Health

Rainstorm kills 4, destroys school, hospital in Sokoto

Four persons have been confirmed dead, several others injured, and hundreds of households affected following a devastating windstorm and heavy rainfall that swept through communities in Kware Local Government Area of Sokoto State on…

Amitabh Bachchan's ICU blog post raises concerns over his health

Amitabh Bachchan shared reflections on difficult recovery after hospital stays and surgery. He described the homecoming period as the most challenging phase for patients. The actor previously revealed his liver functions at twenty-five…

Owners of viral TikTok blue lagoon warn people to stay away

Visitors flocked to see the 30m-deep (100ft) turquoise waters during the Covid pandemic.

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ first trailer reveals MCU’s biggest crossover yet

Fans were treated to the clearest look at the next major chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Multiverse Saga after the first full-length official trailer for “Avengers: Doomsday” was released. The two-minute-and-25-second trailer…

Food vendor survives electric shock during Bukidnon downpour

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — What was meant to be a routine pack-up in the dark turned into a literal shock for a 23-year-old food cart vendor after a sudden restoration of power electrocuted her during a rainfall on Monday evening. The victim…

Thousands sign petition seeking Keytruda funding for early-stage breast cancer

The petition which has more than 17,000 signatures asks to expand the eligibility criteria for the cancer drug to those with an early diagnosis.

Cotabato girl dies from rabies; contact tracing on for villagers

KIDAPAWAN CITY —Rural Health Unit (RHU) workers in Makilala, Cotabato province have begun tracing villagers who attended the burial of a six-year-old girl who died from rabies so they can be vaccinated, a village official said. Melvin…

Medical clinic waited months to tell patients of data breach

Patients at a medical clinic in Brisbane's north only found out about the data breach almost three months after it was targeted by hackers.

Surgeon banned after 'catastrophic error' contributes to patient's death

The six-month ban on Dr Liu-Ming Schmidt, who works across multiple hospitals in southern NSW, comes after 13 patient complaints, including a missed cancer diagnosis and a "catastrophic error" that contributed to a patient's death.

At 35, Bengaluru woman had mild cholesterol: What doubled her heart attack risk then?

'All these rashes': chickenpox surges in Gaza camps

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Eight-year-old Ruba Saadeh spends her days confined to the tent she shares with her family in Gaza, her body dotted with inflamed red blisters as chickenpox sweeps through overcrowded camps like the one…

Education ministry to aid regional human resources development

The government's project would help support Japan's local essential services, from medical and elderly care to construction.