Mental health is as important as physical health, yet it often remains neglected due to social stigma and a lack of awareness. Stress, work pressure, financial difficulties, relationship issues and changing lifestyles are making it increasingly difficult for people to…
A British man in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be brought back to the UK for treatment after testing positive for Ebola, the Government has said. Some 5,000 people have died in the ongoing outbreak of the rare but deadly…
Nov 04, 2026, 12:30 ET Study of 55 hospitals finds improved outcomes after Emergency General Surgery Verification, compared with hospitals that were not verified Relative to changes at hospitals that did not undergo verification, verification was associated with: In a separate before-and-after analysis of…
One in four adolescents globally is not getting at least an hour of physical activity on any day of the week, according to a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO). Professor Fiona Bull, from The University of Western…
The gains made over the years in fighting HIV-Aids could have been strengthened further through an available system that has not been fully embraced. This is the adoption of self-testing by men. HIV self-testing among men is a critical, underutilised…
Children could pay the price for a tax windfall, warns Aliran Aliran echoes the deep concern voiced by the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) and the Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA). Both groups are worried about reports that the Poisons Board has…
By Daniel Shito And Esther Donald The Government of Cross River State has flagged off the enrollment of 1,666 vulnerable persons into its Health Insurance Scheme in a program sponsored by the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) and implemented by the Cross…
As the anti-vaccine movement has brought back measles nationally, Marshall County public health officials announced they have their first case in three years. Announcing the case Wednesday, Marshall County Health Department Administrator Jackie Franks said the disease is highly contagious.
About 7% of U.S. measles patients who sought medical care were misdiagnosed at least once in the two weeks before they received an accurate diagnosis, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Most missed diagnoses happened in outpatient settings…
Health officials have confirmed a case of whooping cough, also called pertussis, at Willard Central Elementary School in Willard, Missouri, northwest of Springfield. Willard Public Schools notified families Monday, Nov. 2, after the Springfield-Greene County Health Department confirmed the case. The…
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