Quarantine site turned into youth hostel
Once designated a quarantine facility during the Covid pandemic, a sprawling site in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong, is set to...
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Don’t vilify Air India crash crew based on conjecture
An association of Indian pilots has defended the crew of the Air India Flight 171 which crashed in June, killing...
Feds Investigate Hospitals Over Religious Exemptions From Gender-Affirming Care
The Trump administration has launched investigations into health care organizations in an effort to allow providers to refuse care for...
WHO EMRO | Remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the signing of the Regional QPT joint statement | News
2 June 2025 Fellow Regional Directors, Distinguished Colleagues, Partners, It is my great honour to join you today for the...
Aviation authority says fuel switches are safe
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said the fuel control switches in Boeing aeroplanes are safe, following their reported...
‘MAHA Report’ Calls for Fighting Chronic Disease, but Trump and Kennedy Have Yanked Funding
David Hilzenrath The Trump administration has declared that it will aggressively combat chronic disease in America. Yet in its feverish...
WHO EMRO | World Food Safety Day 2025: the vital role of science in ensuring safe food | News
7 June 2025, Cairo, Egypt – On World Food Safety Day 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the...
The beauty and brutality of life in the shadow of Kashmir killings
Abid Bhat/BBCA centuries-old Persian couplet often repeated in Indian-administered Kashmir translates to: "If there is a paradise on earth, it...
Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans
The tax and spending legislation the House voted to send to President Donald Trump’s desk on Thursday, enacting much of...
WHO EMRO | WHO launches Cholera Preparedness and Response Strategy for Eastern Mediterranean Region | News
4 June 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean launched a new strategy...
