[2026-03-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Honey as a superfood: can it really heal wounds, fight superbugs and provide sweet relief for coughs? | Antiviral

Snippet: While it’s not effective as an antibiotic, some evidence suggests honey can help with wound healing – but good quality research is lacking

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/18/honey-health-benefits-sore-throat-antibiotic-sweetner-research

[2026-03-18 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: The IRS may owe you a pandemic tax refund: How to check if you’re eligible

Snippet: Millions of Americans may be eligible for a tax refund thanks to a recent court decision that found taxpayers should not have been charged late penalties during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/business/the-irs-may-owe-you-a-pandemic-tax-refund-heres-how-to-know-if-youre-eligible/

[2026-03-18 00:41 UTC+10:00] [Kent] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Kent students to be offered targeted meningitis jabs after two more cases

Snippet: Vaccination programme to be launched on Canterbury campus as strain B of disease identified in fatal outbreak

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/17/strain-b-meningitis-kent-fatal-outbreak

[2026-03-18 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Gerrit Cole making Yankees game return in ‘next step’ after Tommy John surgery

Snippet: TAMPA — Gerrit Cole is scheduled to make his first start in a game since Tommy John surgery on Wednesday against the Red Sox, The Post has learned.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/sports/gerrit-cole-making-yankees-game-return-in-next-step-after-tommy-john-surgery/

[2026-03-17 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Phil Mickelson returning to LIV Golf after mysterious absence

Snippet: HyFlyers GC captain Phil Mickelson will return to the LIV Golf lineup this week in South Africa after missing four events due to a family health matter.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/sports/phil-mickelson-returning-to-liv-golf-after-mysterious-absence/

[2026-03-17 23:39 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 94% of Hong Kong students are couch potatoes, 17.5% overweight, study shows

Snippet: Government report also flags low fruit and vegetable intake, poor vision health and excessive recreational screen time among students

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3346918/94-hong-kong-students-are-couch-potatoes-175-overweight-study-shows

[2026-03-17 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Taliban says hundreds killed in Pakistani air strike on Kabul hospital

Snippet: A Taliban official has accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people at a drug rehabilitation facility in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/taliban-hundreds-killed-pakistani-air-strike-kabul-hospital

[2026-03-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Mental health] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: I help people with psychosis off the streets. Sometimes, their minds won’t let them leave

Snippet: As a mental health chaplain in New York, I help people leave homelessness. But mental illness, bureaucracy and a fragile system often pull them back

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/mar/17/mental-health-housing

[2026-03-17 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: I used to be a happy drunk — Ozempic made me a sad one, and the hangovers are horrendous

Snippet: Welcome to The Thin Line, The New York Post’s series about the darker side of GLP-1 drugs. Though GLP-1 agonists sold under brand names like Ozempic have helped millions of people lose weight, manage diabetes and improve other health conditions, they are not without risks. Check back for more stories about the lesser-known downsides of these wildly popular medications.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/health/i-used-to-be-a-happy-drunk-ozempic-made-me-a-sad-one/

[2026-03-17 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Rescue crews dig bodies out of the ruins of a Kabul hospital hit in an airstrike blamed on Pakistan

Snippet: Rescue crews were still digging bodies out of the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital on Tuesday morning, after officials there said that an overnight Pakistani airstrike killed at least 400 people in a dramatic escalation of a conflict between the two neighbors that is now in its third week.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/world-news/rescue-crews-dig-bodies-out-of-the-ruins-of-a-kabul-hospital-hit-in-an-airstrike-blamed-on-pakistan/

[2026-03-17 22:28 UTC+10:00] [Nigeria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria

Snippet: More than 100 others injured in bombings targeting post office, market areas and hospital in Maiduguri

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/bombings-north-eastern-nigeria-maiduguri

[2026-03-17 21:10 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Researchers study link between gut microbiome and of bowel cancer

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/researchers-study-link-between-gut-microbiome-and-of-bowel-cancer-20260317-p5okfq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Inside New York’s ‘superbug’ crisis — and the bad habit that’s fueling antibiotic resistance

Snippet: Forget bedbugs and cockroaches — NYC is battling “superbugs” that can’t easily be quashed.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/health/inside-new-yorks-superbug-crisis-and-the-bad-habit-thats-fueling-antibiotic-resistance/

[2026-03-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Nigeria lassa fever death rate rises despite fewer cases

Snippet: As Nigeria continues to battle an outbreak of Lassa fever, the number of new infections dropped to 65 in the last week of February, the country’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Monday, down from 77 the week before.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/16/nigeria-lassa-fever-death-rate-rises-despite-fewer-cases/

[2026-03-17 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Families search for loved ones after deadly Pakistan strikes on Kabul rehab

Snippet: Families have gathered outside a drug treatment centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, looking for their loved ones after it was hit in a Pakistani air strike, which Taliban authorities said killed 408 people.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/families-search-for-loved-ones-after-deadly-pakistan-strikes-on-kabul-rehab

[2026-03-17 19:19 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Most female rhinoceros beetles mate only once in a lifetime, study finds

Snippet: A group of researchers including Wataru Kojima, an associate professor of animal ecology at Yamaguchi University's Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, has found that most female Japanese rhinoceros beetles mate only once in their lifetime, which is rare for an insect.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/17/japan/science-health/female-beetles-mate-once/

[2026-03-17 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rescatistas sacan cuerpos de las ruinas del hospital en Kabul tras ataque aéreo atribuido a Pakistán

Snippet: Residentes y voluntarios inspeccionan el lugar de un ataque aéreo en un hospital de rehabilitación de drogodependencia en Kabul, Afganistán, el martes 17 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Siddiqullah Alizai)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/afganistan-pakistan-kabul-hospital-ataque-c59f8f0552403156db7b1858cf1ab536

[2026-03-17 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rescue crews race through rubble after a deadly Kabul airstrike, in photos

Snippet: Residents and rescue workers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/afghanistan-pakistan-conflict-kabul-airstrike-hospital-photos-dc09b6bbbbe84e1c4c4640efba52e676

[2026-03-17 18:29 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Robbing Peter to pay Paul’: Leaked letter reveals WA women’s mental health beds to be used for aged care patients

Snippet: The Cook government’s winter health strategy will see the number of women’s mental health beds at the Cockburn Health facility shrink by one-third while they’re diverted to elderly patients.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/western-australia/robbing-peter-to-pay-paul-leaked-letter-reveals-wa-women-s-mental-health-beds-to-be-used-for-aged-care-patients-20260317-p5oke7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-17 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rescue crews dig through rubble after deadly airstrike in Afghan capital kills hundreds

Snippet: Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman said early Tuesday the death toll from an airstrike by Pakistan that hit a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital Kabul has increased to 400.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-conflict-kabul-airstrike-hospital-596bfd6c30d879be09af4d7a039972fe

[2026-03-17 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: NephroPlus expands digital care across 43 clinics with mobile app launch

Snippet: AS digital health care continues to reshape patient care, Asia’s leading dialysis provider NephroPlus has launched its mobile application in the Philippines to help NephroPlus patients to seamlessly manage their treatment journey through a fully integrated digital platform.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/17/tmt-newswire/nephroplus-expands-digital-care-across-43-clinics-with-mobile-app-launch/2301427

[2026-03-17 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: More than 3,500 injured since start of war, Israeli health ministry says

Snippet: Israel’s health ministry on Tuesday said that 3,530 people have been injured and taken to hospitals since the start of the war.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-3500-injured-start-war-israeli-health-ministry-says

[2026-03-17 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: La policía en Nigeria dice que presuntos atentados suicidas mataron al menos a 23 personas

Snippet: Una ambulancia se ve en el hospital tras la explosión de una bomba en Maiduguri, Nigeria, el lunes 16 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto )

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-ataque-suicida-maiduguri-7d2baf4c3a6fd5611696e995b6465e15

[2026-03-17 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Police in Nigeria say suspected suicide bombings killed at least 23 people

Snippet: An ambulance is seen at the hospital following a bomb blast in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo )

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-suicide-bombings-borno-maiduguri-3eaeb7f126866ab3c8b1d927a8bc7168

[2026-03-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Taiwan singer ignites debate by showing popular ‘vacuum belly’ technique to lose weight

Snippet: Onstage protruding ribs routine provokes roars of appreciation from audience; doctors warn it could damage people’s health

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3346329/taiwan-singer-ignites-debate-showing-popular-vacuum-belly-technique-lose-weight

[2026-03-17 16:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Celltrion lands W295b CMO deal with global pharma

Snippet: Celltrion said Tuesday it has signed a 294.9 billion won ($198 million) contract manufacturing agreement with an undisclosed global pharmaceutical company to supply drug substance.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10696294

[2026-03-17 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing 400 in attack on Kabul hospital - DailyNews

Snippet: Afghanistan has accused Pakistan’s military of launching an air strike on a hospital treating drug users in the capital, Kabul, killing at least 400 people.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/17/breaking-news/968182/afghanistan-accuses-pakistan-of-killing-400-in-attack-on-kabul-hospital/

[2026-03-17 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Global Aesthetic Trends Evolve Toward 'Anti-Sagging': The Expansion of the Structural Skin Laxity Improvement and Liquid Type PCL Collagen Stimulator Market

Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The global medical aesthetics market is rapidly shifting toward an "Anti-Sagging" paradigm, focusing on improving the fundamental causes of skin laxity. While traditional aesthetic approaches primarily addressed external signs of aging—such as wrinkle reduction and volume correction—the Anti-Sagging trend focuses on the structural causes of aging: the decrease of collagen within the dermal layer and the weakening of the skin's support structure.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10696204

[2026-03-17 15:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: From medals to mental health, experts rethink success in sport

Snippet: IOC athletes' commission member, mental health professor warn elite sport must move beyond results-driven culture to better protect athletes

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10696197

[2026-03-17 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: By Oliver Chaseling

Snippet: Oliver Chaseling is a journalist in the ABC's Darwin bureau in the Northern Territory. He has previously worked in community services and public health research in various communities in Arnhem Land, NT. He can be reached at chaseling.oliver@abc.net.au, or on instagram @chassling.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/oliver-chaseling/14039426

[2026-03-17 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Star QB Dante Moore lobbies Oregon governor to support mental health services, reveals own struggles

Snippet: Dante Moore is using his football star power to help those struggling with mental health issues.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/sports/dante-moore-lobbies-oregon-gov-to-support-mental-health-reveals-own-struggles/

[2026-03-17 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital

Snippet: KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated cross-border clashes as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/17/world/americas-emea/afghanistan-says-400-people-killed-in-pakistan-strike-on-kabul-hospital/2301365

[2026-03-17 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Cops smash Sacramento drug ring moving 500 pounds of meth monthly

Snippet: Seventeen alleged drug traffickers are facing charges after authorities say they ran a sprawling methamphetamine pipeline that pumped hundreds of pounds of the drug every month across Northern California.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/cops-smash-sacramento-drug-ring-moving-500-pounds-of-meth-in-operation-meltdown/

[2026-03-17 14:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital

Snippet: KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated cross-border clashes as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10696147

[2026-03-17 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of deadly airstrike on drug rehab centre

Snippet: Firefighters respond after Pakistani air strikes allegedly hit the Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre in Kabul on March 16. (AFP: Wakil Kohsar)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/afghanistan-accuses-pakistan-of-deadly-airstrike-in-kabul/106463896

[2026-03-17 13:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Patient's sex could affect IBS treatment: research

Snippet: While several studies have shown that sex is a significant factor in the presentation of symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, a recent study suggests that microbiota-directed therapies for the disease may also produce sex-specific effects.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10696145

[2026-03-17 13:32 UTC+10:00] [drug trafficking] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Channeling Trump, Chile’s new president launches work on border barrier

Snippet: Arch-conservative leader Kast has vowed to crack down on immigration from Peru and Bolivia with his ‘Border Shield’ plan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3346819/channeling-trump-chiles-new-president-launches-work-border-barrier

[2026-03-17 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Eurogliders founder Bernie Lynch dies age 65

Snippet: Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch were band mates in Eurogliders since its formation in 1980. (Supplied)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/bernie-lynch-eurogliders-founder-dies-of-cancer/106463680

[2026-03-17 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing 400 in hospital strike

Snippet: Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of conducting an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation facility in Kabul, which Taliban officials said killed at least 400 people.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635274-kabul-hospital-strike-pakistan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-17 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of conducting an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation facility in Kabul, which Taliban officials say killed at least 400 people.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635274-kabul-hospital-strike-pakistan/

[2026-03-17 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Meet the WA farmer training to run the entire length of Canada

Snippet: Brookton farmer Lachie Young is training to run across Canada in 2027. (Supplied: Lachie Young)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/lachie-young-running-across-canada-for-mental-health/106460462

[2026-03-17 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: NYC mom of 3 randomly slashed four times by masked maniac on way to bus stop: ‘I’m scared to go home’

Snippet: A Queens mom of three was randomly slashed by a masked maniac as she walked to a bus stop Monday morning — leaving her “scared to go back home” as she recovered at the hospital hours later, she told The Post.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/nyc-mom-randomly-slashed-four-times-by-masked-maniac-on-way-to-bus-stop/

[2026-03-17 11:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment

Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retaining her place as one of President Donald Trump's closest aides during a period of political turbulence.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10695825

[2026-03-17 11:33 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: NeuroScientific readies stem cell supply boost for bowel disease trials

Snippet: NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals has ticked off another key box on the road to commercialising the company’s StemSmart stem cell therapy, kicking off its first manufacturing run at one of Australia’s leading cell therapy facilities in Brisbane.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/neuroscientific-readies-stem-cell-supply-boost-for-bowel-disease-trials-20260317-p5ob7f.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-17 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Viral puff kitten that suffers from bizarre medical condition finally recovers

Snippet: A California kitten is lucky to be on all four paws after a strange medical condition left her looking less like a feline and more like a pufferfish.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/viral-puff-kitty-zoe-recovers-in-palm-springs/

[2026-03-17 11:06 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Scientists up-end mental health case for medical weed

Snippet: March 17, 2026 11:06 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/scientists-up-end-mental-health-case-for-medical-weed/

[2026-03-17 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Afghanistan says 400 killed in Kabul hospital attack as Pakistan denies responsibility

Snippet: Residents and volunteers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Source: AAP / Siddiqullah Alizai/AP

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/afghanistan-says-400-killed-in-kabul-hospital-attack-as-pakistan-denies-responsibility/bxgcn5hre

[2026-03-17 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Focus on men's health may improve pregnancy outcomes, experts say

Snippet: ABC Health & Wellbeing

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-03-17/lancet-pre-conception-pregnancy-health-mens-wellbeing-sperm/106450200

[2026-03-17 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: ABC Health & Wellbeing

Snippet: Experts say putting the spotlight on sperm — and men's pre-conception health more broadly — will improve pregnancy outcomes. Here's why.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/

[2026-03-17 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says

Snippet: Researchers project that reduced activity could contribute to half a million additional premature deaths annually by 2050

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/reduced-physical-activity-due-to-global-heating-rise-health-issues-study