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UN Iranian expert says security forces removed wounded protesters from hospitals
A UN Iranian expert told Reuters that Iranian security forces removed wounded protesters from hospitals during the crackdown, a serious…
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What “The Pitt” Taught Me About Being a Doctor
“The Pitt” easily could have felt like one long sequence of overstuffed, heavy-handed scenes. It’s a testament to the show’s artfulness…
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The Private Equity Firms That Gobble Up Hospitals and Spit Them Out
If anyone had asked him, which they hadn’t, Jones would have told them that this man needed to go to a different hospital, one that was…
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Israeli strikes kill 19 Palestinians near Gaza’s last functioning hospitals
Israeli forces have unleashed a new wave of attacks on Gaza, striking areas near some of the few hospitals still functioning, while their…
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Leaked documents expose Hamas's exploitation of Gaza hospitals
Hamas also tracked UNRWA, WHO, Doctors Without Borders, and Red Cross staff inside Gaza hospitals, framing aid groups as potential…
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Trump’s DOJ Made Chilling Demand to Hospitals in War on Trans Kids
The U.S. Department of Justice tried to force a Philadelphia children’s hospital to hand over information on young transgender patients as…
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The Blue-State Hospitals Carrying Out Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda
Still, as trans kids and advocates had predicted and feared, certain health care providers began complying with Trump’s order in advance.…
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Notes on Bed Rest
Early in my first pregnancy, about three years ago, I did a thing that a lot of pregnant women do. I picked up my phone and scrolled…
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Perennial to invest one billion yuan to open two hospitals in Guangzhou
Integrated healthcare and real estate player Perennial Holdings on Tuesday (May 27) announced that it has entered into an agreement with…
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Migrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say
A man lay on a New York City sidewalk with a gun shot wound, clutching his side. Emily Borghard, a social worker who hands out supplies to…
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China asks drugmakers, hospitals to find US import substitutes
China has asked some of its state-owned drugmakers to study how they can reduce reliance on the US for pharmaceutical products and raw…
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OUE Healthcare says earthquake damaged Mandalay hospital of Pun Hlaing Hospitals that it owns 40% stake in
OUE Healthcare announced that the Mandalay hospital building of Pun Hlaing Hospitals, which it owns a 40 per cent stake in, sustained…
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Deadly, drug-resistant fungus CDC calls 'urgent threat' is spreading in hospitals
A deadly, drug-resistant fungus that preys on the sick and old is continuing to spread in hospitals and senior care facilities across the…
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The Old-School Heroics of “The Pitt”
On paper, Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency room—the setting of the new Max drama “The Pitt”—is the kind of place you wouldn’t…
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Why Are Hospitals Bowing to Trump’s Illegal Gender-Affirming Care Ban?
In an email sent to hospital staff early Monday morning, which I acquired a copy of, Children’s National laid out the new policy. “Our…
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Private healthcare players upbeat as China hospitals ease rules on foreign ownership
Significant investments are needed for these hospitals to make returns, observers say THE Chinese government’s recent move to allow…
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DR Congo hospitals overwhelmed after Goma fighting - UN
UN aid agencies have warned of a major humanitarian crisis in the Congolese city of Goma, with hospitals overwhelmed by casualties and…
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Life Sentence for Kolkata Hospital Rape and Murder
An Indian court on Monday sentenced to life in prison the man convicted of raping and murdering a trainee doctor in Kolkata, sparing him…
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How a Company Makes Millions Off a Hospital Program Meant to Help the Poor
Soon after being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, Virginia King sat in an outpatient clinic in Santa Fe, N.M., while a nurse…
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Siloam International Hospitals expresses intent to acquire First Reit’s Indonesia hospital portfolio
THE manager of First Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) said on Monday (Jan 13) that it received a preliminary non-binding letter of…
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Insurance company changes anesthesia coverage: Who it impacts
Medical Mutual has changed its reimbursement policy regarding anesthesia coverage just weeks after United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson…
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Perennial’s hospitals target wealthy boomers in China as population ages
THE task of providing elderly care for the growing number of Chinese baby boomers may be a headache for Beijing, but a Singaporean…
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Social media posts misleadingly claim Malaysian public hospitals scrapped free dialysis treatment
Healthcare at public hospitals and clinics in Malaysia is heavily subsidised by the government but it is not free. However, social media…
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Israeli strikes kill 38 in south Gaza, as medics say troops raid hospital in north
At least 38 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in southern Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says, as Israeli troops reportedly…