Hospitals

Singer Lionel Richie reportedly hospitalised in ICU after US concert

American singer Lionel Richie checked himself into a hospital after a show in St Louis in the US on Aug 29.

Pakistan suspends eight officials after deadly infant ward fire

A preliminary report found the deadly blaze had engulfed the unit “within approximately two minutes”.

At a Nepal hospital, hope slowly fades days after catastrophe

As the scale of the disaster that unfolded in the two countries becomes clearer, desperation is rising among the families of the nearly 3,000 still missing.

‘Black smoke’ chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants

TOPSHOT - Jaweria (C), who said she lost her child in the fire, reacts following a blaze at the Mother and Child Health (MCH) ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital in Islamabad on August 26, 2026. A fire in a maternity ward at a public hospital in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on August 26 morning killed 14 children, a local authority said. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)

Imran Khan’s party seeks contempt action over jailed leader’s hospital move

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been imprisoned since August 2023 on charges he calls politically motivated.

Norway’s King Harald to remain in hospital, cancels engagements

King Harald V of Norway (right) walking alongside King Philippe of Belgium ahead of a concert at the National Museum in Oslo, during an official visit of the Belgian royal couple to Norway, on March 25.

Patient’s severed toe found in Seoul nursing hospital fridge, along with drinks and dips

The toe reportedly belonged to a man in his 60s with an intellectual disability who had been living at the hospital for 10 years.

Norway’s King Harald, 89, hospitalised: Palace

King Harald V of Norway (right) walking alongside King Philippe of Belgium ahead of a concert at the National Museum in Oslo, during an official visit of the Belgian royal couple to Norway, on March 25, 2026.

Hundreds hospitalised in Yangon cholera outbreak: Minister

Ng Teng Fong General Hospital’s ICUs to go tapless to reduce water use, safety risks

To reduce contamination risks while cutting water and energy usage, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital has removed traditional water taps and sinks in 44 of its 74 adult ICUs.

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