Health

'Poisoned soft drink': Man kills son, dies by suicide over wife's extended stay at parents' home

'Poisoned soft drink': Man kills son, dies by suicide over wife's extended stay at parents' home

A man allegedly poisoned his four-year-old son and himself after a dispute with his wife. The wife had refused to leave her parental home following her sister's wedding ceremony. The child died en route to the hospital after his condition…

If San Miguel is going to stay the “best city in the world,” it has to up its game: A perspective from our CEO

Mexico News Daily

If San Miguel is going to stay the “best city in the world,” it has to up its game: A perspective from our CEO

I absolutely love my adopted hometown of San Miguel de Allende. Most of us who live here share a common bond in knowing that we live in a very, very special place. For many who visit here for just a few days, they don’t understand it. They…

Mexico News Daily

World's deadliest snakebite hotspots every traveller should know

World's deadliest snakebite hotspots every traveller should know

South Asia faces the world's highest snakebite fatalities, with India accounting for many cases. Tropical regions of Africa and Southeast Asia also present significant risks to visitors. Many snakebites occur accidentally when people…

TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies aged 68

BBC

TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies aged 68

The former BBC, ITV and Sky News journalist has died after revealing he had stage four prostate cancer.

BBC

NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year, report finds

The Guardian

NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year, report finds

Exclusive: Alarming shortfall of specialists stops about 4,000 procedures a day, many for patients in urgent need of surgery The NHS is unable to perform 1.5m operations a year because of a drastic shortage of anaesthetists, a report…

The Guardian

Insurance gap leaves Samtse pig farmers without relief as outbreak wipes out piggery farms

Farmers say the livestock insurance scheme came too late to protect animals already reared, while poor awareness and rising feed costs left many unable to insure their pigs before the devastating outbreak The ongoing pig disease outbreak…

Health camp shows high burden of hypertension and infectious diseases in Merak and Sakteng

The Bhutan Foundation’s Nomadic Health Camp 2026 revealed a significant burden of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and infectious diseases among residents of Merak and Sakteng, with nearly four in 10 people screened being found to have…

ICCR Scholarship 2026 awarded to Bhutanese Students

The Embassy of India announced award of the prestigious Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) scholarships 2026 to 57 meritorious and deserving students from Bhutan. These students are scheduled to join Bachelor’s, Master’s and…

Your love could kill you

Opinion By Dr Pem Namgyal We know that Bhutanese love their near and dear ones, especially when they are ill and in the hospital. They come in droves, bearing baskets of goodies and all sorts of cooked food to have a picnic in the…

Wangdue Court sentences man to 3.6 years for molesting two stepdaughters

The Wangdue Phodrang District Court has sentenced a 51-year-old man from Samtse to three years and six months imprisonment after finding him guilty of two counts of child molestation committed against his two stepdaughters. The judgment…

Nu 69 billion Khorlochhu project progressing with new developments despite challenges

Project records 13.62 percent physical progress, stays on schedule despite geological challenges, supply disruptions and workforce shortages The Khorlochhu Hydropower Project has entered a new stage of implementation with the award of the…

The Annual Incident Report Analysis of the JDWNRH deserves appreciation because a hospital cannot improve if it first…

The Annual Incident Report Analysis of the JDWNRH deserves appreciation because a hospital cannot improve if it first refuses to acknowledge its own shortcomings. The report paints a picture of a hospital under immense strain. Patients…