Tag: Hospitals
‘Horror and tears’ as Lebanon’s hospitals concern identical destiny as Gaza
The rescuers struck on the concrete with jackhammers, excavators and even pickaxes, pausing sometimes and demanding silence, straining…
Women Face Risks as Doctors Struggle With Medical Exceptions on Abortion
HOUSTON — Dr. Amanda Horton, an obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, had been counseling pregnant patients at…
NYC Monkeypox Patients Face Painful Symptoms and Struggle For Care
Although he was covered with lesions, it took four hours of phone calls, and then five hours in…
After New Abortion Laws, Some Patients Have Trouble Obtaining Miscarriage Treatment
Last year, a 35-year-old woman named Amanda, who lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, had a miscarriage in…
Drug-Resistant Infections in Hospitals Soared During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says
The spread of drug-resistant infections surged during the coronavirus pandemic, killing nearly 30,000 people in 2020 and upending…
‘It’s Like Parallel Realities’: Rituals of Life and Death Blur in a Vibrant Ukrainian City
LVIV, Ukraine — The tiny wail of newborn babies echoes out from the incubators and cribs lining a…
A Clunky, Reusable Mask May Be the Answer to N95 Waste
“Elastomerics for us really were a game changer,” Dr. Chalikonda said. “When I think of all the millions…
11 Families in Senegal Welcomed Newborns. A Fire Left Them Devastated.
TIVAOUANE, Senegal — The baby boy did not yet have a name.He was only a day old on…
Senegal Hospital Fire Kills 11 Infants, President Says
At least 11 newborns were killed after a fire tore through a neonatal unit of a regional hospital…
In Ukraine, Gruesome Injuries and Not Enough Doctors to Treat Them
Operating with skeleton crews, doctors and nurses race to save limbs, and lives. It’s a grim routine for…
How Australia Saved Thousands of Lives While Covid Killed a Million Americans
MELBOURNE, Australia — If the United States had the same Covid death rate as Australia, about 900,000 lives…
Loss of Pandemic Aid Stresses Hospitals That Treat the Uninsured
“It’s horrible,” he said.Dr. Philip Elizondo, his orthopedic colleague, said the hospital had to cancel minor surgeries for…