Four people have died due to dengue fever — a vector-borne viral disease that can easily be prevented by avoiding mosquito bites — in the month of September, according to the Sindh Health Department. Dengue fever has gripped several parts of the country in the wake of the rains. Since the year began, nine people … Read more
Rab Wardell, the newly crowned Scottish MTB XC champion, passed away in his sleep a few days after winning the Scottish cycling title at the age of 37. Katie Archibald, his partner and Olympic champion, tweeted that “he had suffered a cardiac arrest.” According to Archibald, although she tried her best to revive him, and … Read more
Piyata Touvre, 30, of Hokitika was found dead at a tanning salon in Swansea on May 28. photo / supplied Every year, otherwise healthy New Zealanders die without warning. The research hopes the new funding will prevent more deaths, writes health reporter Emma Russell. Efan Jones remembers saying goodbye to his 30-year-old wife and saying … Read more