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Pratima Kumari, a government health worker in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, sets off on her mini scooter every morning, crisscrossing vast corn fields and pineapple orchards to visit villages and meet young, married couples.

Having made it to the very ripe old age of 103 last month, Ben Ferencz’s death Friday night has been marked in detailed obituaries of an amazing life that brought him from a Jewish infant fleeing Eastern European antisemitism with his family to the tenements and streets of New York…

Strategies to promote active social life in very old people should be encouraged, scientists say

Maureen Moss, who has no family living nearby, and whose husband recently died, celebrated the milestone birthday at Davidson's House in Colinton.

Applications must be made by April 10 to qualify for the next Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment due before summer.

What is needed is a rock-solid moral and financial commitment by elected officials in Illinois to continue to support public health. That includes pre- and post-natal care.

Gatherings over Easter long weekend expected to cause further increase in infections, with Victoria already 60% up in past fortnight

An investigation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council found that Mohammed Farooq Anwaar failed to demonstrate any insight into his behaviour and removed him from their register.

Social inequality remains an obstacle in the provision of health care. As such, countries should not only focus on the financial aspect of universal health coverage but also empowering people, according to Jos Vandelaer, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Thailand.