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London's Guy's St Thomas' NHS Trust conceded patients could be harmed as managers struggle to staff rotas. Hospital bosses also voiced concerns over the walkout, which will affect both emergency and planned care. The British Medical…

Council Chiefs in England have warned that the vulnerable and frail people will go without the care they need. This comes after Chiefs after ministers in England set out funding plans for care. The Association of Directors of Adult…

National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has reiterated its commitment to leaving no one behind in efforts to provide financial protection to Nigerians against the cost of ill health. The NHIA Coordinator in Kaduna State, Malam Aminu…

 The Florida Senate approved a bill to ban abortions after 6 weeks, a measure supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis as the Republican prepares to launch his expected presidential candidacy. The vote prompted demonstrations at the state’s…

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has called for the consideration of industrial relations departments in all government agencies and private organisations. The call was made in Abuja at the…

A new provisional death toll from the Marburg virus outbreak that has been raging for more than two months in Equatorial Guinea has reached 10 confirmed deaths, said the health ministry. 'It had no cases reported in the last 48 hours, 14…

About one in six adults globally have experienced infertility at least once in their life, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report, urging countries to actively collect more consistent data on the disease. The…

After Cyclones Judy and Kevin spread devastation and flooding across the islands of Vanuatu in the southwest Pacific, water-borne diseases are escalating among children in the capital, Port Vila, and in rural communities. Hospitals and…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is a need to broaden the ‘One Health Approach’ and make it a reality, not just a concept. WHO’s Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this during an online media conference tagged…

Two states in the southern United States have advanced laws limiting access to gender-affirming therapies for transgender children, as part of a wave of Republican–led legislation critics decry as discriminatory and dangerous. Kentucky…