Health

Hospital Group Auna Fills 80% of Its Peru Beds, Early Q2 Data Shows

3 Key Points — Auna, the NYSE-listed hospital and health-plan group spanning Mexico, Peru and Colombia, published preliminary second-quarter operating indicators on July 15: Peru's hospitals ran at 80.2% of capacity — the efficiency sweet…

Why ‘sleep shaming’ may be one of India’s biggest health mistakes

Portuguese father to run Chicago Marathon to fund Type 1 diabetes research

A Portuguese father whose eight-year-old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes is set to run the Chicago Marathon in the US in a bid to raise money for research The post Portuguese father to run Chicago Marathon to fund Type 1 diabetes…

Niti Aayog's roadmap to turn India into $691 billion bioeconomy

NITI Aayog proposes six national initiatives for India's biotechnology sector. This roadmap aims for a $691 billion bioeconomy by the year 2035. These missions will strengthen capabilities in healthcare and agriculture. They also focus on…

Jury rules baby died of natural causes despite nurse’s error in medical tube check

The Coroner’s Court has ruled that a premature baby born at a Hong Kong public hospital died of natural causes, after an inquest into her death revealed that a tube delivering medicine had remained closed for 30 minutes despite repeated…

How India hit 95% measles vaccine coverage: The inside story

Mother with incurable brain cancer treasuring every moment with young sons

A Glasgow mother diagnosed with incurable brain cancer has said she is treasuring every moment with her young sons because she does not know if she will live long enough to see them start school.

Israeli media says crocodile-filled moats could surround prisons holding Palestinians

Israel has taken a legal step toward implementing a controversial proposal by extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to surround prisons holding Palestinian detainees with crocodile-filled moats, Hebrew media reports said on…

Father Burns Daughter’s Private Part For Bedwetting

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man, Amos Paul, for allegedly burning the private part of his 10-year-old daughter with a hot pressing iron as punishment for bedwetting. The suspect, a resident of Unaun, Upenme in Owo Local…

After 8k layoffs, Meta sued by former employees claiming it used AI

Meta faces a lawsuit from 26 employees claiming AI influenced layoff selections. The workers allege AI systems unfairly targeted those on medical and parental leave. These employees argue the process violated federal and state…

Prostate cancer treatment with fewer side effects 'as effective as radiotherapy'

A less invasive prostate cancer treatment is as effective as radiotherapy and surgery but with fewer side effects, a major study suggests.

Taco Bell at centre of US Cyclospora outbreak probe; Taylor Farms lettuce under scanner