Health

When will LASUTH go digital?

Patients at LASUTH still face manual processes and delays in 2026. Discover why Nigeria’s premier teaching hospital needs urgent LASUTH digitalization. Read More: https://punchng.com/when-will-lasuth-go-digital/

Terrorists kidnap, kill 106 health workers in three years – Report

A new report reveals 106 health workers were kidnapped and killed by terrorists and armed groups in Nigeria between 2023 and 2025, highlighting a growing c Read More…

Lagos threatens jail term for assault on health workers

Lagos State warns residents that assaulting health workers in hospitals will lead to imprisonment. The government will not tolerate attacks on medical pers Read More…

Health NZ rules out cyberattack after 12-hour outage across Waikato hospitals

Hospitals across Waikato, Thames, Te Kūiti, Tokoroa, Taumarunui were affected in a near 12 hour IT issue.

Hope for thousands of MS patients as 'life-changing' drug now on NHS in England

Fampridine boosts nerve signals to make it easier to walk, with up to 5,000 eligible.

Canada is rolling out new graphic image warnings on cigarette packs

Experts have welcomed a new series of graphic images on cigarette packaging in Canada, which will be required by August 1, noting they lead to 'significant increases in the effectiveness' of health warnings.

After surgery, protester injured in march speaks: ‘RAF man shot me… pellets hit me in the face’

Regina hospitals still haven't cleaned up the hand-washing problem diagnosed in 2018

Saskatchewan Health Authority says hand hygiene is important for preventing hospital-acquired infections, but does not say why auditor's 2018 recommendations have yet to be fully implemented.

ChatGPT led to US man’s near-fatal health crisis, lawsuit claims

The case appears to be the first to claim that a chatbot’s health advice harmed someone seeking medical guidance.

Wounded Gaza journalists call for urgent medical evacuation

Wounded and chronically ill Palestinian journalists held a protest calling for urgent medical evacuation from Gaza.

France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave

France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heatwave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures. FRANCE 24's…

Our mission: Student completion and success

For generations, Filipino families have believed in education as a way out of poverty. According to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, nearly half (47.3 percent) of 4Ps families dream that their children will become…