Health

'Shocking': Hospital inquiry urges axing of public-private partnership

ABC News

'Shocking': Hospital inquiry urges axing of public-private partnership

A parliamentary committee has handed down its findings after an investigation into a Newcastle hospital where staff reported maggots falling from the ceiling.

ABC News

Chipotle pulls jalapenos from some restaurants amid salmonella probe

Chipotle pulls jalapenos from some restaurants amid salmonella probe

Chipotle has cooperated fully with investigations, Minnesota health officials said.

The mystery of the missing president – podcast

The mystery of the missing president – podcast

Cameroon’s 93-year-old president has not been seen for many weeks. The Guardian’s Eromo Egbejule and Giovanni Wanneh tell Annie Kelly how the country is managing without its leader, and why Cameroonians still have hope for the next chapter…

WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak

Japan Times

WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak

The outbreak is the biggest ever to have hit the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite being declared less than three months ago.

Japan Times

Canada authorises clinical trials of Moderna Ebola vaccine

Canada authorises clinical trials of Moderna Ebola vaccine

The vaccine relies on the same mRNA technology used in Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.

Penguins and dolphins among nearly 400 Australian species under threat from bird flu as ‘true extent of disaster’…

Penguins and dolphins among nearly 400 Australian species under threat from bird flu as ‘true extent of disaster’…

Assessment of more than 2,000 native species reveals nearly one in five at high risk of deadly H5N1, including parrots, fur seals and quolls Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or…

CDC reportedly expands US cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states

CDC reportedly expands US cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states

Six additional states caught up in investigation after Michigan reported first two US deaths linked to disease The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reportedly expanded the largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states…

America's biggest food distributor cuts suppliers as 'explosive diarrhoea' cases rise

Sky News

America's biggest food distributor cuts suppliers as 'explosive diarrhoea' cases rise

America's biggest food distributor has stopped buying iceberg lettuce from Mexico as the country continues to grapple with a viral outbreak linked to at least two deaths.

Sky News

Manaoag traders surrender illegal tobacco in Pangasinan

Manaoag traders surrender illegal tobacco in Pangasinan

MANAOAG, Pangasinan – Market vendors voluntarily surrendered about P200,000 worth of illegal cigarettes to market officials and the police following an inspection and public awareness campaign against the sale of illicit tobacco products…

Herbalists back Nwifuru’s re-election bid in Ebonyi

The Punch

Herbalists back Nwifuru’s re-election bid in Ebonyi

Ebonyi herbalists reaffirm support for Governor Francis Nwifuru’s 2027 re-election bid, urging government collaboration to regulate traditional medicine. Read More: https://punchng.com/herbalists-back-nwifurus-re-election-bid-in-ebonyi/

The Punch

30,000 set to benefit as Pharmac broadens diabetes medicine access

Stuff

30,000 set to benefit as Pharmac broadens diabetes medicine access

Eligibility for four funded medicines will expand from September, with Pharmac expecting more than 30,000 people to benefit over five years.

Stuff

Canada authorizes clinical trials of Moderna Ebola vaccine

Canada authorizes clinical trials of Moderna Ebola vaccine

MONTREAL — Canada has authorized US pharmaceutical giant Moderna to begin clinical trials for a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, the Canadian health ministry announced Tuesday. The Phase 1 trial of the mRNA vaccine “will…