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Cade Horton de los Cachorros de Chicago lanza en la primera entrada ante los Guardianes de Cleveland el viernes 3 de abril del 2026. (AP Foto/Sue Ogrocki)
Milwaukee Bucks’ Kevin Porter Jr. (7) commits an offensive foul against Cleveland Cavaliers’ Dennis Schroder during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
A man hugs a police officer in front of the American Fish Company following a fatal shooting that occurred the night before, Sept. 28, 2025, in Southport, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
Nepal’s Central Investigation Bureau investigates a large-scale insurance fraud operation in the Himalayan trekking sector. Authorities charge 32 individuals - including trekking company operators, guides, helicopter rescue coordinators, hospital owners, and doctors - with organized crime and fraud. The scheme alleg…
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce (66) throws to a Colorado Rockies batter in the first inning of interleague baseball game in Toronto, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)
Medical workers have reported poor health outcomes for refugees without access to Medicare. (Pexels: Alex Green)
Sleeping doesn’t count as cardio, but it is good for your heart.
Phillip Norris waited months for rehabilitation services after his surgery. (ABC New England: Brigitte Murphy)
The US office market is in freefall. Aging towers are trading at fractions of their former worth as owners finally admit that the post-pandemic workplace is not coming back.
Gary Woodland smiles on the driving range before a practice round ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
State Rep. David Tarnas, D-Kamuela, speaks during a news conference at the state Capitol, April 30, 2025, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin, File)
Soldiers stand guard over Erick Valencia Salazar, alias “El 85,”, in Mexico City, March 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, File)
The Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) has a total of 2,712 children on its surgical waiting list, Health Deputy Minister Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni told Parliament.
SDB bank marked International Women’s Day 2026 with a series of initiatives organised focused on employee wellbeing, reflecting its broader commitment to supporting women at multiple levels of society.
Victoria’s pandemic construction fast-track program has “failed miserably”, a former senior state planner claims, arguing that billions of dollars in promised economic value and tens of thousands of homes remain trapped in bureaucratic inertia.
Losing your breasts comes with a lot of baggage.
Experts say investment in youth mental health services, not detention centres, will help to address the causes of crime. (ABC News: Billy Cooper)
Kate O'Halloran (she/her) is an award-winning journalist and member of the ABC Sport team, with a focus on gender equity, health and fitness and issues affecting LGBTQIA+ communities.
TEHRAN, Iran — Three times a week, Asghar Hashemi undergoes dialysis treatment at a hospital in northern Tehran. He fears that if power stations are knocked out, as US President Donald Trump has threatened in escalating rhetoric, his life will be in danger.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday announced the opening of a new, quarter billion hospital unit for city inmates complete with specialty care and access to “therapeutic settings.”
The Jewish Federations of North America said it had raised more than $30 million in emergency aid for Israel during the first four weeks of Operation Roaring Lion, with funds directed toward terror victims, displaced families, reservists, and mental health and resilience services.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is no stranger to provocative language. But his threat to wipe out Iranian civilization and other recent menacing comments have prompted critics to question the US president's mental health.
Walk this way to a longer and healthier life.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended medical evacuations from Gaza to Egypt after a contract worker was killed by Israeli fire.
Offset was photographed smoking a cigarette outside of a Florida hospital after he was shot in the leg.
California public universities will be required to offer students who overdose a path to treatment — giving them the option of rehab or drug education before facing discipline.
Jeremy Olson-Ehlert, an RN at HCMC and second vice president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, speaks about the medical center’s future at a news conference on April 1, 2026 at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. (Taylor Canas/MinnPost via AP)
A Sharjah resident who underwent a complex seven-hour surgery to remove a tumour from deep in her brain has been given a new lease of life after going back to work full-time more than a year on.
Country star Ray Stevens was “briefly hospitalized in the Nashville area” after suffering a fall that left him with a broken neck.
Going under the table below the belt?
California is fighting a measles outbreak as two new cases were reported in Sacramento County on Monday — bringing the total to 34 across the state.
It gives new meaning to the phrase “sweet cheeks.”
A man places stones on graves during a second mass funeral for victims of an earlier airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
Kowloon West Cluster says it terminated doctor’s contract and ‘passed relevant case to Medical Council for follow-up’
Kowloon West Cluster says it terminated doctor’s contract and ‘passed relevant case to Medical Council for follow-up’
UnitedHealth Group shares surged more than 8% after federal regulators unveiled a stronger-than-expected Medicare Advantage payment increase, delivering relief to the health insurance giant and the broader managed-care sector.
Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed 1,530 people since 2 March, the Ministry of Health reported Tuesday.
Lady Gaga “truly could not feel worse” after canceling a concert in Canada due to a serious respiratory infection.
The World Health Organization has suspended medical evacuations from Gaza to Egypt via the Rafah crossing after a contractor was killed by Israeli troops on Monday.
When the singer-songwriter and Sufjan Stevens collaborator became gravely ill, he had to learn to walk, talk, hear, play and sing again. Music – and a love of antique instrumentation – helped him rebuild
A schoolboy in Dubai who appealed for help to fund treatment for a rare genetic disorder has started the first steps of his medical journey, after a nationwide donation campaign raised more than Dh10.6 million.
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Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians in air strikes on a school in the Gaza Strip on Monday, in the latest breach of the October ceasefire intended to end the two-year genocide.
After years of trying to lose weight "the right way," Jane Zuckerman realized that "putting in the work just wasn't enough."
South Korean authorities have arrested and deported a Thai drug trafficking suspect accused of running an international narcotics operation for more than 25 years to his home country, Seoul's spy agency said Tuesday.
SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean authorities have arrested and deported a Thai drug trafficking suspect accused of running an international narcotics operation for more than 25 years to his home country, Seoul's spy agency said Tuesday.
I’m hesitant to write on this subject because I know the storm is coming. The Mets, for example, had been relatively healthy from the onset of spring and then in the last week had Jorge Polanco working through Achilles pain, Brett Baty dealing with a jammed thumb and placed Juan Soto on the IL on Monday with a strai…