Health

‘Will keep coming back’: CJP protester returns to Jantar Mantar from hospital

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Neighbors Boost Preparedness as Ebola Cases Surge

[DW] Uganda, Rwanda and Zambia are strengthening border screening, disease surveillance and emergency response measures. The growing Ebola outbreak in the DRC is raising concerns about cross-border spread.

NZ’s free-range poultry in ‘Flockdown’ as hundreds of thousands of hens move indoors

Most of New Zealand's free-range poultry population has gone into "flockdown" as the industry ramps up efforts to protect birds from H5N1 bird flu.

'We won't stop': India's 'Cockroach' movement vows to protest until education minister resigns

India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement vowed on Tuesday to press ahead with their campaign until the education minister resigns, a day after at least 180 people were injured in protests in New Delhi. Thousands of protesters gathered…

Chinese ride-share driver answers emergency calls, rushing to scenes to save lives

A Chinese ride-sharing driver has dedicated himself to his city’s emergency medical services, offering first aid to nearly 400 cases in the past year. Liu Xianfu, 54, is a driver and first aid volunteer in Foshan city, in southern China’s…

Kids do feel the cold. So why won't they wear a jumper?

Do kids really not feel the cold like adults do? Or are they just expressing their independence? And when should you insist?

Health NZ spend on locum doctors hits a new high, at $220 million

The amount of money spent on temporary doctors to plug gaps in the health system has risen, passing $200m for the third year in a row.

Mother of identical quadruplets calls them her 'miracle babies'

A maternal foetal medicine expert believes identical quadruplets born in Brisbane may be even rarer than one in 15 million, given they shared a placenta.

'Future of youth priority': PM Modi says NEET leak national issue, avoid 'partisan politics'

More than 170 people, including CJP protesters and Delhi Police personnel, were treated at central government hospitals on Monday following clashes during the 'Chalo Sansad' march, with a young woman admitted to Safdarjung Hospital in…

Uganda: New Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Variant Discovered, Offering Critical Insights for Future Outbreak Response

[Nile Post] Researchers from the Interdisciplinary Consortium for Epidemic Research and Response (ICER) and collaborating institutions have identified a previously unreported variant (novel clade) of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus (BDBV)…

Two premier hospital RDAs seek President's intervention over Wangchuk case

Low-income families in Japan cut food and air-conditioning during summer break

The financial strain is affecting parents' mental health, with 44% of survey respondents saying they always or often feel extremely depressed when thinking about summer vacation.