Health

Fourth person dies in New York City legionnaires’ disease outbreak

US health officials say source of Upper East Side cluster has likely been eliminated after 76 people fell ill An outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in New York City has claimed a fourth life, officials have said, as they again expressed…

Local Store Offers Free Emergency Device Charging Amid Malta Power Outages

As power outages continue to affect parts of Malta, local company Phonitel has opened its doors to anyone who urgently needs to charge essential devices. “Power cut? We’re here to help,” the company said in a social media post. Phonitel is…

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Africa's top health official asks US to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda

ACCRA, July 21 - The head of Africa's top public health agency said he had written to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking him to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda since the country has reported no new…

Internet personality ‘Mr Ho’ jailed for 2 months over stabbing wife several times

An elderly Hong Kong man known on the internet as “Mr Ho” has been jailed for two months for stabbing his much younger wife upon learning she was returning to mainland China after their relationship turned sour. The District Court…

Indonesia further cuts budget of president’s free meals scheme

Indonesia ⁠has further reduced its ⁠budget for President Prabowo Subianto’s ⁠signature free school meals programme to 229 trillion rupiah (US$12.81 billion) from 268 trillion rupiah and more cuts are possible, senior officials running the…

Long-term safety of iPS spinal cord therapy confirmed in Japan

The team plans to launch an investigator-initiated clinical trial as early as next year to bring it into practical use.

Indonesia, Australia launch healthcare transformation partnership

Indonesia and Australia launched Indonesia-Australia Partnership for Health Transformation (KITA SEHAT), a ...

Camotes man stabs, kills mother, gets arrested by police

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A mother died after being stabbed several times by her own son in Sitio Mahayahay, Barangay Sonog in San Francisco town in Camotes Island, on Tuesday, July 21. Authorities identified the woman as alias Melody, 51, a…

Amitabh Bachchan, 83, reveals ICU stay; calls ‘homecoming’ the hardest phase

Doctor, hospital to pay Rs 5 lakh for woman’s injury after ‘negligent’ hysterectomy

Iran-backed Houthis announce blockade. And, Cyclospora source remains unknown

Iran-backed Houthis say they will blockade a waterway on the Red Sea. And, the FDA continues to investigate Taylor Farms lettuce as a source of the Cyclospora outbreak despite a retracted test. (Image credit: Mohammed Huwais)