Health

Children wounded in Israeli strike on Khan Younis

Children were rushed to hospital after an Israeli strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis.

Environmental poliovirus detection declines across Pakistan, positivity falls to 13.1pc

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded a significant decline in the detection of poliovirus in environmental samples during the first six months of 2026, with the positivity rate dropping from 48.1 per cent during the same period last year to…

Fortune teller’s power bank explodes in sleep, leaves her burned

Russian influencer Anna Otavina suffered severe burns after her power bank exploded while charging near her bed. The device overheated on soft bedding, igniting her hair and then the surrounding room. She managed to extinguish the flames…

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana moved to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital

Exclusive: Clinical assessments concluded Rudakubana could not be safely managed in prison, sources say The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been moved to a psychiatric hospital from a prison after an assessment by psychologists, the…

Student found dead in stagnant water

The body of a 200-level student of the Federal University of Kashere (FUK), Gombe State, has been recovered from a stagnant water body in Sabon Garin Yero Village, near Kashere town, Akko Local Government Area of the state. The deceased…

Indian-American doctor Amish Shah wins Arizona Democratic primary, to face Trump-backed rival

ChatGPT medical advice brought man 'to brink of death', lawsuit alleges

An American man sues OpenAI and its founder Sam Altman, claiming the popular chatbot "repeatedly misdiagnosed" him.

Star Trek's William Shatner, 95, says he and his daughter, 61, fought Stage 4 cancers at the same time

It’s a path no father and daughter would ever choose to walk. And yet, William Shatner says he and his youngest daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch both found themselves on it together after both were diagnosed with advanced-stages of cancer…

Kenya: Dentists Reject KMPDC Plan to Let Non-Dentists Offer Dental Care

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Dental Association (KDA) has threatened legal action against the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), accusing the regulator of unlawfully seeking to allow unqualified individuals to…

Tyreek Hill posts powerful workout update after grim medical prediction

In an encouraging update, Tyreek Hill shared his journey of recovery following a significant leg injury that involved two surgeries. Doctors had reservations about his future walking ability, but Hill's latest video highlights his…

Explainer: What is RSV and why is it making so many people sick this winter?

Explainer: RSV may not quite have the name recognition that influenza and Covid do, but it's actually causing more winter illness.

Hundreds hospitalised in Japan heatwave 'disaster'

A total 453 people had hospital treatment for heat-related issues on Wednesday, the most since records began in 2010, the Tokyo Fire Department said. Emergency callouts were also at the highest level since at least 1963.