health

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has gone into effect, hours before the first hostage exchange is set to take place. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAuthorities in several West African countries are trying to manage their huge diphtheria outbreaks, including in Nigeria where a top health official said…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDoctors in Gaza have appealed for international help after the arrest of the director of al Shifa hospital by the Israel Defence…

Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice carried out the largest seizure of synthtic opioids in a series of raids which lead to 11 arrests. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFirst, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFive people, including three young children, have been taken to hospital after being injured in a serious incident in Dublin. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust one in 10 Britons now light up a cigarette as the cost of a packet of 20 has soared past £15…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr Muhammad Abu Salmiya, who heads al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, has been detained along with “some of the medical staff”,…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced it is looking into reports of an increase in respiratory illnesses in children in China. Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrequent socialising could help people live longer – and the more often the better, a new study suggests. Read More