Israeli strikes on Gaza leave orphans, childless parents
By Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Reem Abu Hayyah, just three months old, was the only member of her family to survive …
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
WASHINGTON — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on …
San Jose hospital’s changes raise fears over effect of trauma center closures
When 20-year-old Paco Rojas woke up in his hospital bed at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, the catastrophic crash that landed him there on Nov. 3, 2023 was a blur. …
Population growth, health-care crunch could lead to more Code Orange alerts on P.E.I.
There have been three Code Oranges called at P.E.I. hospitals in just over three months, compared to the same number in all of 2023. With the province’s population continuing to …
Denver blood center calls for Type O donors to ease summer shortage
Blood center Vitalant is begging people with Type O blood to donate as soon as possible, and raffling off a car to sweeten the deal. The company, which supplies 94 …
Colorado Option insurance premiums rising again
Monthly premiums could increase 4% next year for Colorado Option health insurance plans and 6% for other types of plans sold on the individual marketplace, on average, according to new …
Type 2 poliovirus detected in wastewater in the Gaza Strip
A poliovirus variant has been detected in six wastewater samples in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah, two cities in southern and central Gaza. In a Facebook post on Friday, …
Day of disruptions, dashed plans for many Canadians after global tech outage
Canadians weren’t spared the headaches of cancelled flights, delayed medical appointments and other problems caused by a failed cybersecurity software upgrade that caused a host of cascading issues around the globe …
Be warned: After global tech outage, phishing schemes and scammers may try to exploit you
Efforts to deal with a global tech outage that caused chaos for travellers, hospitals and banks are underway, but it may not be the end of your computer woes: Phishing schemes trying to reel …
Why the health-care sector is hiring temporary foreign workers like never before
Persistent staffing shortages in the health-care sector across Canada in the wake of the pandemic have led some organizations, including some provincial government agencies, to increasingly call upon temporary foreign workers to …