dead after a battle with stage-four cancer. Read More: https://punchng.com/breaking-nollywood-actor-taiwo-hassan-ogogo-is-dead/

The Punch

Coroner: Driveway death of Palmerston North toddler Satvik Nainwal was preventable

Satvik Kumar Nainwal was found lying face down, and died in hospital from head injuries.

'Absolute nightmare' - patients left waiting in soiled beds at North Shore emergency department

Emergency department nurses say Health NZ had failed to plan properly for winter, and conditions are increasingly "feral".

Doctor assaulted by patient’s son inside Maharashtra hospital, FIR registered

Times of India