Health

Imran's sons express concerns about father's health in fresh interview with CNN

The sons of ex-prime minister Imran Khan, Kasim and Sulaiman, have reiterated concerns about their incarcerated father’s health in a fresh interview with CNN published on Thursday. Their interview comes as the PTI marked three years since…

How deep-rooted medical bias creates deadly consequences for addiction patients

NPR

How deep-rooted medical bias creates deadly consequences for addiction patients

Addiction treatments are safe, effective — and rarely offered to patients. That's because many doctors and nurses still view people with alcohol or drug addiction with suspicion and hostility. (Image credit: Milwaukie Police Department)

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Hundreds of deaths suspected of being linked to weight-loss jabs

Hundreds of deaths suspected of being linked to weight-loss jabs

More than 200 deaths suspected of being linked to weight-loss jabs have been reported to health officials, figures suggest.

‘If I Go Down… They’ll All Come Down With Me’: Former Personal Doctor Testifies About Yorgen Fenech’s Remark

Lovin Malta

‘If I Go Down… They’ll All Come Down With Me’: Former Personal Doctor Testifies About Yorgen Fenech’s Remark

The jury in Yorgen Fenech’s trial today heard testimony from his former personal doctor, Dr Adrian Vella, who told the court that Fenech once declared: “If I go down… they’ll all come down with me.” Vella, who said he had known Fenech for…

Lovin Malta

'Serious injuries and avoidable deaths' resulting from lax laws around cosmetic surgery, doctors warn

'Serious injuries and avoidable deaths' resulting from lax laws around cosmetic surgery, doctors warn

Cosmetic surgery performed by under-qualified practitioners "remains an avoidable risk to the public", a former top medic has warned.

Karachi court allows exhumation of Mir Raza Ali's body amid controversy over autopsy

Karachi court allows exhumation of Mir Raza Ali's body amid controversy over autopsy

KARACHI: A Karachi court on Thursday allowed the exhumation of Institute of Business Administration (IBA) graduate Mir Raza Ali’s body, which was found last month with a gunshot wound to the chest in the bushes in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. The…

West Nile virus spreads in Europe? Greece reports surge, Italy leads infections, first case in Germany

Euronews

West Nile virus spreads in Europe? Greece reports surge, Italy leads infections, first case in Germany

Greece and Italy are reporting the highest West Nile virus activity in Europe this season.

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AllAfrica

Congo-Kinshasa: As Ebola Child Deaths Pass 300, Unicef Warns Outbreak Also Threatens Essential Health Services

[Unicef] Disruption of services and fear of infection drive over 40 per cent decline in childhood immunizations, safe deliveries, and essential healthcare in the epicentre of the outbreak

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Cape Verde: Illegal sand extractions for construction industry erodes coastline

Cape Verde: Illegal sand extractions for construction industry erodes coastline

In Cape Verde, almost nothing remains of the postcard-perfect image of certain beaches on the island of Santiago. For decades, the illegal extraction of sea sand for the construction industry has been eroding the coastline. This illegal…

Japan's 'leprosy island': The dark history of Nagashima

Japan's 'leprosy island': The dark history of Nagashima

In the 1930s, Japan found itself battling against the spread of leprosy. Faced with the infectious disease, which attacks the nerves and deforms the body, the authorities confined leprosy patients to sanatoriums – some of them on the…

Congo intercepts passenger boat near Kinshasa that carried suspected Ebola case

Straits Times

Congo intercepts passenger boat near Kinshasa that carried suspected Ebola case

DAKAR, Aug 6 - Congolese health authorities have intercepted a boat carrying 200 people to the capital Kinshasa after a passenger who had disembarked earlier died on July 25 after developing symptoms consistent with Ebola, officials said…

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DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak outpaces response as health workers strike over pay

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic ⁠of Congo is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. Families said many frontline workers in Ituri province, the epicentre of the…