Health

Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. — Reuters PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded its first locally transmitted case of monkeypox (mpox), the province’s chief minister’s health adviser, Ihtisham Ali, confirmed on Sunday. The infection was detected in a woman who was admitted to hospital on February 18 after experiencing fever and body aches, …

Frozen shakes sold to nursing homes, hospitals and other institutions have been recalled after the drinks were tied to a yearslong deadly listeria outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. Since 2018, at least 11 people have died from the outbreak and dozens have been hospitalized, the F.D.A. said, but previous investigations had not been able to find …

Elon Musk threw federal workers into further confusion and alarm on Saturday when he ordered them to summarize their accomplishments for the week, warning that a failure to do so would be taken as a resignation. Shortly after his demand, which he posted on X, civil servants across the government received an email from the Office of Personnel Management with …

A polio vaccinator (2nd L) administers polio vaccine drops to a boy while a colleague takes notes nearby, along a street in a Karachi slum on October 20, 2014. — Reuters KARACHI: Pakistan reported on Saturday the third poliovirus case of the year from Sindh’s Larkana district, confirmed the National Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) spokesperson. A four-and-a-half-year-old girl from the …

Tyler Nelson, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Florida, studies the neurobiology of pain, a choice partly motivated by his own frustrations with a neuromuscular disability. Last October, he applied for a grant at the National Institutes of Health that, if awarded, would support his dream of someday running his own lab. But, earlier in February, he learned that …

A cancer cell (white) being attacked by two cytotoxic T cells (red), part of a natural immune response triggered by immunotherapy. — Reuters/File Research has shown that growing numbers of people are getting cancer in early adulthood and middle age with sharp rises seen especially in gastrointestinal cancers. These gastrointestinal cancers include those of the colon, stomach and pancreas, whereas, …

As the reality sets in that the United States is drastically diminishing its foreign assistance to developing countries, an urgent conversation is starting among governments, philanthropists, and global health and development organizations. It is centered on one crucial question: Who will fill this gap? Last year, the United States contributed about $12 billion to global health, money that has funded …

Liam Barnes BBC News, Nottingham Rob Sissons BBC News, East Midlands BBC Delvin Marriott said the family tried to get help for his nephew Rudi, before he fatally attacked his father Brenton The brother of a man stabbed to death by his mentally ill son has said health services and the police failed his family. Brenton Marriott died in hospital …

A federal judge on Friday agreed to extend an order blocking the National Institutes of Health from reducing grant funding to institutions conducting medical and scientific research until she could come to a more lasting decision. Judge Angel Kelley of the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts had temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s cuts from taking effect earlier …

A message reading “AI artificial intelligence”, a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. — Reuters As artificial intelligence chatbots gain popularity among users seeking companionship online, youth advocacy groups are ramping up protective legal efforts over fears that children can form unhealthy, dangerous relationships with human-like creations. Chatbot apps, like Replika and Character.AI, …