Health

Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days forcibly taken to hospital

Sonam Wangchuk had urged people to join a protest march to parliament on 20 July.

Healthcare body finds unsafe needle disposal at Valika Hospital

• Team inspects health facility following emergence of HIV cases among 78 children • Detects syringe needles manually removed and not disposed of in sharps bins • Observes medical waste was not being segregated and disposed of according to…

Porirua eagle ray deaths most likely caused by stormy weather, not exotic disease, MPI says

An MPI investigation has ruled out exotic disease in the mysterious deaths of twenty eagle rays washed up in Porirua Harbour.

India: Police move activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital on court orders

New Delhi's police have asked people to vacate the Jantar Mantar site where Wangchuk, students and supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party have been camping in protest of the education minister.

Martyred cops’ families agree to end Quetta sit-in

• Balochistan CM’s aide says accord with protesters to form judicial commission to probe Hanna Urak, Ziarat attacks • Province-wide shutter-down strike observed in solidarity with families of martyred cops QUETTA: The Balochistan…

Sonam Wangchuk shifted to Safdarjung hospital after 20 days of indefinite fast

Rickshaw puller's grandson from Bihar village cracks NEET UG, shares success tips

Aditya from Ratnauli village in Muzaffarpur has emerged as a symbol of determination after securing AIR 946 in NEET UG, becoming the first student from his village to crack the medical entrance exam. His grandfather Saukhi Sahni was a…

US aid workers isolate at Kenya Ebola facility despite court ban

Kenya’s health minister claims he is unaware of the arrangement.

Washington tightens visa rules for foreign students

• DHS limits stays to four years under new framework, citing ‘abuse of immigration system’ • Move likely to deter thousands of foreign students from applying to American universities WASHINGTON: Foreign students will now face stricter…

Taco Bell lettuce identified as a source of US diarrhoea outbreak

A record number of cyclospora cases have been reported in more than 30 US states, but experts say not every illness is likely to have been caused by a single source.

Delhi Police take Sonam Wangchuk to hospital on Day 21 of hunger strike

Sonam Wangchuk removed from Jantar Mantar on Day 21 of hunger strike, taken to hospital; chaos erupts