Health

Sona 2026: Marcos revives push for nuclear energy program

MANILA, Philippines — In his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) today, July 27, 2026., President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. pushed to revisit nuclear energy program to reinforce the country’s energy security and reduce rising power…

Marcos revisits push for nuclear energy program during SONA 2026

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., pushed to revisit nuclear energy production during his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, July 27. Marcos revived the push for nuclear energy to reinforce the…

Trial begins for Lindsay Clancy, mother on trial in deaths of her 3 children

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — In the months after the birth of her third child, Lindsay Clancy 's mental health collapsed. Manic, unable to sleep and stricken with thoughts of harming herself, she sought care from experts in postpregnancy mood…

Ex-Kremlin Loyalist Ilya Remeslo Placed in Moscow Psychiatric Facility

Remeslo previously spent a month at a psychiatric hospital in St. Petersburg between March and April after he publicly denounced President Vladimir Putin for mishandling the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

India's Cockroach Janta Party demands release of protesters after reports of detention

India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement, whose protests have forced the education minister’s resignation, urged authorities on Monday to release all demonstrators detained in weeks of rallies nationwide . The online Cockroach Janta Party…

Shabana Azmi has H1N1, says ‘need to remain in isolation’: Experts explain swine flu recovery

PhilHealth, Yakap, Gamot programs to expand in 2027, says Marcos

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said PhilHealth will expand its preventive health program next year to gradually include blood tests and medicines aimed at detecting and monitoring kidney, liver and thyroid conditions…

INEM refutes claims it is scaling back on ambulances

INEM, Portugal’s National Medical Emergency Institute, has refuted claims by its Workers’ Committee that it is scaling back on emergency medical services by withdrawing 100 ambulances from its management orbit. The post INEM refutes claims…

Indian-origin doctor faces backlash after sharing bindi video

An Indian-origin plastic surgeon in the US says a light-hearted video about her bindi triggered an unprecedented wave of anti-Indian abuse online. Her experience reflects a wider trend identified by recent research, with many Indian…

Doctors' union concerned by nurses' behaviour at SA health service

South Australia's doctors' union says it is concerned patient care "is being jeopardised" because of alleged behavioural problems at the Gawler Health Service, but the nurses' union says it has not identified any evidence of systemic…

Marcos revives push for nuclear energy program

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., in his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), pushed to revisit nuclear energy production to reinforce the country’s energy security and reduce rising electricity costs. Marcos…

Modern solid waste management practices pushed

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., during his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, said he wants the 25-year-old Ecological Solid Waste Management Act updated. This move is to strengthen efforts to…