Organic and baby carrots sold at grocery stores across the US have been recalled after an E. coli outbreak that has killed one person. So far, 15 people are in…
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USA: California reports first case of emerging mpox strain
California has reported the first US case of mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – that is part of a new outbreak. The state’s department of health, the CDPH, said…
Turkey: Forty-seven on trial over deaths of ten babies
Forty-seven people have gone on trial in Turkey in connection with an alleged scam in which newborns were transferred between hospitals for profit. Prosecutors say doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers…
India: Authorities in Delhi close schools, ban construction as air pollution reach alarming levels
Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. A thick…
USA: Health stocks hit after Trump taps RFK Jr for top job
Shares in vaccine makers and healthcare firms around the world slid sharply on Friday, as investors warned that Donald Trump’s choice of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US Health Secretary…
India: Ten newborns killed in a hospital fire
A fire ripped through the neonatal unit of a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborns and injuring 17, the authorities said. Emergency responders rescued 38 newborns from the ward,…
India: New Delhi shuts all primary schools as air quality worsens
India’s capital New Delhi has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice and the country’s government has banned non-essential construction in the city and urged residents…
India: Knife attack on doctor renews safety fears
More than 75% of doctors in India have faced some form of violence at workplaceA knife attack on a doctor in the southern Indian city of Chennai has raised fresh…
Palestine: Aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza
United Nations’s humanitarian aid chief told a meeting of the Security Council (UNSC) that “acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes” are being committed in Gaza where Israel’s military continues…
India: Health concerns voiced as Delhi air pollution turns ‘severe’
People in India’s capital Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog as the air quality deteriorated to severe levels in the city. Delhi and its neighbouring cities are…