Health

World risks HIV resurgence as funding falls 18%, UNAIDS says

Straits Times

World risks HIV resurgence as funding falls 18%, UNAIDS says

GENEVA, July 27 - The world risks a resurgence of the HIV epidemic after global funding fell by nearly a fifth last year, the U.N. body fighting AIDS said on Monday.

Straits Times

Guanacaste Positions Itself as a Leading Medical-Tourism Destination

Rio Times

Guanacaste Positions Itself as a Leading Medical-Tourism Destination

Tourism – Costa Rica Key Facts u2014Medical tourism share. Medical travel accounts for roughly 13% of all visits to Costa Rica. u2014Annual patient volume. An estimated 70,000 patients visit each year, often with two or three companions…

Rio Times

9 passengers rescued as police repel bandit attack on Jos–Kano highway

9 passengers rescued as police repel bandit attack on Jos–Kano highway

The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of nine passengers following an attack by armed bandits on a commercial bus along the Jos–Kano highway in Doguwa Local Government Area. The incident, according to Police Public…

You're So Vain singer Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's disease and skin cancer diagnoses

CBC

You're So Vain singer Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's disease and skin cancer diagnoses

Carly Simon says she’s finally ready to speak out about why she’s gone quiet in recent years. The singer who shot to fame in the 1970s with a string of hits that included You're So Vain has revealed she’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s…

CBC

Plateau records 14 cholera deaths, 441 suspected cases

Plateau records 14 cholera deaths, 441 suspected cases

The Plateau State Government on Monday said it has recorded 441 suspected cholera cases and 14 deaths across four local government areas since the outbreak of the disease in June, even as it intensified emergency response measures to curb…

Police foil bandits’ attack on Sokoto community, recover ammunition

The Sokoto State Police Command says it has foiled a bandits’ attack on Tauma Village in Bodinga Local Government Area of the state, recovering five magazines loaded with 40 rounds of live ammunition. The Command said the operation was…

Homeless families in London temporary housing told not to use air conditioning

Homeless families in London temporary housing told not to use air conditioning

Exclusive: Two children reportedly taken to hospital after residents told in-built units ‘not offered as amenity’ Homeless families placed in temporary accommodation in London were told they could not use the in-built air conditioning as…

NFL assistant coach Eric Bieniemy’s son charged in shooting of his mother in US

Stuff

NFL assistant coach Eric Bieniemy’s son charged in shooting of his mother in US

57-year-old Mia Bieniemy was transported to a hospital and was in stable condition on Monday.

Stuff

Benue debunks Mpox outbreak, says suspected case is chickenpox

The Punch

Benue debunks Mpox outbreak, says suspected case is chickenpox

Benue State Government clarifies that a suspected Mpox case in Korinya Community was clinically assessed as chickenpox, ruling out an outbreak. Read More: https://punchng.com/benue-debunks-mpox-outbreak-says-suspected-case-is-chickenpox/

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Carly Simon has Parkinson’s disease, received skin cancer treatment

Carly Simon has Parkinson’s disease, received skin cancer treatment

“You’re So Vain” singer Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and was recently treated for skin cancer, the singer shared in a statement provided to The Associated Press.... Keep on reading: Carly Simon has Parkinson’s…

People’s Sona: No to Pax Silica, fair wages, labor rights

People’s Sona: No to Pax Silica, fair wages, labor rights

MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of protesters staged public demonstrations on Monday to amplify the nation’s grievances during the fifth State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday. Progressive groups from the…

The patient who loves buying lettuce for his daughter-in-law

The patient who loves buying lettuce for his daughter-in-law

Doctors should recommend treatment accompanied by conversations about the pros and cons for the individuals who are in front of them Weeks before major surgery, a patient cancels his appointment with our geriatric oncology service…