Health

Trump taps aide Heidi Overton for FDA, pledges to speed new treatments

Trump taps aide Heidi Overton for FDA, pledges to speed new treatments

Overton is a deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy at the White House working on health issues.

Record number of women join Duke-NUS as Class of 2030 brings diverse life and work experiences into medicine

Record number of women join Duke-NUS as Class of 2030 brings diverse life and work experiences into medicine

A disability advocate and theatre performer, a population health professional and a ballet teacher are among 78 ...

Two protected elephants relocated to E Kalimantan zoo

Two protected elephants relocated to E Kalimantan zoo

Deo and Sinta, two protected Asian elephants, are in good health after being relocated from Gembira Loka Zoo in ...

Ministry guarantees medical equipment for NTT emergency response

Ministry guarantees medical equipment for NTT emergency response

The Ministry of Health is ensuring the availability of essential medical equipment to support medical personnel in ...

RNZ

Ombudsman shines light on 'coercive and unlawful treatment' at Wakari Hospital

Health NZ urged to improve "conditions of detention" by ending all prolonged isolation and improving physical living arrangements for patients.

RNZ

Ebola is spreading faster beyond Congo epicentre, straining outbreak response

Ebola is spreading faster beyond Congo epicentre, straining outbreak response

Congo has recorded 2,476 confirmed deaths, giving the outbreak a case-fatality rate of 47.5 per cent.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to move back to the UK later this month

Euronews

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to move back to the UK later this month

Harry expressed a desire to reconcile with his father and spend more time with the UK monarch who is being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer.

Euronews

Two doctors of Mumbai's Parsi community to receive Nishan-e-Imtiaz for keeping secret Jinnah's illness

The Hindu

Two doctors of Mumbai's Parsi community to receive Nishan-e-Imtiaz for keeping secret Jinnah's illness

Elaborating on the importance of their act, Mr. Iqbal said that any revelation about Jinnah’s frail health could have impacted the creation of Pakistan in 1947.

The Hindu

AIIMS Rishikesh held for wrong HIV positive diagnosis, told to pay Rs 60K compensation

Times of India

AIIMS Rishikesh held for wrong HIV positive diagnosis, told to pay Rs 60K compensation

AIIMS Rishikesh was found guilty of medical negligence by a consumer commission. The hospital incorrectly recorded a patient as HIV positive in its medical records. Subsequent tests at other hospitals found the patient to be HIV negative…

Times of India

Breaking: Fire at major Perth hospital forces ICU evacuation

Breaking: Fire at major Perth hospital forces ICU evacuation

The blaze was reported just after 10am at Fiona Stanley Hospital and took half an hour to bring under control.

Wellbeing report finds nine out of 10 farmers feel undervalued

Wellbeing report finds nine out of 10 farmers feel undervalued

A national survey finds many farmers are considering leaving the industry, while one on three felt their mental health had deteriorated over the last year.

They put food on our tables, but 9 out of 10 farmers feel undervalued

They put food on our tables, but 9 out of 10 farmers feel undervalued

A national survey finds many farmers are considering leaving the industry, while one in three feel their mental health has deteriorated over the last year.