Health

Israeli airstrike kills family of six in Gaza, medics say

CAIRO, July 21 - An Israeli airstrike on Tuesday killed a father, his wife and their four children in Gaza City, while setting their home ablaze, health officials said.

NSW doctor barred from practising for six months after operating on wrong end of patient’s bowel

Dr Liu-Ming Schmidt found guilty of professional misconduct after tribunal considered complaints about her treatment of 13 patients Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A surgeon has been found guilty of…

In Gaza, a mother's hunt for water lays bare a worsening health crisis

CAIRO/GAZA, July 21 - In pre-dawn darkness, Ibtisam Al-Helou leaves her tent on Gaza's seafront on a daily search for fresh water. The Mediterranean lies only a few steps away, but the water she needs to cook, drink and wash will mean a…

‘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…