Health

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

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…

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.

'The type of treatment we're looking for': Worldwide cancer trial shows promise in treatment of melanoma

Forty-five Kiwi patients have participated among 1000 worldwide, with possible benefits for those with other forms of cancer.

Auckland has its worst week for flu-related hospitalisations in 10 years

There were 177 people admitted to the four Auckland hospitals with severe acute respiratory illness from the 9 - 16 August, up from 125 patients the week before.

Deadly Russian missile attack in Kyiv leaves parts of capital without power

CBC

Deadly Russian missile attack in Kyiv leaves parts of capital without power

Russian ballistic missile strikes killed at least three and injured 20 more in Kyiv early on Thursday, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, damaging apartments, non-residential buildings, warehouses and a children's hospital and leaving…

CBC

What to know about melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer

What to know about melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer

Compared with more common skin cancers, melanoma is more likely to spread to other parts of the body.

DEA to investigate Hayden Panettiere’s sudden passing

DEA to investigate Hayden Panettiere’s sudden passing

The unexpected death of Hayden Panettiere on August 16 has prompted a thorough investigation, now involving the Drug Enforcement Administration. While the coroner's office has yet to establish an official cause of death, there were…