Health

Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned Thursday, calling for action to protect vulnerable people from the soaring temperatures. Global monitors have warned that 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions. The UNICEF data showed over ...

Faced with sky-high inflation, low salaries and an overstretched healthcare system, doctors and nurses are leaving Nigeria in their thousands every year for better opportunities abroad. Between 15,000 and 16,000 doctors have departed in the past five years, according to Nigeria’s Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate. Today, Africa’s most populous country has just 55,000 doctors for a population of 220 ...

Twelve more COVID-19 cases were reported across the country during the last 24 hours as of Monday morning. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 286 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 4.2 percent. The country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,493 as no further death was reported during the ...

Just a single, unguarded glance at a solar eclipse can result in a lifetime of vision loss, eye health experts warn. On Monday, tens of millions of spectators across Mexico, the United States and Canada will witness the Moon completely obscure the Sun’s light, a rare celestial spectacle that won’t be visible for most of North America again until 2044. ...

The government is working to ensure healthcare services to all across the country by 2030, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Samanta Lal Sen. The minister told this while addressing a discussion held at Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Convention Hall at Shahbagh in the capital on Saturday on the occasion of World Health Day 2024. The government has fixed a ...

Most patients using Jersey’s health and community services felt like they were treated with “respect and dignity” , a survey has found. The health and social care charity Picker Institute Europe surveyed more than 5,500 people to answer questions on inpatient, outpatient, maternity, urgent and emergency care, and community mental health services. It was conducted between October 2023 and January ...

The number of new prostate cancer cases around the world will more than double over the next two decades as poorer countries catch up with the ageing of richer nations, according to a Lancet report published Thursday. “Our findings suggest that the number of new cases annually will rise from 1.4 million in 2020 to 2.9 million by 2040,” said ...

Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region Saima Wazed has called for making the right to health a reality for all as WHO is committed to advancing the right to health and other human rights. She made the call on the occasion of the World Health Day to be celebrated on April 7 to mark the foundation of the World ...

Dark spots encircling the mouth and eyes, as well as skin discoloration on the cheeks and forehead, can be real eyesores. These spots can arise due to various factors such as sun damage, hormonal shifts, eczema, inflammation, and even diabetes. Although you’d go to great lengths to banish them, experts caution against employing any and all methods to do so. ...

Dengue cases are on a worrying trajectory this year, with early rains coinciding with a surge that surpasses even the record-breaking numbers seen in the same period last year. This has health experts sounding the alarm over a potentially deadlier dengue outbreak in 2024. At least 22 people have died from dengue infection this year till April 1, with 1,719 ...