Medicine

CDC issues health alert for bird flu infection in US

Sierra Leone declares national emergency on drug abuse

WFP delivers food aid to Darfur as Sudan famine looms

Gaza war shatters Palestinian family and its simple dream of opening a pizzeria

Longevity is 'just luck' says 111-year-old Briton, world's new oldest man

Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu

Tennessee court weighs blocking abortion ban during pregnancy complications

Bird flu dairy cow outbreak widens in Ohio, Kansas, New Mexico

Spanish group working with World Central Kitchen stops using sea route to Gaza

Senior Hamas leader says Egypt gave ceasefire proposal but it does not include anything new

MSF dismisses Israeli claim of 'regrettable incident' in strike against aid workers in Gaza

Wider bird flu spread raises concern for humans, animal health body says

UN rights body adopts first resolution to protect rights of intersex people

Many patients of destroyed Gaza hospital will die if not evacuated, WHO chief warns

Gaza dentist sets up tent to replace destroyed clinic

In Gaza, Palestinians risk death in desperate rush for aid

India's top yoga guru faces judges' ire in misleading ads case

South Korea's Yoon urges doctors to end impasse over trainees

Nigerian takes to the water to raise mental health awareness

Pope soldiers through Easter Vigil after missing procession

Truce talks between Israel and Hamas to resume Sunday in Cairo, Egyptian television station says

Pope Francis to take part in Easter Vigil, Vatican says

Sudan needs 'immediate action' on hunger to avert widespread death, UN-backed report says

Pope Francis skips Good Friday procession at Rome's Colosseum to protect health, Vatican says

Nigerian village celebrates the return of kidnapped students

Israel kills dozens in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip

Scotland's parliament considers assisted dying as poll shows support

Israeli soldiers play with Gaza women's underwear in online posts

Russian rights group warns jailed leader's health is deteriorating

U.N. expert says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, calls for arms embargo

Thai rights groups flag deportation risk to 19 stateless children

UN agencies press Israel to allow food aid to north Gaza, warn of famine

Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on north and south of Gaza

Father and wife's illnesses focus attention on future king, Prince William

Gaza's hungry eat wild plant with no aid relief in sight

UN Security Council demands ceasefire amid Israeli airstrikes

South Korea's medical professors join protests, reduce hours in practice

UNRWA says Israel will no longer approve its food convoys to northern Gaza

Thousands, some in trance, pay homage to sacred Thai tattoo master