Desastres y accidentes, Salud · 24 h
37 noticiasKenia confirma la primera muerte por ébola tras la llegada de un paciente desde el Congo vía Uganda
El Ministerio de Salud de Kenia confirmó el martes el primer caso importado de ébola en el país, después de que un keniano que llegó desde la República Democrática del Congo vía Uganda fuera atendido en el Nairobi Hospital y falleciera la n…
Un trabajador herido en un derrumbe en la mina Vostochny en Primorye, Rusia
Un derrumbe en la mina Vostochny, en el krai de Primorie, dejó un trabajador herido y ningún fallecido, según los informes. En el pozo había 22 personas en ese momento; los rescatistas sacaron al minero herido a la superficie y lo entregaro…
WHO and Russia say no further plague infections after Siberian lab worker's death
A female worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week from pneumonia of undetermined origin, according to Russian authorities and the WHO. Russia's Rospotrebnadzor said 60% of the identified contact…
Russia's industry ministry says Atarax supplies stable after pharmacy shortage reports
Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade said «Atarax» and other hydroxyzine-based medicines are being regularly and stably put into circulation, after reports on Telegram channels that the drug could not be bought in most large pharmacies i…
KFF poll finds Medicare for All support at 66% in US, highest since 2016
A KFF poll published Tuesday found 66 percent of U.S. adults support Medicare for All, the highest level since 2016, with 32 percent saying they strongly favor a single government health plan. Support was up about 13 points from 2020, but t…
Trump says Putin call scheduled soon on suspected Siberia plague case
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case. The case centres on Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old lab technician who died Friday in a hospita…
SUV hits tree and streetlight in Gwangju, driver in his 30s dies
A man in his 30s died after the SUV he was driving crashed on a road in Maewol-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, at around midnight on 7 October. The vehicle first struck the kerb of a pavement, then hit a street tree and a streetlight in succession b…
2-year-old boy dies after being hit by car in Kamakura city-owned parking lot
A 2-year-old boy died after being hit by a car in a city-owned parking lot in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on the morning of Oct 6, police said. The vehicle was starting to move when it struck the boy, according to the Kamakura police sta…
Un petrolero se incendia en el mar Negro cerca de Sochi; cierran las playas de Sirius
Un petrolero se incendió en el mar Negro cerca de Sochi, según medios estatales y económicos rusos. El jefe de la administración del territorio federal de Sirius, Dmitri Plishkin, dijo que sus playas se cerrarán temporalmente y que la calid…
Un ciudadano ruso muere tras un accidente de tráfico en Phuket, según el consulado
El consulado general de Rusia en Phuket confirmó que un hombre ruso murió tras un accidente de tráfico, señalando que falleció en el hospital a causa de sus heridas y que el consulado está ayudando a repatriar el cuerpo. Los diplomáticos no…
El choque de un camión provoca el derrumbe de una pasarela en Tartaristán: dos heridos
Un paso elevado para peatones sobre la carretera Kazán–Shemordán, en Tartaristán, se derrumbó parcialmente después de que un camión chocara contra una estructura portante, según el ministerio de emergencias de la república. Dos personas —el…
Citizen Medical Lecture wins newspaper association's regional contribution grand prize
The Japan Newspaper Association selected the “Citizen Medical Lecture” run by Nishi-Nippon Shimbun Area Group Kitafukuoka for its 2026 Regional Contribution Grand Prize. Eleven newspaper sales outlets have held the lectures with doctors as …
RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI draws criticism from MAHA allies and medical experts
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a MAHA summit that artificial intelligence would free Americans from “medical tyranny” by letting them “fact check their own medical advice.” Some prominent MAHA voices criticized him for cozying …
Rospotrebnadzor afirma que Rusia está dispuesta a ayudar a EE. UU. a combatir brotes de enfermedades infecciosas
El organismo ruso de vigilancia sanitaria Rospotrebnadzor declaró que Rusia está dispuesta a ayudar a Estados Unidos a responder a brotes de enfermedades infecciosas, ofreciendo especialistas, equipos de laboratorio y suministros de diagnós…
Kremlin: investigation under way after Irkutsk plague lab leak killed researcher
A female researcher at a plague control research institute in Irkutsk, Siberia, broke a test tube containing plague pathogen on Sept. 25, was hospitalised with severe pneumonia symptoms on Sept. 29 and died overnight on Oct. 1–2. Kremlin sp…
SEHA CLINICS becomes first in MENA to earn AACI endoscopy services certification
SEHA CLINICS, part of PureHealth, said it has become the first healthcare provider in the UAE and the MENA region to receive the American Accreditation Commission International (AACI) Endoscopy Services Certification. The certification, val…
Incendio en un pesquero de 41 toneladas cerca del puente de Incheon; 3 tripulantes rescatados
Un incendio estalló en un buque pesquero de 41 toneladas en aguas cercanas al puente de Incheon alrededor de la 1:57 p.m. del 6 de octubre, según Yonhap y Dong-A Ilbo. Tres tripulantes fueron rescatados por una embarcación cercana, y la Gua…
Abu Dhabi hospital removes tumour in 81-year-old without stoma
SEHA said its Tawam Hospital in Abu Dhabi performed advanced laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery on an 81-year-old patient with distal rectal cancer and risk factors including obesity, cardiac disease and a pacemaker history. The tumour …
Four deaths at Incheon psychiatric hospital; health center issued corrective order only
Four patients died at a psychiatric hospital in Korea, and the public health center with jurisdiction over it responded with a corrective order only, according to Korean media reports published on 6 October. Kukmin Ilbo reported the institu…
DRC boat collision death toll rises to 26, with 82 missing
A collision between two boats on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Équateur province has killed 26 people, Yicai, Xinhua and Jiemian reported. Jiemian, citing Congolese authorities, said the vessel was carrying 163 peopl…