4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (144+ words) Twenty-eight people were hospitalized after eating boxed lunches at Takebishi Stadium Kyoto during the Japan Corporate Teams Athletics Championships, in what authorities suspect to be a case of food poisoning, Qazinform News Agency cites Kyodo. Around 4:30 p.m., staff reported multiple cases…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (268+ words) The Kazakh Healthcare Ministry drafted legislative proposals to restrict commercials for fast food, sweetened beverages, and other products high in sugar, salt, and saturated fats to protect children, Qazinform News Agency reports. Director of Healthcare Ministry's medical care organization department…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (175+ words) Japan’s Children and Families Agency will subsidize community initiatives to curb child suicides starting in fiscal 2027, which begins next April, Qazinform News Agency learned from JIJI Press. Under the plan, local governments partnering with child-related organizations will receive funding to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (254+ words) Unpredictable changes in working hours may take a toll on workers’ health, but the effects differ for men and women, according to a new U.S. study, Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports. Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examined data…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (260+ words) Kazakh and Tajik medical specialists have come together in Dushanbe for Kazakh Medicine Days to conduct joint consultations, surgeries, and training sessions, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing Kazakhstan's Healthcare Ministry. The Kazakh delegation is led by Vice Minister of Healthcare…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (155+ words) At least 14 infants were killed when a fire broke out in the gynecology ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences here on Wednesday, police sources said, Xinhua reported. The fire broke out at around 6:40 a.m. local time (0140 GMT) in the…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (184+ words) A male foreign tourist was attacked by a bear near an observation deck overlooking Lake Towada, a popular tourist spot, in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Aomori, local authorities said Saturday, Kyodo reported. The man, whose right arm was bitten by…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (196+ words) France’s Health Ministry reported that the July 3–22 heat wave led to an estimated 1,243 excess deaths, based on data from 5,000 municipalities nationwide, Qazinform News Agency cites Anadolu Agency. Nearly 5,800 excess deaths were recorded between June 17 and July 2, 2026. Late May heatwave claimed…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (238+ words) Heavy rain that struck Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Thursday evening has left five people dead and two others in cardiopulmonary arrest before subsiding in the small hours of Friday, the prefectural government's disaster response headquarters said, Jiji Press…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (229+ words) Romania has started the shutdown of its sole nuclear power plant as the water level of the Danube River dropped to a record low, according to the plant's operator Nuclearelectrica, Xinhua reported. Nuclearelectrica announced in a press release that it…...