A health care worker in Texas became the second person infected with Ebola on U.S. soil, apparently the result of a "breach in protocol" during the treatment of the first patient with the deadly virus in the country, U.S. health officials said Sunday.
World's earliest evidence of parental care such as storing food for young offspring has been found in 125-million-year-old fossils of carrion beetles known as scavengers in northeast China, a new study led by Chinese researchers said Monday.
The South African government strives to provide free medical care and hospitalisation for all, with special care for mothers and young children, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
The third International Self- Care Day was celebrated on Thursday in Washington with experts in attendance promoting healthy lifestyles such as regular exercise and avoiding smoking and responsible use of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines as a "very useful weapon" in the fight against chronic diseases.
Fiji's Minister for Health Dr. Neil Sharma has been appointed as the new vice chairperson of the 67th World Health Assembly (WHA), the Fijian government announced Wednesday.
Rising cost for child care has become a heavier burden for parents in Australia, said a report released on Tuesday. The Productivity Commission's 2014 report on government services shows that the rise of child care cost has been at almost double the rate of inflation over the past year, with parents now paying for about 364 AU dollars (317 U.S. dollars) a week.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said insurance companies can extend for one year the health insurance plans for Americans whose policies would be otherwise canceled due to the implementation of his signature health care overhaul.
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Dallas late Wednesday to urge Texas to join his signature health care law.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended the centerpiece of his signature health care reform and vowed to fix its widespread technical failures.
For 71-year-old Li Yuzhen, a life taking care of a sick husband and a mentally-disabled son in their two-bedroom apartment in the east China city of Hefei has not been easy.
The Bangladeshi government in collaboration with BRAC, the World's largest NGO, has launched the second phase of an eye-care project which in the slums of 10 city corporations of Bangladesh will cover an estimated 7.25 million people.
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