Health

The health metric that actually matters for ageing well

Society often promotes body size as the only defining metric of health but what if I told you it’s actually the wrong metric for most of us.

Oyo APC urges Makinde to fix health, education sectors

Oyo APC calls on Governor Makinde to address the deplorable state of health and education sectors, citing lack of doctors and dilapidated facilities. Read Read More: https://punchng.com/oyo-apc-urges-makinde-to-fix-health-education-sectors/

Venezuela says three people with confirmed hantavirus have died

CARACAS, July 21 - Three people with confirmed cases of hantavirus have died in Venezuela's eastern Anzoategui state, the country's health ministry said on Tuesday.

Who is who in UK PM Andy Burnham's new cabinet

Andy Burnham on Tuesday was to hold his first meeting with a dramatically reshaped cabinet of ministers, after removing some key figures and offering others new positions. He handed top jobs to several prominent politicians who helped pave…

Doctor, nurse, CEO, caregiver: We tested how AI imagines gender

Ads call ovarian cancer a ‘silent killer’. But does urging women to undergo early detection testing do more harm than…

Website offering blood check is aimed at people with a higher risk of disease – and false positives can create fear Read more in the Antiviral series “Early detection blood testing” for ovarian cancer “is now available in Australia”, the…

Historic $350m NSW funding boost helps launch new Aboriginal family program to help children ‘tell their own stories’

Holistic approach to care which preserves children’s identities part of Minns government reforms to broader child protection system Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An Aboriginal family preservation program…

Hong Kong clerk says normal life ‘ended’ after taxi hit her during 2019 protest

A Hong Kong kindergarten clerk who was seriously injured by a taxi during the 2019 anti-government protests has told the High Court she has been unable to resume a normal life, citing ongoing mobility limitations, extensive leg scarring…

India's Cockroach protests vow to continue despite police crackdown

The leaders of India's youth-led Cockroach movement are vowing to continue protesting a day after police cracked down on demonstrators. They have been demanding the country's education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, resign amid repeated…

WHO urges regular blood pressure checks, warns of ‘silent’ health threat

The WHO urges regular blood pressure checks to combat the ‘silent threat’ of hypertension, which can damage vital organs without warning. Learn why monitor Read More…

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: What to know after fourth death in New York City

Zamfara reaffirms commitment to quality education

The Zamfara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to improving access to quality education through strategic partnerships and evidence-based reforms. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Abdulmalik Gajam, stated…