Health

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

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

An orthopaedic surgeon was assaulted by a patient's son at a private hospital late Saturday night, raising concerns among other patients present. This incident mirrors a previous attack on medical professionals by a local corporator just…

Nonprofits are helping musicians pay for insurance in Austin, Texas, and beyond

Nonprofits are helping musicians pay for insurance in Austin, Texas, and beyond

A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin musicians , even as rising healthcare costs make the program more expensive. (Image credit: Ysa Mendoza)

Devastating cancer bottleneck experts say shouldn’t have happened - and the cost for one woman

Devastating cancer bottleneck experts say shouldn’t have happened - and the cost for one woman

Her cancer check should have taken weeks. Six months later, ‘none of your cervix looks normal’.

Are statins being overprescribed in New Zealand?

Are statins being overprescribed in New Zealand?

Doctors say for some, they actually need to be prescribed more

Kaden told the hospital he wanted to die. They sent him home. Less than a month later he was dead

Kaden told the hospital he wanted to die. They sent him home. Less than a month later he was dead

The rate of young people experiencing significant mental distress has more than quadrupled since 2011.

Ohio mother says hospital never called after son's death; body parts donated

Ohio mother says hospital never called after son's death; body parts donated

Andrea Mauk says her 18-year-old son Damon’s eyes, skin, heart valves, ligaments and other tissues were recovered as “anatomical gifts” after his fatal Ohio crash, without her knowledge. She was in Costa Rica when he died and says the…

7 Killed in Niger Road Crash

Seven travellers have lost their lives in a ghastly road crash on Bida-Kutigi road in Niger State. Residents told Daily Trust that the accident involved a Mazda with passengers travelling from Minna to Mokwa and a Siena bus coming to Minna…

Troops gun down bandit, arrest 2 suspected kidnappers in Benue

Troops gun down bandit, arrest 2 suspected kidnappers in Benue

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have killed a suspected bandit and arrested two kidnappers in separate operations across Benue State. A statement issued on Sunday by the Acting Media Information Officer of OPWS, Lt Ahmad Zubairu…

Arrest warrant issued for wife of Massachusetts officer found dead at home

The Guardian

Arrest warrant issued for wife of Massachusetts officer found dead at home

Woman remains missing more than five days after police found officer she was married to dead in their home An arrest warrant has been issued for a mental health advocate who remained missing on Sunday, more than five days after police…

The Guardian

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people, including a 4-year-old boy, medics say

Straits Times

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people, including a 4-year-old boy, medics say

CAIRO, Aug 23 - Two Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least two people, including a 4-year-old boy, and wounded seven others, Palestinian health officials said.

Straits Times

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Cebu Province to begin study for integrated waste hub in September

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Cebu Province to begin study for integrated waste hub in September

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Cebu Province and a Japan-based company will begin a feasibility study in September for a proposed integrated waste hub that would bring recycling, recovery, and treatment activities under one system. The proposed…

Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem

The nation's uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be California's next governor as Trump's actions have driven people off health insurance. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan)