Health

Published: 15 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A widening crackdown on LGBTQ+ people in Senegal has pushed members of the community into hiding, restricted their movements and prompted some to leave the country, amid reports of hundreds of arrests, forced HIV testing and growing difficulties in accessing legal representation. More than 320 people have reportedly been arrested and detained since February on allegations linked to...

Published: 15 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Indonesia has begun testing an unconventional approach to tackling a devastating wildfire crisis, turning to dry ice in an attempt to reduce the thick, toxic haze that has engulfed parts of the country and spread across neighbouring nations. The experimental operation, planned over South Sumatra, comes after conventional firefighting measures, including cloud seeding, water bombing and the deployment...

Published: 14 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australia’s Labor government has suffered a parliamentary setback after the Greens joined opposition parties and crossbench senators to block proposed cuts to private health insurance rebates for older Australians, insisting that pensioners must be protected from the changes during a continuing cost-of-living crisis. The legislation, which the Albanese government intended to introduce from April 2027, was designed to...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Millions of Americans who depend on Medicaid for essential healthcare could face stricter eligibility checks, additional paperwork and a greater risk of losing insurance when major provisions of President Donald Trump’s healthcare reform law take effect on 1 January 2027. The changes are expected to place significant pressure on low-income families, patients with chronic illnesses, hospitals and healthcare...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A coronial inquest in Queensland, Australia, has heard that child safety officers remained committed to returning Elizabeth Struhs to her family home in 2019 despite serious concerns raised by doctors about the risks to her health. A police officer who attended a meeting about the case told the inquest that challenging child safety officials’ decisions had often proved...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Actor RJ Mitte, best known for his role as Walter White Jr in the acclaimed television drama Breaking Bad, has died aged 34 in Brownsville, Texas. Mitte, whose own experience with cerebral palsy informed his performance on the series, was also widely recognised for his work advocating greater disability representation and inclusion in the entertainment industry. Mitte’s representatives...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australian airline Qantas has been forced to take a Boeing 787 Dreamliner out of service in Rome after bedbugs were discovered in its economy-class cabin, disrupting international travel plans and prompting an intensive cleaning operation. The incident led to the cancellation of a scheduled flight from Rome to Perth, leaving affected passengers facing delays while the airline arranged...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Women living with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) should have improved access to weight-loss medications through Australia’s publicly funded healthcare system, women’s health advocates have urged, arguing that high treatment costs are preventing some patients from accessing potentially beneficial therapies. The campaign is intensifying as Australia considers the affordability of newer obesity medications and researchers continue examining their...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A controversial medical research project that plans to withhold the recommended birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine from thousands of newborns in Guinea-Bissau has received approval from an ethics committee at the University of Southern Denmark, intensifying an international debate over research ethics, childhood vaccination and the protection of vulnerable communities. The trial, led by Danish researchers...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A major British pharmacy organisation has ended its sponsorship relationship with Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva UK following pressure from pro-Palestinian campaigners and concerns raised during an internal review of the company’s activities. The decision makes the Royal College of Pharmacy the second major UK healthcare body to sever commercial ties with the drugmaker in recent weeks, intensifying debate...