The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, encircled by Israeli drones and tanks, has pleaded with the international community to intervene to protect the northern Gaza hospital as Israel ordered patients…
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India: Expert warns of public health emergency as Delhi’s toxic air returns
Delhi’s pollution has once again soared to hazardous levels, with a top expert warning that India’s toxic air will have a bigger impact on public health than the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Japan: Fukushima city to name and shame people who break trash rules
For the uninitiated, sorting one’s trash can be a convoluted process in Japan – a country that boasts one of the world’s strictest garbage disposal rules. But in the city…
DRC: Mysterious disease is severe malaria- health authorities
A previously unknown disease making the rounds in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a severe form of malaria, the country’s health ministry has announced. Health authorities on Tuesday…
Palestine: Last orthopaedic surgeon in northern Gaza killed
A doctor believed to be the last remaining orthopaedic surgeon in northern Gaza has been killed by Israeli tankfire, according to Palestinian officials. Dr Sayeed Joudeh died on Thursday while…
Brazil: President Lula says he’s well after brain bleed surgery
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been discharged from hospital after undergoing emergency surgery for a brain bleed, doctors said. The 79-year-old appeared alongside his medical team at a…
USA: RFK Jr.’s lawyer and top ally asked FDA to revoke approval of polio vaccine
Backlash been building in the United States following a news report that links one of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet members to an effort to revoke approval for the polio…
DRC: Mystery disease kills dozens, mainly children
Just four months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency over mpox – which has overwhelmed health systems in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year – a…
Brazil: Lula recovering after ‘successful’ second surgery- Doctors
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has undergone a second surgical procedure after seeking treatment this week for an intracranial haemorrhage, his medical team said. Lula’s personal doctor, Roberto Kalil, said…
USA: Woman charged after mentioning CEO killing in call with healthcare firm
A Florida woman was charged for threatening a US health insurance company by repeating words similar to those used by the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer. Briana Boston, 42, is accused…