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Newborn twins fight for survival as conflict fuels Yemen's hunger crisis
Newborn twins fight for survival as conflict fuels Yemen's hunger crisis To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. From the day they were born, just seven weeks ago, twins Raghad Hassan and her brother Raad have been battling for survival. They came into the world prematurely, as fighting surged in Yemen's long-running civil war between Houthi rebel fighters and government forces. When the Houthis reached their village in the Kahboub mountains in south-west Yemen, their family of seven was forced to flee amid bombs, missiles, and drone attacks - the twins protected only by blankets. What followed was three days on foot heading for the port city of Aden.
Medieval leprosy hospital uncovered in Lincoln
The walls of what is thought to be one of medieval England's earliest and largest leprosy hospitals have been uncovered in Lincoln by Time Team archaeologists. A three-day dig started on Friday on the South Common at the site of the Hospital of the Holy Innocents, which housed up to 20 people with leprosy around the late 11th to early 12th Centuries. Time Team's Prof Carenza Lewis said they had found traces of square features where it is thought people were housed, which haven't been excavated before, anywhere. The dig marks the beginning of a three-year project backed by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The remains of the building were found last year during a Local Landscapes and Hidden Histories project.
On isolated Catalina, a lifesaving helicopter flight ends in tragedy, questions
Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. When Catalina Romero arrived at Catalina Island's tiny emergency room this week with a severe allergic reaction, officials decided she needed medical attention on the mainland.
Health Care Workers Are Tired of Cleaning Up Palantir's Mess
Health Care Workers Are Tired of Cleaning Up Palantir's Mess A hospital giant and radiology network turned to Palantir to streamline scheduling, but nurses and other staff say the new software is causing errors, burnout, and frustration. Over the past four months, Amber Retzloff, a critical care nurse in Florida, requested to work 50 specific 12-hour shifts. But over half the time, she says her hospital's Palantir -powered scheduling software assigned her to different shifts, often putting her on back-to-back-to-back days and leaving her mentally drained. Retzloff doesn't expect to always get the slots she wants, but by her count the tool does a far worse job honoring her preferences than managers did when they assigned shifts by hand. Retzloff's experience mirrors that of other nurses across HCA Healthcare, the largest hospital chain in the US.
Measles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New Normal
The US resurgence of measles is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they thought was in the past. John Goldman had not seen a case of measles in 30 years. But since April, the infectious disease specialist with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in central Pennsylvania has had dozens of patients come down with the disease. "I never thought I would see this come back," he says. His health system, like others, has had to adapt to a new normal as measles makes a comeback in the United States.
Neurosurgeon recounts a 'a miracle of biology'
Neurosurgeon recounts a'a miracle of biology' 'He had no business surviving. His survival was a triumph.' More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Neurosurgeons often perform complex work under intense pressure. The following excerpt from by Dr. Barbara Lazio has been run with permission Was This the Life You Wanted Saved?
No fire alarms or sprinklers at Pakistan neonatal unit where fire killed 14, report finds
An official inquiry into a Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 babies last month has found the neonatal unit lacked fire alarms and sprinklers, while firefighters reported that escape routes were locked or obstructed. One firefighter, who asked to remain anonymous, told the BBC he had heard from other rescue workers that entering the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad was extremely difficult. The doors were locked so they had to break through the windows to enter. Even after getting inside, the doors leading towards the ward were locked. PIMS has not provided a comment on the report and its findings.
Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will 'kill us all'
A protester holds a sign during a protest outside of OpenAI headquarters calling for a pause in AI development, in San Francisco, California, March 2026. A protester holds a sign during a protest outside of OpenAI headquarters calling for a pause in AI development, in San Francisco, California, March 2026. Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will'kill us all' In today's newsletter: It is hard to tell fact from fiction when it comes to AI. What is really going on - and what should the government do about it? As a general rule, it pays to be suspicious of any gigantic company that claims it's developing a tool capable of destroying humanity.
People Keep Saying There's a Shortage of Nursing Jobs. The Truth Is Actually More Subtle and Disturbing.
The nursing job crisis is raising an uncomfortable question: What happens when hospitals trade nurses for A.I.? Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Imagine, for a moment, that you are a nurse. A cancer patient on your ward asks for pain medicine, and it's easy enough to get it ready: Just go to the locked narcotics cabinet, punch in a code, draw the drug up into a syringe, and give it to them.
Will the Thirlwall report change the debate about Lucy Letby?
Mention Lucy Letby and you're likely to get a strong reaction. The nurse was sentenced to spend the rest of her life in prison for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more. But though two juries have convicted her, and she has twice been denied permission to appeal, it seems everyone has an opinion on whether she really did it. She has become the centre of an information war. The name Lady Justice Thirlwall, however, attracts less recognition. She's the judge who's been tasked with examining how Letby was able to commit her crimes at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015-2016, and whether her managers should have responded differently when suspicions about her were raised.