Health

Middle East on edge as Iran declares ‘full-scale war’ against US

Iran is fighting a “full-scale war” with the United States, its president said Monday, as Washington expanded its strikes across the Islamic republic. The declaration came as Tehran’s Yemeni allies, the Houthi rebels, threatened to expand…

Is iceberg lettuce from Mexico safe to eat?

Yes, at least according to available evidence. So far, authorities in Mexico and the United States say there is no confirmed evidence that iceberg lettuce sourced in central Mexico was contaminated with Cyclospora cayetanensis , the…

Fake snakebite deaths, forged autopsies: Chhattisgarh probe leads to doctor’s arrest

MSF demands Israel release detained Palestinian healthcare workers

The NGO is 'outraged' by Israel's treatment of the health professionals and warns that 'silence has become complicity'.

US Justice Department says UC San Diego’s medical school favours Black, Hispanic applicants

The justice department said it will file a suit if efforts to reach voluntary resolution fail.

US shoppers react to mysterious ‘explosive diarrhoea’ parasite

Nearly 7,000 people in the US may have been infected with Cyclosporiasis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said.

Humanitarian worker in UK hospital after 'potential exposure to Ebola'

A humanitarian worker is being assessed in a London hospital following potential exposure to Ebola, health officials say.

Women with hormone condition may face higher risk of heart attack, stroke

Women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS formerly PCOS) have a "significantly higher" risk of cardiovascular disease than those without, a new study suggests.

Five people die in attempt to save struggling swimmer in Ohio river

Rescue crews find two women, pronounced dead at hospital, and the bodies of three men after motorist calls 911 Five people have died in a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to…

Former UK health secretary Wes Streeting appointed defense secretary

The appointment has been approved by the King Charles III

Commentary: This Ebola outbreak should never have caught the world off guard

The uncomfortable truth of the ongoing Bundibugyo virus epidemic is that it is not an exception, says Medecins Sans Frontieres Secretary-General Laura Leyser.

1st dengue vaccine gets DCGI nod, set to hit market next year