I’ve always known I had a problem with control, but it wasn’t until my son faced a near-fatal complication in childbirth that I was forced to come to grips with it. I arrived at the hospital on a Friday night, unsure of whether my water had broken. I was admitted soon after to labor in … Read more
BEIRUT — For almost a week, ophthalmologist Elias Jaradeh has worked around the clock, trying to keep up with the flood of patients whose eyes were injured when pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse across Lebanon. He has lost track of how many eye operations he has performed in multiple hospitals, surviving on two hours … Read more
Nurses in England have voted to reject the government’s offer of a 5.5% pay rise, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said. Members of the RCN rejected the deal by two-thirds in a record high turnout of around 145,000. The pay award for 2024-2025 was announced by the chancellor at the end of July, … Read more
CAIRO — Cholera is spreading in war-torn Sudan, killing at least 388 people and sickening about 13,000 others over the past two months, health authorities said, as more than 17 months of fighting between the military and a notorious paramilitary group shows no sign of abating. The disease is spreading in areas devastated by recent … Read more
It was a rare beautiful afternoon in Seattle in the spring of 2002, and I was throwing a football around with the guys at work. I probably shouldn’t have been doing so in a skirt and heels, because I wound up with a fractured finger, sprained wrist and damaged rotator cuff. After the cast was … Read more
The future of 25 projects that are part of the New Hospital Programme in England is in doubt, after the government announced it would be reviewing their feasibility. In a letter to MPs, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said it was clear the programme – promised by the Tories in their 2019 election manifesto – was … Read more
ICYMI, determining someone’s health by checking their body mass index is … well, not it. For decades, BMI was used as a major indicator of one’s health. But recently, the American Medical Association decided to adopt a new policy on BMI because it doesn’t account for differences across race, gender, age and other demographics. Further, … Read more
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If you love someone with a drug or alcohol problem, then you’re probably well aware that it can be incredibly confusing to know what to say or do. You want to support your loved one and help them heal, but at the same time, it’s absolutely crucial to set healthy boundaries and protect your own … Read more
For many people of color, finding a dermatologist who looks like them can be a challenge, but one that’s worth pursuing. “Of course doctors with darker skin are going to be more attuned to cultural aspects surrounding care, because they’re reading their own skin every day,” said dermatologist Dr. Michelle Henry, who is Black. She … Read more