Malaysia mourns death of former transport minister Ling Liong Sik at 82
The trained medical doctor, who entered politics in 1968, served as transport minister from 1986 to 2003
· The Star
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Newest first · UTC+10:00Dream Care: This haredi male nurse is helping redefine private nursing care in Israel
Working for two years as a registered nurse in a Jerusalem hospital, and then another two years at a health fund clinic, convinced Matan Nitzky that the overburdened Israeli healthcare system is more about a mad rush to complete tasks than about benefiting each individual patient.
· ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
Health ministry: 21 injured in Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon
At least 21 people were wounded in Israeli air strikes on the town of Ma’raka and the Al-Housh area in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said.
· Middleeasteye
AFL LIVE Easter Saturday: Lethal criticises Magpies over Daicos treatment, as Tigers seek first win
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· Danny Russell
Probe launched after Hospital Authority data breach involving 56,0000 patients
Patients’ names, identity card numbers, genders, dates of birth, dates of hospital visits and medical history compromised
· Edith Lin
Probe launched after Hospital Authority data breach involving 56,000 patients
Head of IT federation rues ‘spilled milk’ of data leak but urges vigilance as patients’ names, identity card numbers and medical history compromised
· Edith Lin
Hong Kong Hospital Authority apologises for data breach involving 56,000 patients
Privacy watchdog and police investigating after patients’ names, identity card numbers, dates of hospitals visits and medical procedures leaked
· Edith Lin
Hong Kong Hospital Authority apologises for data breach involving 56,000 patients
Privacy watchdog and police investigating after patients’ names, identity card numbers, dates of hospitals visits and medical procedures leaked
· Edith Lin
Day’Ron Sharpe wants to keep on ‘showing growth’ next season after return from surgery
Despite a season-ending surgery, Day’Ron Sharpe had a career year.
· Brian Lewis
Motel fire in Incheon injures 51, sends 26 to hospital
A fire broke out at a seven-story motel in Okryeon-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, at around 9:41 a.m. Saturday, injuring 51 guests.
· Moon Joon-hyun
Ocean rescue leads police to ‘mother ship’ drug smuggling plot
Nine men have been charged and are accused of conspiring to import tonnes of cocaine and methamphetamine before distributing the drugs across Australia using trucking connections.
· Maeve Bannister
Bayanihan-style energy relief package pushed at House
MANILA, Philippines — Bagong Henerasyon Partylist Rep. Robert Nazal is pushing for an automatic relief system similar to the Covid pandemic-era Bayanihan laws that would be activated upon the declaration of a national energy emergency to protect Filipino families, workers, and key sectors.
· Red Mendoza
Sydney councils fear new datacentres could cause blackouts, block housing and affect locals’ health
Datacentres ‘directly competing’ with possible residential builds near public transport, one council tells NSW inquiry, amid growing concerns
· Petra Stock
Here comes the ‘Mounjaro bride’: Indian women turn to weight-loss drug before wedding
Many Indian marriages are arranged by families, often bringing expectations around physical appearance and financial status
· Reuters
Here comes the ‘Mounjaro bride’: Indian women turn to weight-loss drug before wedding
Many Indian marriages are arranged by families, often bringing expectations around physical appearance and financial status
· Reuters
New COVID strain circulating in Australia
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· 9News Staff
Hong Kong airport opens sensory space for passengers with invisible disabilities
Room near Gate 10 in Terminal One designed for passengers with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, claustrophobia and dementia
· Emily Hung
Hong Kong airport opens sensory space for passengers with invisible disabilities
Room near Gate 10 in Terminal One designed for passengers with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, claustrophobia and dementia
· Emily Hung
Sunken trawler alerts police to alleged drug smuggling plan
Eight men were arrested in Victoria and one man was apprehended in Sydney. (Supplied: Victoria Police)
Colon cancer survivor who became viral fitness trainer isn’t afraid of eating McDonald’s
Bill Maeda, 57, is an unconventional fitness influencer who doesn’t count reps and has some clients exercise for just 10 minutes a day
· Kavita Daswani
Colon cancer survivor who became viral fitness trainer isn’t afraid of eating McDonald’s
Bill Maeda, 57, is an unconventional fitness influencer who doesn’t count reps and has some clients exercise for just 10 minutes a day
· Kavita Daswani
Older Australians are healthier than ever, but this hasn’t changed the way we talk or think about over-70s | John Quiggin
People are still classified as ‘older’ or even ‘elderly’ as early as 65, even though they are now expected to keep working until they are 67
· John Quiggin
‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Episode 13 Recap: Mop Up This Mess
Some messes are easily cleaned up. That’s probably something that happens pretty regularly on standard-issue medical dramas. But with the big board lit back up and nightshifters getting to full strength, Episode 13 of The Pitt Season 2 (“7:00PM”) still has 12 hours – episodes – of patient protocols and sweaty staff …
· Johnny Loftus
Hong Kong’s world-first Alzheimer’s blood test will strengthen city’s healthcare
This breakthrough in screening marks another step in Hong Kong’s broader moves to identify and tackle health problems early
· SCMP Editorial
Hong Kong’s world-first Alzheimer’s blood test will strengthen city’s healthcare
This breakthrough in screening marks another step in Hong Kong’s broader moves to identify and tackle health problems early
· SCMP Editorial
Nine men charged for alleged involvement in multi-tonne drug importation into Victoria
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WHO warns about attacks on Iran health facilities, regional threat
The World Health Organisation warned on Friday about "multiple attacks on health" in Iran, following an air strike on a facility in Tehran, and launched an urgent appeal to aid health systems affected in the wider region.
· Middleeasteye
Nasal spray flu vaccines are here — but not all kids can get it for free
Topic:Children's Health
· Emma Pollard
Tribes in Montana lose millions after USDA kills farm grants
Kim Paul, executive director of the Piikani Lodge Health Institute, a nonprofit on the Blackfeet Reservation that promotes health and well-being, saw the email notification flash across her computer screen as she was working late last week.
Another 'lockdown': How long-term caravanners are dealing with the fuel crisis
Jay and Christie Sinclair are on the trip of a lifetime, travelling Australia in a caravan after a major health scare. (Supplied: Jay Sinclair)
· Ellie Willcox
OpenAI's Fidji Simo takes medical leave, announces leadership changes
Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of applications, announced several leadership changes on Friday and revealed she is taking a significant medical leave because of a worsening neuroimmune condition.
· Ashley Capoot
Tiger Woods’ private jet lands in Switzerland after DUI arrest
Tiger Woods’ private jet arrived in Zurich, Switzerland early Friday morning, as the 15-time major champ plans to seek inpatient treatment following a car crash and DUI arrest, according to TMZ.
· Jenna Lemoncelli
Post internship doctors must apply for recruitment by 12 noon today – Minister
Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the call for applications for the recruitment of doctors who have completed their internships, into government service will end at 12 noon today and that the period will not be extended even for a minute under any circumstances.
· damith
GMOA to strike once again today
The GMOA yesterday said that a strike will be launched at 8 am today once again, over the transfers over the post internship doctors. GMOA Secretary Dr.Prabath Sugathadasa said post‑internship doctors will not apply for public service appointments before 12 noon today (4), as ordered by the Health Minister. The GMOA…
· damith
Training programmes for health professionals on oxygen use - DailyNews
The launch of the country’s first set of national guidelines on the use of oxygen in government hospitals was held recently under the patronage of Health and Mass Media Miister Dr.Nalinda Jayatissa.
· damith
Israeli attack kills two, 15 wounded in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
At least two people have been killed and 15 wounded in an Israeli air strike on the town of Sahmar in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported, citing the country's health ministry.
· Middleeasteye
More than 20 attacks on Iranian healthcare facilities since March 1: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against US-Israeli attacks on Iranian health facilities amid the ongoing war, following attacks on one of the oldest research and health facilities in Tehran, the Pasteur Institute.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Tiger Woods’ plane touches down in Switzerland after golfer vowed to ‘seek treatment’
Tiger Woods’ private jet reportedly touched down in Zurich, Switzerland, days after the golf legend requested permission from a judge to travel outside of Florida to “seek treatment” amid his DUI case.
· BreAnna Bell
Perez Hilton needs ‘emergency surgery’ following 21 day hospitalization
Perez Hilton needs “emergency surgery” for a “massive” blood clot just weeks after his 21 day stay in the hospital.
· Jolie Zenna
Microplastics and pharmaceuticals to be added to list of US drinking water contaminants
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it would add microplastics and pharmaceuticals to a list of drinking water contaminants that it’s drafting.
· Emma Glassman-Hughes
Drone strike on Sudan hospital kills 10, medical charity MSF says
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has denounced a drone attack on a Sudanese hospital that killed 10 people in the south-central part of the war-torn nation.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito treated for dehydration at hospital after March incident
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration at a hospital after a previously undisclosed March 20 incident in Philadelphia, sources told Fox News.
· Fox News
The common breast cancer myth that might be putting women at risk
Every day, about 58 Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer. But despite it being the most common cancer among women, some myths are hard to shake.
· Lauren Ironmonger
Abu Dhabi researchers identify molecule primed to boost fight against Parkinson's disease | The National
Scientists at New York University Abu Dhabi have helped to develop a molecule that may prevent patients with Parkinson’s disease from deteriorating.
· Daniel Bardsley
Journalist Bhakti Dharmapriya Mendis passes away - DailyNews
Journalist Bhakthi Dharmapriya Mendis has passed away while receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of the National Hospital in Colombo following a serious road accident. He was 47 years old at the time of his death.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Hawaii doctor on trial for trying to kill wife admitted they stopped having sex, called her ‘lying b–h’
The Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife was forced to admit to a jury embarrassing details about their relationship after her “emotional affair” with a coworker, including that they’d stopped sleeping together and he called her a “lying b–h and a w—e.”
· Priscilla DeGregory
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Pizza Movie’ on Hulu, a Superbad Drug Trip Comedy Led by Gaten Matarazzo
Jonah Hill is 42 and Michael Cera is 37 so Pizza Movie (now streaming on Hulu) indoctrinates their successors, Stranger Things alum Gaten Matarazzo and The Goldbergs star Sean Giambrone. The two young funnydudes anchor the directorial debut of Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney, sketch-comedy vets with Saturday Night L…
· John Serba
California dairy producer recalls raw cheese during probe of an E. coli outbreak
A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
· Matthew Perrone
Iran reeling after B1 bridge strike as Trump threatens further attacks
The attack has left local residents, first responders and families of the victims in a state of shock, fear and trauma, especially amid persistent threats of further strikes and escalation. Hospitals and emergency services in and around the Tehran–Karaj corridor have faced a sudden influx of wounded people, placing …
· AfricaNews