Health

Additional S$300 CDC vouchers, U-Save rebates for Singaporean households amid Middle East crisis

The government will also raise the monthly payouts for lower-income families receiving urgent and temporary financial relief under ComCare.

Man who allegedly filmed two decades of sexual abuse to stand trial

A southern NSW man is set to stand trial accused of filming himself raping and assaulting a woman over nearly two decades, with lawyers saying they have "mental health concerns" of showing the footage to a jury.

South Africa: Initiation Season - Traditional Nurses On the Frontline in the Eastern Cape

[Health-e] For five weeks this winter, Health-e News freelance contributor Tembile Sgqolana regularly visited an initiation school in Komani, Eastern Cape, where his son was undergoing initiation. He saw first-hand how much responsibility…

Actor Rashami Desai lost weight by walking more on holiday: Here’s why it really works

Showers in parts of Punjab, Islamabad mark onset of fresh monsoon spell

Parts of Punjab and Islamabad received rain on Wednesday morning, marking the onset of a fresh monsoon spell in the country just as a previous one that caused flooding in several areas of Punjab and over 100 deaths ended. As of 11am, one…

3 bitten by rabid dog in Cotabato, prompting stray drive

COTABATO CITY — The Cotabato City Veterinary Office has intensified its campaign against stray dogs after three people were bitten by a rabid dog last Monday in Barangay Rosary Heights 2, prompting health authorities to conduct contact…

Rescuers in Japan haul survivors from collapsed mall as earthquake toll rises to 13

Rescuers were frantically searching on Wednesday for survivors of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that shook southern Japan, killing at least 13 people, knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region. Eight…

Family of stabbed Perth mother pays tribute to nurse killed by man in crash

The relatives of a Perth mother stabbed by her partner, who later killed a woman in a car crash, say the "consequences of that day are almost impossible to comprehend".

Fire At Abandoned Gżira Building Brought Under Control

The Civil Protection Department has confirmed that no injuries were reported following yesterday’s fire at an abandoned building in Triq Enrico Mizzi, Gżira. Firefighters from Stations 2, 4 and 11 responded to the blaze, successfully…

Chinese passenger takes wheel as driver collapses from severe pain, rushing him to hospital

When a ride-hailing driver suddenly experienced severe stomach pain and requested his passenger to take over the wheel to exit the highway, she instead drove him directly to the hospital. On July 14, He Shimin, a blogger, arranged a…

70% of major crimes in Kano linked to drug abuse – Task Force chair

The Chairman of the Kano State Joint Task Force Committee on Drug Abuse, Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, has said that about 70 per cent of major crimes recorded in the state are linked to substance abuse. Rimin Gado stated this during an…

Edo residents receive free surgeries, eye care

Thousands of residents of Benin City have benefited from a free medical outreach organised by the NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL)/Seplat Energy Joint Venture in partnership with the Edo Specialist Hospital (ESH). The…