Health

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."

Debt payments exceed health, education spending five times – Report

A new report reveals Nigeria’s debt payments are nearly five times higher than combined health and education spending, with IMF policies blamed for worseni Read More…

Benin monarch mobilises traditionalists in offensive against kidnappers

Oba Ewuare II, the Benin monarch, has tasked native doctors and traditional adherents to lay curses on kidnappers and criminals in Edo State. Read more. Read More…

Rivers shuts five hospitals, arrests seven over child trafficking

Rivers State Government has shut down five hospitals and arrested seven suspects over alleged child trafficking and illegal medical practices. Read more he Read More…

DR Congo president to pass law that could help him stay in power

D R Congo President Felix Tshisekedi is preparing to pass a law which could open the door to a third term in office by amending the constitution, but he may face protests in the street. Tshisekedi, 63, comes to the end of his second – and…