Health

UK men with heart disease at higher risk of developing and dying from cancer

Decade-long study finds stark gender difference in outcomes of people with heart disease Millions of men with heart disease have a higher risk of developing and dying from cancer, according to a decades-long study. The biggest drivers…

Lip plumpers, collagen and more: How is Ozempic boosting a new beauty market

Weight-loss drugs are creating new demands in beauty and nutrition sectors. Companies are developing products to address nutritional gaps and emerging beauty concerns. Nestle and Tata Consumer are preparing protein and fiber-rich offerings…

Africa: Five Years On From First Vaccine, Fight Against Malaria Sees Progress in Africa

[RFI] On World Mosquito Day, attention remains focused on the devastating impact of the disease in Africa. The continent accounts for 95 per cent of malaria-related deaths worldwide. Five years after the roll-out of the first malaria…

98 days after: Parents of abducted Borno pupils demand FG’s action

Parents of 46 abducted Mussa school children on Thursday staged a public protest on the streets of Uba, Askira Uba LGA of Borno State, demanding that the Federal Government take immediate action to secure the release of their loved ones…

Python named Jodie Foster first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment

Chester zoo resident, 23, ‘back to her usual feisty self’ after electrochemotherapy for tumour in her jaw A 15ft (4.5-metre) python is believed to be the first snake in the world to be given a pioneering, life-saving cancer treatment…

Over 3,000 lower-income residents to get free warm meals in nearby food lockers under new programme

The menu will be rotated regularly to provide variety and will cater to diverse tastes and dietary needs, say North East CDC and OCBC.

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan taken back to prison from hospital, party spokesman says

Khan has been ⁠imprisoned since ​August 2023 and says the cases against ​him are politically motivated, an accusation the government denies.

Child treated for tuberculosis attended Tasmanian daycare centre

A childcare centre in Tasmania's north confirms a child who has been treated for the infectious bacterial disease tuberculosis attended the centre.

Pioneering cancer treatment saves python named Jodie Foster at British zoo

Chester Zoo, in northwest England, said the 4.5m reticulated python had fully recovered.

Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan returns to jail after medical examination at Islamabad hospital

Pakistan’s Imran Khan moved to hospital after Supreme Court order

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been moved to a private hospital for medical treatment.

Real-life ‘gold-devouring beast’: Chinese girl, 5, hospitalised after swallowing gold bar

A five-year-old girl in northern China accidentally swallowed a 50-gram gold bar, sparking viral jokes online that she took the mainland nickname for children – “gold-devouring beasts” – far too literally. The Beijing Children’s Hospital…