Health

Health worker being monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC

UK resident was evacuated from Democratic Republic of the Congo where there is an outbreak of the disease A humanitarian worker is being monitored at a specialist hospital in London after potential exposure to the Ebola virus. The UK…

WA man dies after not being able to get antipsychotic medication

Bradley Buswell, aged in his 40s and living with schizophrenia, died in state care after his medication became unavailable due to national shortages. An ongoing coronial inquest is probing the circumstances of his death.

Six weird signs you’re actually ageing well

Aside from scary symptoms to watch out for, there are also plenty of strange or, frankly, seemingly random indicators that you’re actually in good health.

Nigeria Watched Its Doctors Leave and Is Now Paying the Price

When the Nigerian Labour Minister, Chris Ngige, appeared on a popular television show in 2019 and declared that the country had a surplus of doctors, he was not speaking in error or off the cuff. He meant every word. On Channels TV’s…

Morning Mail: Queensland buries DV report, rate hike fears grow, Zendaya’s cultural ‘hijack’

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. The Liberal National government in Queensland has repeatedly said it would “put…

NCIP finds no Aeta displacement near Subic open dump

SUBIC, ZAMBALES, Philippines — The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) said it found no evidence that Aeta Ambala families were displaced by a temporary garbage disposal site established within their ancestral domain during…

Man died fearing cancer had returned before learning tests were clear

The coroner has recommended doctors adopt a default position of telling patients clinically relevant test results – including reassuring ones – after an inquiry into the death of a Canterbury man.

Man died fearing cancer never saw result showing tests were clear

The coroner has recommended doctors adopt a default position of telling patients clinically relevant test results – including reassuring ones – after an inquiry into the death of a Canterbury man.

Nigerian neurosurgeon sparks brain drain debate after US hospital appointment

Dr. Salamat Aliu-Ibrahim’s appointment in the US sparks debate on Nigeria’s brain drain. Discover reactions to the neurosurgeon’s career move. Read More…

Falling objects at BlueScope trigger breaches months after death

There have been six incidents involving falling tools and building materials at BlueScope, less than a year since contractor Jack McGrath was killed.

Woman's family wrongly told she was dead in hospital identity error

A Melbourne hospital apologises after mixing up the medical data of two people, resulting in one of them being wrongly declared dead by police.

Health minister JP Nadda, MoS Jitendra Singh meet Sonam Wangchuk at Medanta Hospital