Health

FG rallies 50,000 diaspora Nigerian doctors to boost local healthcare

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it will use the Diaspora Health Impact Initiative (DHII) 2026 to help fix healthcare in Nigeria through a vast reservoir of expertise of over 50,000 Nigerian doctors and thousands more nurses…

He had no symptoms of Hepatitis B, yet it was too late: Why Indians need early therapy

Sona 2026: LGUs ask Marcos to prioritize smoke-, vape-free bill

MANILA, Philippines — Ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), local officials from across the country are urging him to prioritize and certify as urgent a bill seeking stronger nationwide…

‘Insecurity cripples 40% of primary healthcare centres in Sokoto East’

Persistent insecurity has forced about 40 per cent of primary healthcare centres (PHCs) across Sokoto East to operate below capacity, worsening access to healthcare and threatening efforts to achieve universal health coverage, the Wamban…

Two people were killed and five others injured in shooting incident at food festival in Seattle, police say

Officials at a nearby medical centre said a toddler was among those admitted to the facility on Sunday after the shooting incident where four people remain hospitalised, including one in critical condition.

Shooting at Seattle food festival leaves 2 dead, 5 injured

Two people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting Sunday evening during a food festival at an events complex near the Space Needle in Seattle, a city fire department spokesperson said. Police were investigating the shooting…

At least 4 people, including a child, wounded by gunfire at Seattle festival, hospital says

Police were investigating the shooting and urged people to avoid the area.

Shooting spree at Bite of Seattle food festival leaves several injured

At least four people taken to hospital with one reported to be in a critical condition after gunfire at Seattle Center near Space Needle At least four people including a child were wounded in a shooting on Sunday night at an events complex…

Woman’s hysterectomy tissue mistakenly destroyed after hospital error

A woman whose tissue was destroyed after a hysterectomy despite filling in the required paperwork has had her rights breached, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.

Rebounding inflation, fiscal pressures threaten recovery

• Think tank says govt’s increasing reliance on borrowing from banking sector crowding out private investment • Seeks policy shift to economic freedom, from reactive ‘stabilisation’ required by International Monetary Fund ISLAMABAD…

Woman suffering fatal brain bleed left waiting overnight after doctors assumed drug overdose

A 53-year-old woman suffering a brain bleed was left waiting overnight in an emergency department after clinicians assumed her symptoms were caused by a drug overdose.

DMK demands immediate NEET ban, seeks probe into Jantar Mantar violence

The DMK party is demanding an immediate nationwide ban on the NEET medical entrance examination. MP TR Baalu submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha seeking this ban. This demand follows a NEET UG paper leak and student…