Newspapers hang on display for sale in Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, a day after the Mexican army killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.” (AP Photo/Jon Orbach)
A prominent Melbourne surgeon is under investigation over allegations he performed unnecessary or excessive surgeries on young women.Over 100 women have come forward claiming they had reproductive tissue and sometimes organs removed by obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Simon Gordon at The Epworth Hospital for severe…
Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurkic (30) looks to pass the ball against the Sacramento Kings during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rob Gray)
Coronaviruses are found in humans and other animals. Different strains cause illnesses of varying severity — from the common cold to SARS to COVID-19. The pandemic declared in March 2020 was caused by a coronavirus.
The Sydney doctor trying to repatriate the 34 Australian women and children associated with Islamic State has revealed he also took a 35th passport with him to Syria – for a young male prisoner, Yusuf Zahab.
Whether you think AI is on the cusp of replacing millions of jobs, or an overblown Google search designed to agree with you, one thing is sure: people whose job it is to analyze complex medical data might want to pay attention...
A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, shows a photo of Epstein on a inmate report from the Federal Bureau of Prisons . (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds his wife, Cheryl Hines, during the National Governors Association dinner at the White House, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Anna kuliah kedokteran dan meraih gelar doktor tentang antibodi virus corona. Setelah menjalani pelatihan jurnalisme di DW, ia bergabung dengan DW Science sebagai penulis dan reporter TV.
The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, FIle)
Members of the United Nurses Associations of California and Union of Healthcare Professionals strike outside of Kaiser Permanente on Broadway in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
In 2025, a total of 20 million Koreans traveled overseas, the annual figure on record. When a flight touches down at a foreign airport, travelers from Seoul hurriedly turn on their mobile phones. The first text messages they receive are from the Korean Foreign Ministry. A series of messages convey travel advisories,…
Sri Lanka has long been admired for its free, universal public healthcare system and notably high literacy levels. Despite this success lies a critical challenge: our health information infrastructure remains fragmented, insufficiently digitised, and prone to inaccuracies. As a result, disease coding accuracy in man…
Technomedics, one of Sri Lanka’s most trusted medical technology companies, marks over 30 years of dedicated service to the nation’s healthcare sector, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to saving lives, improving patient outcomes, and strengthening the country’s healthcare ecosystem.
Reports that Imran Khan, a former prime minister of Pakistan, is suffering from worsening health in prison have triggered a fresh wave of opposition political activity, with his party stepping up protests demanding proper treatment for Khan. A group of international cricketers is making similar pleas for the renowne…
Only children with the most complex special educational needs will be eligible for education, health and care plans (EHCPs) from 2035 in England, the government has said.
Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, advancing along remote rivers and into Indigenous territories as experts warn of a widening environmental and public health crises that could cause irreparable damage. (AP video shot by: Steven Grattan and Mauricio Munoz)
President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)
A NEWLY paved road, a freshly built health center, a distributed relief pack. These are signs of a government at work, symbols of progress and service paid for by the people’s taxes. Yet, in the Philippines, these projects almost universally come with an unofficial, yet mandatory, accessory: the giant tarpaulin or c…
In the final analysis, Donald J. Trump’s “Board of Peace” will not benefit Israel. Among other things, this is because the American president’s cobbled-together peace plan is oriented only to superficial remediation. In essence, Trump’s “Board” deals with symptoms of the terrorism “disease,” but ignores critical roo…
United States’ Lindsey Vonn is airlifted away after a crash during an alpine ski women’s downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
An NHS mental health trust in England has withdrawn from a controversial counter-terrorism programme that enabled police to access medical information of patients– including young children – deemed to be vulnerable to extremism, Middle East Eye can reveal.
Nearly half of all cucumbers imported from the Palestinian Authority have been contaminated, as revealed on Monday during a Health Committee discussion on the extent of contaminated agricultural produce from the Palestinian Authority. Approximately 15,000 tons of produce arrive annually.
The Environmental Protection Ministry cited Ashdod’s sewage treatment plant as the reason for Yavne residents' complaints of bad smells, burning eyes, and difficulty breathing, Maariv reported Sunday.
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin Romualdez is calling for the formal institutionalization of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital, framing the move as a vital "thank you" to the migrant workers who keep the Philippine economy afloat.