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fromIndependent
1 month ago
NYC parents

'I remember his last words: 'I cannot take any more, Mummy'': Boy (6) who waited five hours to be seen in CUH died by natural causes, coroner finds

fromIndependent
1 month ago
NYC parents

'I remember his last words: 'I cannot take any more, Mummy'': Boy (6) who waited five hours to be seen in CUH died by natural causes, coroner finds

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SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Here's what queer, transgender, and intersex people should know about prostate cancer

President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer, raising concerns about health management and systemic care for LGBTQ+ individuals.
fromwww.npr.org
6 years ago

Mustafa Returns: Iraqi Boy's Hope For A Prosthetic Leg Proves Complicated

For years I would always try to write to people to see what happened to them. And could never figure out ... To have found [the family], is just unbelievable.
SF parents
fromDaily Mom magazine
1 week ago

Birth Center Vs Hospital Birth: 4 Birth Center Differences

Choosing where to give birth entails weighing the benefits of personalized, low-intervention care at birth centers against the advanced medical support found in hospitals.
Parenting
#ice
US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Lawmakers demand answers after a Haitian woman dies at an ICE detention center

A woman from Haiti died in ICE custody allegedly due to inadequate medical care, raising calls for an independent investigation.
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago
Black Lives Matter

3 People Die in ICE Custody in April as Conditions Worsen in Immigration Jails

US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Lawmakers demand answers after a Haitian woman dies at an ICE detention center

A woman from Haiti died in ICE custody allegedly due to inadequate medical care, raising calls for an independent investigation.
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago
Black Lives Matter

3 People Die in ICE Custody in April as Conditions Worsen in Immigration Jails

more#ice
fromNBC4 Washington
4 weeks ago

Ex-federal worker fired twice describes having insurance canceled, backdated after surgery

I thought under this new administration, because they are fans of what our mission was, when we were offered the Fork, I thought, 'I don't need to take that 'cause I'm safe.'
SF politics
fromNew York Post
4 weeks ago

Teen charged in Tesla firebombing released from federal custody to continue gender-affirming medical care: report

Let me be extremely clear to anyone who still wants to firebomb a Tesla property: you will not evade us. You will be arrested.
Toronto startup
Parenting
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill apologises to children affected by surgical spring scandal

Children in care were failed due to inadequate safeguarding measures, leading to unnecessary surgeries and the use of unapproved medical devices.
Black Lives Matter
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives-Now They're Fighting Back,One Story at a Time

The story highlights the risks associated with extreme abortion bans and the need for adequate medical care in such cases.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Ukraine: Soldiers on the front have little hope of peace DW 04/03/2025

The front lines in Ukraine remain desperate with wounded soldiers requiring urgent medical attention amidst ongoing conflict.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

My Daughter Has a Rare Condition That Requires a Specialist. But She's Refusing the Only Option Available.

Kim's situation highlights the challenge of balancing comfort and medical necessity when a teenager has specific preferences for medical professionals, especially in sensitive situations.
Mental health
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 months ago

Man dies in custody at Brooklyn Criminal Court after hearings delayed multiple times * Brooklyn Paper

NYPD is investigating the death of Soso Ramishvili, highlighting issues of medical care in custody.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Trauma: How child abuse victims deal with parenthood DW 03/05/2025

Survivors of childhood abuse fear passing trauma to their children, highlighting the need for trauma-sensitive care during childbirth.
NYC food
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Strikes in New York's Prisons Were Declared Over, but Disarray Remains

Strikes by corrections officers in New York hospitals lead to inadequate care for inmates, resulting in deaths and severe disruptions in services.
UK news
fromIndependent
3 months ago

Solicitor for Kerry crystal meth businessman pleads for beefed-up protection for his client

Nathan McDonnell will undergo surgery after suffering a broken jaw from a prison attack.
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Pope Francis battling mild kidney failure but eating and resting well, say doctors

Pope Francis is showing signs of improvement but remains under close medical supervision due to pneumonia and mild kidney failure.
Medicine
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

Alameda County family sues Amazon One Medical over father's death

A family is suing Amazon One Medical after the death of Philip Tong, claiming negligence in his telehealth care.
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