Healthcare All about Healthcare Bird flu defence discovered in our bodies Organ harvesting: Trafficked for his kidney and now forced into hiding Synthetic human embryo raises ethical issues US doctors forced to ration as cancer drug shortages hit nationwide Sister André, world’s oldest person, dies at 118 Doctors risked their own lives to remove a live grenade from a Ukrainian soldier’s chest A mysterious brain network may underlie many psychiatric disorders What is a runner’s high? North Korea says fever cases in locked-down province were flu Death toll in Austria storms rises to five UN: Pandemic behind ‘largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation’ Israel drops ‘Green Passes’ as Omicron infections wane Taiwan says needs to re-open, eyes March cut to Covid quarantine Hong Kong daily Covid infections hit record of 2,071 Hong Kong reports 1,347 COVID-19 cases as healthcare system overwhelmed Japan’s Covid-19 surge shows signs of peaking as curbs extended Sweden declares Covid-19 pandemic over, despite warnings from scientists Hong Kong vaccine rates spike as outbreak shatters Covid-free dreams Global diplomatic failure made Covid ‘far worse’, says leading expert Germany, Denmark pounded by intense storm As COVID shots for kids stall, appeals are aimed at wary parents New Zealand PM Ardern is self isolating after exposure to COVID-19 positive case German Covid cases hit record as parliament debates vaccine mandate Biden’s pandemic fight: Inside the setbacks of the first year Covid: New Zealand PM Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron wave COVID-19 programme delivers 1 billion doses to poorer countries Beijing Omicron case prompts temple closures, queues for COVID-19 tests Russia’s Omicron cases hit nearly 700, govt ponders new measures As Omicron surges, a French hospital creaks under staff shortages UK acted unlawfully with ‘VIP’ Covid contract lane, court rules (Click here to load more news…)