US Republican Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after lengthy illness
ABC News Australia15 Sept 2026
In short: US Republican Mitch McConnell has made his first appearance in the Senate since he was hospitalised in June.
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top 96%In Keralam, 12-year-old kidney recipient takes youngest donor Alin’s name, calls her a ‘younger sibling’
The South Firstby Sreelakshmi Soman15 Sept 2026
Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Shreya from Undancode in Neyyatinkara has decided to add the name Alin to her own after receiving a kidney from 10-month-old Alin Sherin Abraham, Kerala’s youngest organ...
Hyderabad groundwater study flags high nitrate, fluoride levels
The Siasat Dailyby News Desk15 Sept 2026
Hyderabad: A recent study has flagged elevated levels of nitrate and fluoride in Hyderabad’s groundwater, potentially posing non-carcinogenic health risks to children, like blood disorders, birth...
Supreme Court lens on stem cell therapy for autism
Hindustan Timesby Utkarsh Anand15 Sept 2026
Supreme Court lens on stem cell therapy for autism The Court asked for details of all approved or proposed clinical trials for stem cell therapy for ASD, the institutions involved and their patient...
Billions of people could be left behind by AI ‘because it doesn’t understand them’
The Independentby Liz Cookman15 Sept 2026
Billions of people risk being left behind by artificial intelligence because it does not understand their languages or the conditions they live in, the Gates Foundation has warned.
Odisha six districts buck trend, see rise in overweight kids
New Indian Expressby Sudarsan Maharana15 Sept 2026
BHUBANESWAR: Six districts in Odisha have recorded a rise in overweight children despite an overall decline statewide, the National Family Health Survey (2023-24) report has suggested.
Rescued baby orangutan falls ill at Odisha's Nandankanan zoo, officials on alert
Hindustan Timesby Debabrata Mohanty15 Sept 2026
Rescued baby orangutan falls ill at Odisha's Nandankanan zoo, officials on alert Officials said one of the babies had been showing high body temperature since Sunday and was being administered...
Odisha’s elderly care programme finds place in NITI plan
New Indian Expressby Bijoy Pradhan15 Sept 2026
BHUBANESWAR: As the country faces a sharp rise in its elderly population with huge gap in the demand and supply of caregivers, Odisha’s three-month certificate programme for geriatric caregivers...
I'm childless not by choice, but I do have biological children
ABC News Australiaby Brett; As Told15 Sept 2026
People would often tell Brett he'd make a great dad. "I'd always go, 'I appreciate that,"' the 49-year-old from NSW says. "But to know I couldn't … that did hurt."
Amid talk of elderly welfare, priest’s vision of Pakal Veedu lights the way
New Indian Expressby Anna Jose15 Sept 2026
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the government prepares to establish a department for the welfare of the elderly against the backdrop of a rapidly ageing population, the contribution of Rev Samuel T...
A longer life, but how many years in good health?
Channel News Asiaby Brand Studio15 Sept 2026
A longer life, but how many years in good health? A nine-year gap separates lifespan and health span in Singapore.
Keralam has high access to rabies treatment. But why are people still dying?
The South Firstby Sumit Jha15 Sept 2026
Synopsis: Keralam offers free rabies treatment with over 90% completion, yet deaths persist. A modelling study finds childhood pre-exposure vaccination barely moves mortality.
A 3-Year-Old's Metastatic Cancer Disappeared After Two Doses of Experimental Therapy
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill15 Sept 2026
A powerful advance in cancer-fighting medicine has achieved an extraordinary new milestone. Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy is an immunotherapy technique that involves taking a...
Doctors accept positions in struggling Palmerston North Hospital department
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa15 Sept 2026
Doctors accept positions in struggling Palmerston North Hospital department Three doctors have accepted positions at Palmerston North Hospital's gastroenterology department, and one is due to start...
How eye scans could pick up common signs of atrial fibrillation before diagnosis
The Independentby Storm Newton14 Sept 2026
Eye scans could assist in identifying a widespread heart condition that heightens stroke risks years before diagnosis, a study has found.
Jeremy Clarkson’s openness about prostate cancer has driven more men to get checked
The Independentby Ella Pickover14 Sept 2026
High-profile figures including presenter Jeremy Clarkson and former prime minister Lord Cameron have earned praise for "shining a light" on prostate cancer, helping to persuade more men to evaluate...
Reading for pleasure comes with multiple health benefits, researchers say
The Independentby Jane Kirby14 Sept 2026
Reading for pleasure offers significant health benefits no matter the material chosen, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge.
Persons with disabilities demand ₦1 trillion annual support budget
Premium Timesby Abdulqudus Ogundapo14 Sept 2026
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has urged President Bola Tinubu to allocate at least ₦1 trillion annually to support the welfare and development of persons...
Hidden receptor interactions may explain past failures of brain disorder drugs
Phys.orgby Weill Cornell Medical College14 Sept 2026
Hidden receptor interactions may explain past failures of brain disorder drugs Metabotropic glutamate receptors, which are important but difficult drug targets, interact in surprisingly varied ways...
Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence
NBC Newsby Frank Thorp V14 Sept 2026
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returned to the Senate on Monday after a more than three-month absence. “Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June.