Alex Duong, ‘Blue Bloods’ actor and comedian, dead at 42
Actor and comedian Alex Duong has died after a year-long battle with cancer.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Heartbreak as husband battles terminal brain tumor while wife has second cancer fight
A California husband and wife with three children are still battling cancer together more than two years later — with the wife facing another bout of cancer for the second time.
· Titus Wu
Health care fraud whistleblowers could make millions as Bessent cracks down on sprawling scams
Uncle Sam needs you to help crush the billion-dollar health care fraud gangs.
· James Franey
$16 Erewhon cheese tied to E. Coli outbreak as California raw milk farmer fights recall
Federal food authorities said they’re investigating a growing E. Coli outbreak this month tied to Raw Farm, a dairy farm in Fresno commonly described as the country’s largest raw dairy producer. But the company is fighting the claims, saying officials have provided no proof that their products are to blame.
· Titus Wu
Lebanon death toll tops 1,200 as Israel vows to ‘change’ north
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says more than 1,200 people have been killed over the past four weeks, as Israeli attacks intensify across the country.
· Middleeasteye
'Wholly and solely systemic racism': Anger over closure of Indigenous health hub
Topic:Indigenous Australians
· James Vyver
Karapitiya Hospital to issue smart tokens to OPD clinic patients in a country first - DailyNews
A programme to issue smart tokens to patients is being launched for the first time at a hospital in the country at the Karapitiya National Hospital to prevent the inconvenience of waiting in queues when dispensing medicines to clinical patients.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Father and son drug traffickers deported from India - DailyNews
A father and son who fled to India on a boat while being sought for arrest in connection with a drug trafficking case were arrested by Indian security forces and deported to Sri Lanka on Friday (28).
· Gayan Abeykoon
Disgusting warning issued for major California beaches during spring break
Several popular beaches along Los Angeles County are currently under health advisories due to unsafe bacteria levels in the water.
· Zain Khan
RSF attack on Sudan’s South Kordofan kills at least 14, including children
An attack by Sudanese paramilitaries on South Kordofan has killed at least 14 people, including five children and two women, according to a medical group.
· Al Jazeera
Police search for driver after father badly hurt in hit-and-run
`Police are still searching for a car and driver involved in a hit-and-run that has left a Melbourne father with serious head injuries in hospital.In CCTV footage seen by 9News, the father and some friends were standing on the road near a car on Westphalian Rise in Clyde North about 1am today, when the occupants of…
· Patrick Brischetto
Do you know who owns your GP clinic? The answer might surprise you
Topic:Health Insurance
· Alison Branley
Overlooked organ may be the secret to a longer, cancer-free life — how to care for it
An overlooked organ may a master switch to a longer, healthier life.
· Rachel Sacks
Rich, white and attending music festivals: Who police pick to avoid court
Music festival attendees, cocaine users and the affluent were among the few beneficiaries of a scheme designed to divert low-level drug users away from the courts, as police use diversion powers in less than 10 per cent of cases, research has found.
· Max Maddison
Popular ‘healthy food’ was actually linked to faster brain decline, surprising experts
Talk about a brain drain.
· Rachel Sacks
Braves’ Dominic Smith hits walk-off grand slam less than two weeks after mom’s death: ‘I feel her every day’
Dominic Smith has felt his mother’s presence every day since she died March 15 after a battle with cancer.
· Justin Tasch
Sudanese paramilitaries and allied rebels kill 14 in Kordofan
CAIRO (AP) — An attack by Sudanese paramilitaries and their allied rebels in the central region of Kordofan killed at least 14 people, including five children and two women, a medical group said Sunday, in the latest deadly assault of the Sudan war.
· Samy Magdy
The Guardian view on peptides: Robert F Kennedy Jr would leave public health policy to the hucksters | Editorial
The US health secretary says he is a big fan of peptides. Many are promising drugs, but the only way to know their utility is proper clinical trials
· Editorial
Global ‘happiness gap’ shows Mexico way outpacing the US — here’s why
President Donald Trump often portrays Mexico as a disastrous country overrun by drug cartels and “bad hombres.”
· Andres Oppenheimer
Air Canada flight attendant who was ejected during LGA crash seen in hospital for first time — as daughter describes horrific injuries
An Air Canada flight attendant who was thrown from the plane during the crash at LaGuardia has been seen in her hospital bed for the first time— as her daughter described horrific injuries she is recovering from.
· Anthony Blair
Eli Lilly reaches $2.75 billion deal with Insilico to bring AI-developed drugs to the global market
BEIJING — U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has reached a $2.75 billion deal to bring drugs developed using artificial intelligence by Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine to the global market.
· Evelyn Cheng
California lidera plan para añadir vitamina a tortillas y reducir defectos congénitos entre latinos
En esta imagen proporcionada por Andrea Lopez, ella mece a su hijo Gabriel Crude, en un hospital en Bakersfield, California, en 2011, donde nació con anencefalia, un grave e inusual defecto congénito asociado a la falta de ácido fólico, una importante vitamina. (Cortesía Andrea Lopez via AP)
· Jonel Aleccia
Brace yourself for conditions at fire-hit Wang Fuk Court, returning residents told
Elderly people, pregnant women and those with health issues among those advised against returned home after deadly fire last November
· Edith Lin
California leads push for vitamin to halt Latino birth defects
In this photo provided by Andrea Lopez, she cradles her son, Gabriel Crude, at a hospital Bakersfield, Calif., in 2011, where he was born with anencephaly, a rare and severe birth defect tied to a lack of folic acid, a key vitamin. (Courtesy Andrea Lopez via AP)
· Jonel Aleccia
China biotech deals hit record as innovative drugs draw interest of multinationals
Deals reach US$60 billion in first quarter after analysts say Chinese biotech firms have shown substantial technological advancements
· Daniel Ren
Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time
Anatomy of one of least studied human organs could improve outcomes for women who have pelvic surgery
· Chris Simms
Israeli strike on ambulance kills paramedic in south Lebanon
An Israeli strike on an ambulance in southern Lebanon killed a paramedic and a patient on Sunday, the Islamic Health Committee said.
· Middleeasteye
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke who prompted first ISS evacuation reveals he couldn’t speak in space — as issue remains a mystery
The astronaut who prompted NASA’s first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don’t know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station.
· Associated Press
Start early, connect deeply: addressing Gen Z’s mental health crisis
Readers discuss how Hong Kong should respond to a survey on depression among the youth, and campaigns against sexual harassment for young people
· Letters
Gulf strikes threaten fuel, fertiliser and medical supplies globally
A wave of strikes across Gulf countries is raising concerns about global supplies of fuel, fertiliser and critical medical resources, as attacks hit industrial and infrastructure sites across the region, reports said.
· Middleeasteye
China proposes a new way to measure academic influence in a departure from impact factor
Chinese researcher says traditional measure of a paper’s citations is susceptible to manipulation and lacks Chinese perspective
· Dannie Peng
Mystery surrounds welfare of socialist San Francisco supervisor as city investigates leaked memo
The mysterious hospitalization of San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder has set off a torrent of rumors on what led to the health crisis amid reports she intends to resign after little more than a year on the job.
· Josh Koehn
Israel claims 142 injured in 24 hours, total war casualties reach 5,689
Israel’s Health Ministry claimed that at least 142 people were taken to hospital over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of injuries since the war began to 5,689.
· Middleeasteye
Russian drone strikes destroy Ukraine maternity hospital full of newborns: ‘This was pure terror’
A wave of Russian drone strikes brought “pure terror” to Ukraine overnight into Saturday, destroying a maternity hospital and leaving four dead and more than a dozen others wounded.
· David Spector
Meghan Markle’s estranged dad, 81, is dating his nurse, 46, after health scare: ‘I feel truly blessed’
Meghan Markle’s estranged father, Thomas Markle, says he’s “blessed and beyond happy” now that he’s dating his much-younger nurse.
· BreAnna Bell
Yaks may hold the key to treating MS sufferers: study
Scientists hunting for treatments and cures for multiple sclerosis may have found an unlikely ally — the yak.
· Jeanne Erickson
Two tonnes of cocaine found on sailboat in island paradise
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Mikala Theocharous
Andrew Vaughn set to undergo hamate bone surgery, miss extended time in Brewers crusher
The hamate bone fracture proved to be a thorn in the side for position players in spring training, but one player is feeling it at the start of the regular season.
· Andrew Battifarano
Former AFL footballer asked how much he drank before he was allegedly raped
Daniel Hayes says AFL Victoria is attempting to attribute his mental illness to his childhood. (ABC News: Bec Symons)
· Bec Symons
Why kegels can backfire during menopause — and 4 yoga poses to do instead
Counting on Kegels to manage menopause changes? It may not be the fix you think.
· McKenzie Beard
Illinois limiting alcohol sales on campus before Elite Eight over public health and safety fears
If Illinois makes the Final Four, it will be more difficult than usual to toast the Fighting Illini in Champaign.
· Ryan Dunleavy
Mal Leyland is slowly losing his memory. But there's someone he'll never forget
Mal Leyland traces a weathered finger across a map of Australia, keenly planning "one more trip" through the heart of the rugged country that helped make him famous.
· Leisa Scott
Who says Israeli attacks in Lebanon kill nine paramedics, wound seven
The World Health Organization says Israeli attacks on healthcare in southern Lebanon have killed nine paramedics and wounded seven others.
· Middleeasteye
Strike kills Iraqi government-linked fighter, wounds six
A missile strike in northern Iraq has killed one Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) fighter and wounded six others, Iraqi security and medical sources said, according to a report by the AFP. Two missiles hit a base near Kirkuk airport, but responsibility remains unclear. American or Israeli forces have been blamed in…
· Middleeasteye
New York, California and other high-taxed states losing billions of dollars while Florida and others prosper from mass migration: IRS
Florida gained $20.6 billion in annual adjusted gross income from filers who moved there between 2022 and 2023, but states with the highest taxes like New York and California continued to lose billions of dollars — even after the pandemic, according to newly released Internal Revenue Service data.
· Rich Calder
Driver passed out as self-driving car kept moving, police find more than a medical emergency inside
A Northern California driver was arrested for DUI after police say he was found slumped over and unconscious behind the wheel while his self-driving car continued moving through busy city streets.
· Fox News
Hate exercise? You can actually fight dementia from your couch
Couch potatoes, rejoice: lounging around might not be so bad — at least for your brain.
· McKenzie Beard
P6.6M illegal, expired food seized; 2 arrested in Bulacan & Tarlac operations
CAMP CAPT. JULIAN OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — A total of P6.6 million worth of illegal and expired food products were seized in two separate, coordinated operations in Bulacan and Tarlac, resulting in the arrest of two individuals and intensifying efforts to protect public health and consumer welfare in…
· Frederick Silverio
FDA issues highest-level recall for peeled garlic sold in US: ‘Health problems or even death’
The Food and Drug Administration has issued its most serious recall for peeled garlic sold in New York, Vermont and Pennsylvania over a potential botulism risk.
· Jeanne Erickson
The burning questions about Tiger Woods’ golf, Ryder Cup future after stunning DUI arrest
Tiger Woods has once again found trouble off the golf course, on Friday becoming involved in a fourth dangerous vehicular incident since 2009. This raises many questions about his personal health, the decisions he makes and where he goes from here — on and off the golf course. The Post’s Mark Cannizzaro, who has cov…
· Mark Cannizzaro