Health

World Health Organisation officials examine the home of a suspected Marburg virus victim in Uige, Angola, on April 19, 2005. — Reuters GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday that a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Tanzania had killed eight people, warning that the risk of further spread in the country and region was “high”. …

Rachel Morgan Urgent action is needed to stop a “lost generation” of children leaving school without ever getting the support they need for their special educational needs and disabilities (Send), MPs have warned. In a highly critical report, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found a Send system “in disarray”, “mired in red tape, lacking funding, and failing to produce value …

Princess Catherine, wife of Prince William, reported on Tuesday that her cancer was in remission. But what does it mean to be in remission from cancer? Doctors discovered her cancer unexpectedly last March when she had abdominal surgery. She has not revealed the type of cancer she has, nor how advanced it was when it was discovered. But she did …

Getty Images People with excess body fat can still be active and healthy, experts say There is a risk too many people are being diagnosed as obese when “a more accurate” and “nuanced” definition is needed, a report from global experts says. Doctors should consider the overall health of patients with excess fat, rather than just measuring their body mass …

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed requiring new nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage products, a long-awaited move aimed at changing eating habits associated with soaring rates of obesity and diet-related illness that are responsible for a million deaths each year. The new label, a small black-and-white box similar to the Nutrition Facts box on …

Deaths from bombs and other traumatic injuries during the first nine months of the war in Gaza may have been underestimated by more than 40 percent, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet. The peer-reviewed statistical analysis, led by epidemiologists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, used modeling in an effort to provide an objective …

Among both men and women, drinking just one alcoholic beverage a day increases the risk of liver cirrhosis, esophageal cancer, oral cancer and various types of injuries, according to a federal analysis of alcohol’s health effects issued on Tuesday. Women face a higher risk of developing liver cancer at this level of drinking, but a lower risk of diabetes. And …

Kate meets patients at cancer hospital where she was treated The Princess of Wales has made a personal visit to thank staff and support patients at the hospital where she was treated for cancer. Catherine met medical staff at the Royal Marsden Hospital in west London, thanking them for their care and compassion – on a visit that also confirmed …

At Azara Ballet, dancers aren’t expected to make eye contact with the directors and choreographers. If company members need an impromptu break from the harsh stage lights during rehearsal, they take one. They also receive clear directions about hair and makeup well in advance of performances. The priority at Azara is dancers’ health. Founded in 2022 by the dancers Kate …

A lady health worker administers polio drops to a child during a polio eradication campaign in Hyderabad. — Online/File ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed Pakistan’s 71st case of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) for 2024. The case involves a young male child from Jacobabad, Sindh, with the onset …