Health

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

Even with some 24 million people worldwide now living with Alzheimer’s disease, around 800,000 in the Philippines, the…

Even with some 24 million people worldwide now living with Alzheimer’s disease, around 800,000 in the Philippines, the search for a cure remains elusive, and caring for patients is a heavy burden on family, friends, and the health system…

Societies have always struggled with hostile reactions to health care workers during epidemics

Why?

Subic dump ‘temporary fix’ during pandemic – Aeta leaders

SUBIC, ZAMBALES, Philippines — Aeta leaders in this town said the decision to allow a portion of their ancestral domain to be used as a temporary garbage disposal site was made with the tribe’s consent at the height of the COVID-19…

Fintiri Raises Minimum Monthly Pension to ₦50,000, Unveils More Development Plans for Adamawa

YOLA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has approved an upward review of pensions for retired civil servants, directing that no pensioner in the state should receive less than ₦50,000 as monthly pension beginning from next…

Ondo NLC, TUC threaten strike over FUTATH workers victimisation

Ondo NLC and TUC warn Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital (FUTATH) management against alleged victimisation of workers, threatening st Read More…

‘Israeli settlers are in partnership with the army,’ say Palestinians after two shot dead in West Bank

Residents of Deir Jarir say series of raids late on Sunday, also involving security forces, is part of a pattern of violence Even by the brutal standards of militant settler violence in the West Bank, the raid on Deir Jarir late on Sunday…

‘One in 15 million’: Mum gives birth to identical quadruplets

A Brisbane woman has given birth to identical quadruplets – an extremely rare “one in 15 million” event – with doctors saying the pregnancy could be an Australian first.

Israeli air strike injures 14 in Gaza City

An Israeli air strike on Gaza City injured at least 14 people, according to Gaza health officials.

Man killed in Lime scooter crash wasn't wearing helmet, had been drinking

Toben Hunt, 23, was rushed to Auckland Hospital where he later died.