After Supreme Court order, FSSAI proposes red hexagon warning labels for foods high in sugar, salt and fat
Bar and Benchby Debayan Roy·29 Aug 2026
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a red hexagon-shaped warning label for pre-packaged food products high in fat, sugar or salt.
Union calls for continuity of care, as 1200 support workers face losing their jobs
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·29 Aug 2026
Union calls for continuity of care, as 1200 support workers face losing their jobs The union representing home support workers is calling for Health New Zealand to prioritise continuity of care, as...
Officials told to prepare extensive healthcare plan for Godavari Pushkarams 2027
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·29 Aug 2026
Minister of Health, Medical, and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav on Monday (August 24, 2026) directed officials to prepare an extensive healthcare plan for the Godavari Pushkarams 2027, as more...
'I'm battling cancer – NHS took 13 times longer than Liz Truss was PM to reply'
Daily Express :by Robert Fisk·29 Aug 2026
Complaining about hospital treatment feels a lot like being that drunkard on the street shouting at buses.
Child stars power 'profitable storytelling machine'. But who protects them?
ABC News Australiaby Tessa Flemming·29 Aug 2026
At just 16, Hayden Panettiere was handed a pill that would propel her "downfall of addiction". The US star — who died last week aged 36 — wrote she was given the drug as a teen to boost her energy...
Senior citizens set to get games arena, yoga spaces at new recreation centres in Delhi
New Indian Expressby Anup Verma·29 Aug 2026
NEW DELHI: The government is set to launch the ‘Vayo Anand’ scheme for senior citizens in the capital.
‘Moulded’ by education programme, tribal girl realises dream to pursue MBBS
New Indian Expressby Unnikrishnan S·29 Aug 2026
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Hailing from a remote Malavedan tribal settlement in Ranni, Pathanamthitta, Aswathimol K P grew up with a quiet but unwavering ambition: she wanted to become a doctor.
E.coli found in 43 water samples from Chennai’s Zone 11
New Indian Expressby Dheepthi OJ·29 Aug 2026
CHENNAI: As many as 43 water samples collected from Zone 11 between May 26 and August 12 tested positive for E.coli, including 36 samples collected from Metro Water facilities, according to a...
Scientists Identify a Single Protein That May Control Cravings For Fatty Foods
ScienceAlertby David Nield·29 Aug 2026
With health problems related to poor diets and obesity continuing to become more widespread, researchers are hunting for the specific biological mechanisms behind preferences for fatty foods – and...
30% rural allowance hike proposed for MCH doctors in Kerala
New Indian Expressby Anna Jose·29 Aug 2026
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an effort to address the long-pending issue of acute staff shortage at rural health facilities, especially medical college hospitals (MCHs), the health department has...
Are you an Indian athlete using Western benchmarks? Here’s why they may not tell the full story
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·29 Aug 2026
Synopsis: A new ICMR-NIN study challenges the assumption that Western athletic profiles apply equally to Indians.
Doctor behind world's first voluntary assisted death welcomes new NT law
ABC News Australiaby Jane Bardon·29 Aug 2026
In short: Dr Philip Nitschke, the first doctor to help a terminally-ill patient access voluntary assisted dying, has welcomed the NT passing VAD laws.
Box breathing: Inside the 'most powerful hack' to control stress
BBC Newsby George Sandeman·29 Aug 2026
- Published Powerless to help after catastrophic earthquakes struck her hometown of La Guaira in Venezuela two months ago, Maria Medina struggled to sleep.
Telangana Foods turns into role model for country in Take Home Ration models
The Hinduby R Ravikanth Reddy·29 Aug 2026
Telangana Foods, the State government-owned nutrition food manufacturing enterprise, which has completed five decades of its service in supplying nutritious food to children and women, has been...
Pigeon race still on in Victoria's west despite bird flu outbreak
ABC News Australiaby Violette Storm·29 Aug 2026
In short: A Warrnambool pigeon racing club plans to release 150 pigeons to race about 300km home from Lascelles, in the Wimmera, back to Warrnambool on Sunday, August 30.
This 17th-Century Aristocrat Had an Ingenious Secret For Keeping Her Teeth
ScienceAlertby Fiona MacDonald·29 Aug 2026
In 1988, archaeologists cracked open a lead coffin inside the Château de Laval in northwestern France and found something peculiar.
Charges laid in St. Albert electric dirt bike crash as e-mobility hospitalizations spike | Globalnews.ca
globalnews.caby Karen Bartko·28 Aug 2026
A serious crash between an electric dirt bike and a vehicle in St. Albert is a prime example of the increase in injuries doctors are seeing, says an Edmonton emergency physician.
Mental health crisis looming and urgent investment needed, psychiatrists warn
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·28 Aug 2026
Psychiatrists are warning of a looming mental health staffing crisis and say urgent investment is needed to avoid a workforce cliff.
Thousands of women suffer with undiagnosed PTSD after childbirth
The Independentby Holly Evans·28 Aug 2026
Thousands of women across the UK develop undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) each year after giving birth, new research has found.
Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials
The Independentby Mike Stobbe·28 Aug 2026
The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious...
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