Category: Health News

In his seven years as a nurse in Malawi’s civil service, Mathews Saindi has never found financial stability. Things just keep getting worse, he says. Three years ago, his monthly…

Thousands of rats – dead and alive – have swept up on beaches in Queensland Australia, overwhelming residents. The state has been battling a rat and mouse plague for months…

Ugandan health authorities are investigating an unidentified disease outbreak that has killed at least 12 people in a span of two weeks in Kyotera district in the central region. Affected…

An armed suspect opened fire in the lobby of a psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire, killing a security guard, before an officer returned fire, killing the attacker, police say. Officials…

A New York City woman who died of ovarian cancer has raised enough money to pay off millions of dollars in other people’s medical debts. In a social media post…

Attracting skilled overseas-trained doctors to the UK will remain “crucial”, despite plans to train more healthcare staff here, the doctors’ regulator has said. The General Medical Council (GMC) found that…

Residents of India’s capital, Delhi, woke up to smoky skies as air quality dropped after the festival of Diwali. People in the city burst crackers late into Sunday night despite…

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has undergone successful shoulder surgery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the presidency says. Mr Mohamud is recovering well from the “minor” medical operation, his…

A diphtheria outbreak has been declared at South Africa’s Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison following the death of a 19-year-old inmate. Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the male inmate, who contracted…

Toxic smog in eastern Pakistan has made thousands of people sick, forcing authorities to shut some cities for the rest of the week. Smog in the country’s second-largest city Lahore…