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Ottawa, N.L. announce $256 million for health-care funding

The agreement brings a bilateral investment of nearly $256 million over the next three years, part of federal transfers that will bring more than a billion dollars over the next decade, says both levels of government.

2024-03-26T09:26:23Z

Gareth Southgate leads sporting world’s messages of support to Princess of Wales

Gareth Southgate leads sporting world’s messages of support to Princess of Wales - Kate revealed she was undergoing treatment for the disease in an emotional video message shared on Friday evening.

2024-03-22T20:23:20Z

World leaders pay tribute after Princess of Wales reveals shock cancer diagnosis

World leaders pay tribute after Princess of Wales reveals shock cancer diagnosis - Kate said the news had come as a ‘huge shock’ and it had been an ‘incredibly tough couple of months’ for the royal family.

2024-03-23T00:09:07Z

Kenyan doctors reject government's offer to end strike

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan public hospital doctors rejected a government offer aimed at ending a weeks-long strike that has severely disrupted health services, their union chairman said late on Tuesday. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which represents more than 7,000 members, went on strike on March 15 to demand payment of their salary

2024-04-03T10:24:28Z

Liberal government to launch $500M fund for youth mental health

Ottawa is setting up a $500-million fund to help community health organizations provide more mental health care to young people. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made the announcement Tuesday in Ottawa alongside other cabinet ministers, including Ya'ara Saks, the minister of mental health and addictions.  "Many Canadians right now are facing...

2024-04-09T13:30:52Z

High-profile cancer diagnoses lead to greater awareness, charity says

High-profile cancer diagnoses lead to greater awareness, charity says - Cancer Research UK said there was an ‘uplift’ in traffic to its website after announcements from royal figures such as the King and Kate.

2024-03-23T16:15:22Z

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is to undergo hernia surgery.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is to undergo hernia surgery. - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the Israeli leader will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia

2024-03-31T14:18:57Z

Australia records lowest seven-day Covid death rate for more than two years

Australia has recorded its lowest Covid death rate for more than two years, according to federal health department data that dates back to January 2022. The latest data on the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System shows that between Thursday 29 February and Saturday 2 March, and on 5 and 6 March, the seven-day rolling average for Covid deaths was zero. One death was recorded on 3 March. The average is used to indicate short-term...

2024-04-12T03:35:03Z

Nigeria becomes first country to roll out new meningitis vaccine, WHO says

By Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the "revolutionary" new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Nigeria is one of the hotspots of the deadly disease in Africa. Last year, a 50% rise in annual cases was reported across 26 African countries regarded as meningitis hyperendemic countries, according to

2024-04-13T11:11:45Z

Israeli PM Netanyahu’s hernia operation was successful, hospital says

(Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was conscious and conversing with family on Monday after undergoing a successful hernia operation, the hospital treating him said. Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem said Netanyahu was recovering, but did not immediately specify how long that might take. (Reporting by Dan Williams; Editing by Kim Coghill)

2024-04-01T04:48:41Z

Haiti: Thousands of pregnant women at risk amid violence

The UN has warned that pregnant women and those who survived sexual assault could face healthcare challenges as gang attacks paralyze the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.Some 3,000 pregnant women in Haiti's capital could be cut off from essential healthcare if the ongoing security crisis continues, with gang violence surging as armed gangs control most...

2024-03-09T00:14:23Z

Waikato measles cases a false alarm

Further testing found the children do not actually have measles.

2024-04-01T02:44:02Z

Strictly's Amy Dowden reveals she was hours from organ failure after contracting sepsis amid cancer battle

Strictly's Amy Dowden reveals she was hours from organ failure after contracting sepsis amid cancer battle - The professional dancer was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2023

2024-03-15T15:50:57Z

Argentina faces rising dengue epidemic risk as mosquitoes hatch early

By Juan Bustamante and Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Mosquitoes are hatching earlier in Argentina and reaching cooler regions than before, as rising temperatures drive the country's worst outbreak of dengue fever and raise the risk of more regular epidemics of the insect-borne virus, scientists said. So far in the 2023/24 season, the South American nation has recorded 232,996 cases of

2024-04-08T13:44:46Z

Malaysia's former PM Mahathir discharged from hospital after infection

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was discharged from hospital on Monday nearly three months after he was admitted for an infection, his office said on Monday. The 98-year-old former premier went into the National Heart Institute on Jan. 26 due to an unspecified infection and has remained in hospital since for observation. The nonagenarian, who has a

2024-03-18T07:46:35Z

Sugar increase in Fanta and Sprite prompts calls for new tax on Australia’s food and drinks industry

An increase in sugar in two popular soft drink brands has prompted health experts to renew calls for laws to cut the sugar in beverages, and to tackle “appalling” behaviour from the food industry. In July 2020, the government began rolling out the “partnership reformulation program” to encourage food companies to gradually reduce sugar, sodium and saturated fats in their products. The program is entirely voluntary. The Australian Beverages...

2024-04-10T09:16:46Z

Entire Gaza population facing acute hunger - US

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says it is the first time this has happened and calls for more aid.

2024-03-19T12:24:52Z

Israeli PM Netanyahu to leave hospital on Tuesday

(Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be released from hospital on Tuesday afternoon following a hernia procedure, his office said, citing advice from his doctors. "The prime minister is feeling very well, and he continues to carry out his daily routine from the hospital," a statement said. Earlier, the Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem said Netanyahu was conscious and

2024-04-01T14:44:40Z

New guidelines aimed at minimising concussion affects across more sports

Rugby and league aren't the only codes dealing with the risk of brain injury.

2024-03-31T05:41:58Z

Nigerian takes to the water to raise mental health awareness

By Seun Sanni and Ope Adetayo LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian swimmer Akinrodoye Samuel has tried to raise awareness on mental health in Africa's most populous nation, swimming nearly 12 km (7.45 miles), the length of the longest bridge in Lagos where many people have jumped to their deaths. Samuel, a swimming coach, said he was moved by the experience of a friend who nearly took his own life due to

2024-04-02T11:22:02Z

King and Queen to make public appearance on Easter Sunday

King and Queen to make public appearance on Easter Sunday - The monarch told the world about his cancer diagnosis nearly two months ago

2024-03-30T20:38:04Z

Girl who met Kate during cancer treatment urges her to ‘fight it like I did’

Girl who met Kate during cancer treatment urges her to ‘fight it like I did’ - Mila Sneddon met the Princess of Wales in 2021 after her picture was included in Kate’s lockdown photographic project.

2024-03-24T08:42:57Z