Health news

What is the Malta hospital scandal engulfing former PM Joseph Muscat?

A former prime minister has become the first in Malta to have criminal charges brought against him over a corruption scandal.

09/05/2024

Health news

Female patients have lower mortality rates with female doctors - study

Female patients had lower rates of mortality and hospital readmissions when treated by female doctors, a new study suggested.

22/04/2024

Healthcare

Study links nurses’ intention to leave jobs to patient mortality

Experts said hospitals should see nurses’ intention to leave their jobs as a “warning sign” that improvements are needed.

14/03/2024

Health news

Spain reintroduces mandatory face masks over COVID concerns

Spain announced on Monday that wearing face masks inside health facilities was now complusory, as COVID-19 and flu cases grow across the country.

09/01/2024

Health news

Respiratory deaths more likely in summer than winter, study finds

A Spanish research team has found a correlation between high ambient temperatures and the number of patient deaths during the summer months compared to winter.

08/11/2023

Iraq

Fire at wedding in Northern Iraq kills more than 100 people

There was no official word on the cause of the blaze, but the Kurdish television news channel Rudaw aired footage showing fireworks shooting up from the floor of the event and setting a chandelier aflame.

27/09/2023

Health news

Australian doctors find live parasitic worm in woman's brain

A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain.

29/08/2023

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WATCH: Pope Francis leaves hospital after abdominal surgery

Pope Francis, who is 86, was discharged on Friday from a hospital in Rome after undergoing abdominal surgery.

16/06/2023

Health news

Drug-resistant fungus spreading at 'alarming rate' in US hospitals

Candida auris, which spreads easily and can resist common treatments, poses a deadly infection risk to fragile and elderly patients.

23/03/2023

Climate

What is desflurane and how is it bad for the environment?

Scotland has recently banned the general anaesthetic due to its climate impact.

03/03/2023

Netherlands

European hospitals targeted by 'pro-Russian' hackers

Hospitals in the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Poland and the US have been hit by cyber-attacks, according to Dutch authorities.

01/02/2023

Ecotech

How are solar panels saving children’s lives in Zimbabwe?

The southern African country has been experiencing long blackouts while battling polio and measles outbreaks.

30/01/2023

Health news

‘Run into the ground’: How did Britain's NHS end up on life support?

Staff shortages, under-funding and a drive towards privatisation are all contributing factors, say campaigners, as nurses launch a new round of strikes.

18/01/2023

Ukraine

Two hospitals in Kherson operate without electricity and running water

International Correspondent Anelise Borges tours two hospitals in Kherson as madical staff battle on without running water or electricity following persistent Russian attacks on the city's critical infrastructure.

01/12/2022

Health news

EU approves new treatment to prevent RSV and bronchiolitis in babies

The green light for Sanofi and AstraZeneca's treatment, Beyfortus, comes amid a surge in bronchiolitis cases across several countries.

04/11/2022

Portugal

Portugal's health minister resigns amid hospital staff shortage crisis

Marta Temido has been broadly criticised over her handling of recent staffing problems at public hospitals.

30/08/2022

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Fire broke out at the Greek Balıklı Hospital in Istanbul

A fire broke out at Balıklı Rum Hospital in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul for an as yet undetermined reason.

04/08/2022

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UK Queen makes rare visit outside Windsor Castle

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II made a rare public appearance on Friday, visiting a hospice in the south England county of Kent.

15/07/2022

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Clowns back at Brazilian hospital after COVID-19

A group of clowns resumed in-person performances at a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Wednesday after they were suspended for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

30/06/2022

France

French medics protest over hospital crisis, deepened by COVID-19

Years of cost cuts left medics submerged when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and are now forcing emergency rooms to cut services.

07/06/2022