Health

Death in Waikato Hospital ED found to be 'an acute unexpected incident'

A rapid clinical review of the man's death will lead to new national guidelines and improved signage in waiting rooms, Health NZ says.

Stuff

‘Additional monitoring’ would not have saved patient who died at Waikato Hospital ED, Health NZ says

The review findings, released on Thursday, did not identify that additional monitoring would have changed the outcome.

Stuff

3 people taken to hospital, damage reported after RCMP say tornado touched down at Alberta campground

CBC

3 people taken to hospital, damage reported after RCMP say tornado touched down at Alberta campground

Alberta RCMP spokesperson Const. Sandra Geiger told CBC News that officers were called to the area around 8:30 p.m. after reports of a tornado.

CBC

Philippine Daily Inquirer

TB patients save money if labs also test for other diseases – expert

Philippine Daily Inquirer

TB patients save money if labs also test for other diseases – expert

BANGKOK, Thailand — Filipino tuberculosis (TB) specialist Rugaiya Calapis once asked her patient, a 32-year-old man using the alias “Juan,” to undergo a sputum test after he complained of coughing and losing weight for two weeks. The…

I'd always wanted to carry a baby. Cancer meant I couldn't

ABC News

I'd always wanted to carry a baby. Cancer meant I couldn't

The grief of losing the chance to have baby is something I expect to carry forever. But I'm becoming more comfortable with the unconventional life I'm building with my partner April.

ABC News

Woman, 50, arrested for murder after minibus stop fight in Hong Kong

Woman, 50, arrested for murder after minibus stop fight in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police have arrested a 50-year-old woman after she became involved in a brawl at a minibus station with another woman who later died. A police spokesman said officers received a report at 10.31pm on Wednesday that the two women…

Midwife made wrong call to move woman who died during birth, inquest hears

With benefit of hindsight, she admitted she wished she had looked further into the mother's history and recommended a hospital birth.

Minister aims for domestic production of 15 vaccine antigens by 2029

Minister aims for domestic production of 15 vaccine antigens by 2029

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin sets a target for Indonesia to domestically manufacture all 15 vaccine antigens ...

Minister targets domestic production of 15 vaccine antigens by 2029

Minister targets domestic production of 15 vaccine antigens by 2029

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin sets a target for Indonesia to domestically manufacture all 15 vaccine antigens ...

Woman nearly loses finger after door slams shut on her, doctors replant it within hours

Times of India

Woman nearly loses finger after door slams shut on her, doctors replant it within hours

A Mumbai woman's finger was successfully replanted after a severe door crush injury. Doctors performed complex microsurgery to restore circulation to the amputated digit. The patient had significant medical challenges including diabetes…

Times of India

Straits Times

New Congo province has suspected Ebola case as deaths hit 600, report says

KINSHASA, July 8 - The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Wednesday that suspected Ebola cases had been reported in a new province, highlighting the expansion of the ongoing outbreak as deaths hit 600.

Straits Times

When will Hong Kong’s retail leasing market see a turnaround?

HealthJul 8, 2026 · 1 min

When will Hong Kong’s retail leasing market see a turnaround?

Hong Kong’s retail leasing market remained under pressure with rental rates far below the pre-pandemic levels, while Beijing’s crackdown on capital flight and a potential rate hike in the second half of the year by the US Federal Reserve…