Health

Bengaluru techie earning Rs 1.8 lakh/month faces ICU emergency: 'I was crushing it'

A Bengaluru techie's emergency revealed income differs from accessible cash. His savings and investments were unavailable during a critical hospital admission. This incident highlighted the crucial need for liquid emergency funds before…

Investing in women’s health not optional, says FG

The Federal Government declares that investing in women’s health is crucial for Nigeria’s $1tn economy. Discover why women’s health is foundational for sus Read More: https://punchng.com/investing-in-womens-health-not-optional-says-fg/

Mark Cuban: Tax companies that don’t offer employees equity

Mark Cuban champions the idea of taxing corporations that don’t offer equity to their employees, advocating for a more equitable prosperity that aligns the interests of employees with those of founders. He highlights alarming wealth…

No one held accountable one year after Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital

A year on from an Israeli double strike on a hospital in Gaza that killed 22 Palestinians, including journalists and rescue workers, no one has been held accountable.

Doctor accused of causing patient's death by cutting wrong arteries restricted from surgery for 18 months

The Singapore Medical Council said Dr Fong Yan Kit likely had a fundamental misunderstanding or misapprehension of the human anatomy and that this may not have been a one-off error.

Watch: Private Doctors In Malta To Get Access To More State Hospital Tests From September

Patients seeing private doctors in Malta could soon save themselves an extra referral, and potentially some money, as private specialists are set to gain access to a much wider range of tests offered by the public health service. From 1st…

Hungary foreign ministry files report on $964 million pandemic-era ventilator deals

BUDAPEST, Aug 25 - Hungary's Foreign Ministry has filed a report with prosecutors on suspected fraud and other crimes involving the 2020 purchase of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic under the previous government, Foreign Minister…

‘Enough is enough’: 121 Indigenous Victorians have died by suicide in the past five years

Royal commission recommended First Nations healing centres in 2021 but the Indigenous health service says the state has ‘done nothing’ to fund it Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app…

19 Cyclists To Ride 2,000km Across Africa In Just 10 Days For Malta’s Kidney Patients

Nineteen cyclists are preparing to push themselves through almost 2,000 kilometres across Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda in just 10 days, all to raise funds for people living with kidney failure in Malta and Gozo. The LifeCycle Foundation team…

Mojtaba Khamenei seen, heard in rare video amid health concerns

Dr Robert Parry, Ohio pediatric surgeon, draws cartoons on kids’ bandages after surgery

Meet Leon Wang, teen who found 2 drugs that may reduce Alzheimer's damage

A young student's research explored existing medicines for Alzheimer's disease protection. He identified two drugs, nintedanib and pirfenidone, showing protective effects in cell models. This drug repurposing approach offers a faster, less…