Health

A mental health patient assessed as a low risk to the public was returned to a Hawke’s Bay facility within a matter of hours on Thursday after leaving without alerting staff, according to Health New Zealand. Police located the 67-year-old man at a private residence following a notification from facility staff. Incident Timeline and Facility … Read more

Subcutaneous basidiobolomycosis, a rare fungal infection typically affecting immunocompetent individuals in tropical regions, often mimics soft-tissue tumors or tuberculosis, leading to frequent misdiagnosis and unnecessary surgery, according to a recent clinical case study. Researchers documented the case of a 53-year-old man in India who presented with painless, indurated plaques on his thigh and groin, ultimately … Read more

An estimated 500,000 Australians were regularly using GLP-1 medicines and related medications each month by April 2025, with almost half of those users paying between $200 and $700 out of pocket monthly, according to new research led by UNSW Sydney. The study, which combines pharmaceutical sales records with Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) dispensing data, provides … Read more

Local health officials reported a localized outbreak of flea-borne typhus in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles, where five people have fallen ill this year, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. All five patients required hospitalization but have since recovered. This cluster arrives as flea-borne typhus cases continue an upward trajectory … Read more