Health

What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA

NPR

What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA

Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of 18,000 staffers who study and regulate food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco and more. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)

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AllAfrica

Guinea Bissau: Children Account for Half of Suspected Mpox Cases in Guinea-Bissau

[Unicef] Bissau/Dakar -- UNICEF strengthens surveillance, prevention, and community outreach as country responds to its first mpox outbreak

AllAfrica

RNZ

How lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic could be applied to current flu outbreak

Auckland has had its worst week for flu hospitalisations in a decade, while New Zealand is also close to the highest influenza rate in four years.

RNZ

Ashton Hall's reaction to Conor McGregor team-up grabs attention

Ashton Hall's reaction to Conor McGregor team-up grabs attention

Ashton Hall teamed up with Conor McGregor for a high-energy Mac Energy shoot just eight days after McGregor’s knee surgery. Hall called the experience a “war with my brother,” while McGregor said he ignored his doctor’s advice to rest…

Syria detains policeman over death of White Helmets rescuer hit in custody

Al Jazeera

Syria detains policeman over death of White Helmets rescuer hit in custody

Authorities were warned about the dangers of hitting Mohammad Ghamira, who suffered from the rare medical condition haemophilia.

Al Jazeera

Reform's leader in Scotland Malcolm Offord reveals cancer diagnosis

BBC

Reform's leader in Scotland Malcolm Offord reveals cancer diagnosis

Malcolm Offord said he had a procedure last week to remove his prostate and was now "clear" and "raring to go".

BBC

I'm a pharmacist – here's why your medicine sometimes changes name

Stuff

I'm a pharmacist – here's why your medicine sometimes changes name

It's understandable that people wonder whether they're still getting the same medicine.

Stuff

Five years on from first vaccine, fight against malaria sees progress in Africa

Five years on from first vaccine, fight against malaria sees progress in Africa

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 vaccine, it…

French hospital helicopter landings disrupted by illegal prison delivery drones

French hospital helicopter landings disrupted by illegal prison delivery drones

Emergency helicopter landings at Strasbourg University Hospitals have been suspended over the risk of collision with drones used to illegally deliver items to inmates in a nearby prison. The hospital says the resulting detour could be…

Bryn is 16 and has never eaten a meal. His mother’s terrified the newly-cut NDIS won’t ‘step up to keep him alive’

The Guardian

Bryn is 16 and has never eaten a meal. His mother’s terrified the newly-cut NDIS won’t ‘step up to keep him alive’

Sweeping changes, condemned by disability advocates, mean some scheme participants’ funding will be reduced by 99% Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Bryn Skyes is 16 years old. He loves playing in the water on…

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Antara News

Indonesia's free health checks reach 82 million participants

Deputy Minister of Health Benjamin Paulus Octavianus said the government's Free Health Check (CKG) program had ...

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6-year-old student slapped over homework, dies after collapsing in teacher's lap

6-year-old student slapped over homework, dies after collapsing in teacher's lap

A six-year-old boy collapsed and died in a classroom at a private school. His family alleges a teacher beat him for not completing his homework assignment. The incident, captured on video, shows the teacher admonishing and slapping the…