Health

Modi vows punishment for exam fraud as 'Cockroach' protests spread

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally broken his silence on the student protest movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party. He said that his government will move to swiftly punish those responsible for the leak of answers that…

Toni Daa Dhaba, 11 others face FDA action over hygiene lapses

Animal lover run over by own car while saving cat on hill

Jacqueline Davies was able to dial 999 after the incident, but died in hospital the following day.

‘We Will All Die From Ebola Here’: Virus Stalks Crowded Camps in Congo

There are a million people displaced by violence in the epicenter. They live in dangerous conditions and are fighting the virus with very little clean water.

FDA panel considers easing peptide restrictions

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are weighing the evidence for seven different peptides. Favorable votes would pave the way for easier access. (Image credit: Sarah Silbiger)

The White House pushes healthy eating. It cut a landmark nutrition education program

Nutrition advocates and public health experts are mystified by the decision to eliminate SNAP-Ed, given the Trump administration's embrace of the Make America Healthy Again agenda. (Image credit: Rachel Wisniewski for NPR)

This clinic convinced 21 new doctors to move to London, Ont. — and yes, they're accepting patients

London-based Thompson Medical Centre, which operates two clinics in London and one in St. Thomas, has managed to attract 21 new doctors to the region since 2025. The director of the clinic says that amounts to room for roughly 40,000…

Had dengue once? Here’s why you can get it again and be more careful

NGF, others unveil health security scorecard

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has launched a Health Security Scorecard to monitor states’ preparedness for disease outbreaks and public health emergen Read More: https://punchng.com/ngf-others-unveil-health-security-scorecard/

Oldest war hero dies in Pangasinan

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Valentin Untalan, the oldest World War II hero in Pangasinan and arguably one of the oldest Filipinos in the country, died on Thursday at the advanced age of 109. Details about the death of Untalan, a resident of…

Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 1,000

Congo's Ebola outbreak has crossed the grim 1,000-death threshold, marking the fastest fatal surge in recorded history of the virus. (Image credit: Moses Sawasawa)

Over 1,000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak

Congo's Ebola outbreak has crossed the grim 1,000-death threshold, marking the fastest fatal surge in recorded history of the virus and raising fears the outbreak is entering a dangerous new phase.