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Charles Johnson wears a button with a picture of his wife, Kira, during a press conference announcing a lawsuit outside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Wednesday in Los Angeles. Kira Johnson died at the hospital in 2016 from complications after giving birth

Lawsuit says a Black patient bled to death because of a hospital's culture of racism

May 05, 2022
The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 has sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, saying she bled to death because of a culture of racism at the renowned hospital.
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Shots - Health News
A team of nurses, patient care technicians and a respiratory therapist prepare to return a COVID patient to their back after 24 hours of lying on their stomach. That posture makes it easier to breathe and is a critical part of treatment for COVID patient

Intimate portraits of a hospital COVID unit from a photojournalist-turned-nurse

Dec 26, 2021
Alan Hawes hopes his photos of health care workers and COVID patients will show the toll of this pandemic — and persuade the unvaccinated to get their COVID shots.
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Health
A droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine last year at a hospital in Providence, R.I.

A N.Y. Hospital Will Stop Delivering Babies As Workers Quit Over A Vaccine Mandate

Sep 13, 2021
Lewis County General Hospital in upstate New York is pausing maternity services later this month after dozens of staff members quit because they refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Goats and Soda
Nurses feed newborn babies rescued and brought to Ataturk National Children's Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2020, after their mothers were killed in an attack on a maternity ward operated by Doctors Without Borders. The health-care nonprofit

Afghanistan's Health Care Is In 'Limbo' Following Taliban Takeover, Says MSF Rep

Aug 19, 2021
Filipe Ribeiro of Doctors Without Borders Afghanistan talks to NPR about the future of the country's health care system under Taliban rule.
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COVID-19 Rates Up, Hospitals Feeling The Surge

Jul 29, 2021

Facing a summer surge of COVID-19 cases, flat vaccination rates, and urging by the federal government, Nevada returns Friday to indoor mask mandates.

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Planet Money
Michigan's two largest hospital systems, Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health, announced last month they wanted to merge. Hospital mergers and monopolies are increasingly the norm in the United States — which drives prices.

The Untamed Rise Of Hospital Monopolies

Jul 20, 2021
America has seen decades of consolidation of its hospitals, raising prices for consumers. President Biden now wants to do something about it.
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Middle East
People gather as a massive fire engulfs the coronavirus isolation ward of al-Hussein hospital in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, late on Monday.

More Than 60 People Are Dead After A Hospital Fire In A Southern Iraqi City

Jul 13, 2021
On Monday, flames swept through outbuildings of the al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Nasiryah that had been set up to isolate COVID-19 patients.
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Goats and Soda
Priyali Sur, 29 weeks pregnant, at home in Delhi on April 30.

She Was Pregnant. She Was Sick. And In India, She Had Nowhere To Go

May 18, 2021
A pregnant journalist investigates and finds many pregnant, COVID-positive women can't access life-saving healthcare during the country's deadly second wave.
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Coronavirus Updates
Iraqis in the holy shrine city of Najaf on Sunday mourn relatives killed during a massive fire at a Baghdad hospital dedicated to COVID-19 patients.

Iraqi Leader Orders Investigation Of Baghdad Hospital Fire That Killed More Than 80

Apr 25, 2021
A massive fire at a hospital dedicated to COVID-19 patients also left more than 100 people injured. Amid calls for action by international organizations, the prime minister ordered an investigation.
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Shots - Health News
Interpreter Ana Maria Rios-Velez demonstrates the screening app at the front entrance of Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston. It has a multilingual function to better communicate with non-English speaking patients and staff.

The Pandemic Imperiled Non-English Speakers In A Hospital

Apr 23, 2021
Data from a Boston hospital showed that Latino patients who did not speak English well had a 35% greater risk of death from COVID-19. The hospital has added interpretation capacity.
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National
Dry ice will be used to help keep the Pfizer vaccine at ultracold temperatures.

At Hospitals, A Race To Save 'Hundreds Of Thousands' Of Lives With New Vaccine

Dec 09, 2020
With the first COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to be shipped out within days, health care providers are scrambling to prepare for an unprecedentedly high-stakes vaccine rollout.
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Goats and Soda

More People Can Access Surgery. That's Great For Them, Awful For The Planet

Nov 17, 2020
With surgical care on the rise globally, researchers worry the energy-consuming procedures will have a negative impact on the climate. But they say there are ways to make them more energy efficient.
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Goats and Soda
Marissa Tuping, a rural midwife, and Risa Calibuso, right, arrive in Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital on July 21. Calibuso gave birth to her son moments later.

The Philippines Has A Policy Against Home Births. It's Not Playing Well In A Pandemic

Oct 25, 2020
The "No Home Birth" policy was created to reduce maternal and newborn mortality rates. But critics say it makes giving birth expensive and complicated — especially during the coronavirus crisis.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A hallway leads to a makeshift isolation ward for COVID-19 patients.

On The Brink, Rural Hospitals Brace For New Surge In COVID-19 Cases

Jul 03, 2020
Rural "critical access" hospitals, often some of the largest employers in small towns, have been operating on razor-thin margins throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort is treating more than 50 patients from New York City, including 10 critically ill people with COVID-19 who were transferred to the ship from a hospital in Queens on Tuesday.

Number Of Patients At Overflow Hospitals In New York Has Doubled

Apr 09, 2020
The number of patients being treated on a Navy hospital ship and inside a convention center has more than doubled in the last two days, after both facilities switched to treating people with COVID-19.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A ventilator alongside medical supplies and a stretcher is displayed before a news conference at the Javits Center in New York City on March 23.

Hospitals Reject Trump's Claim They Are 'Really Thrilled' With Supplies

Apr 05, 2020
As hospitals warn of shortages, President Trump claims without offering evidence that he's hearing from administrators who are pleased with the current levels of supplies.
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Goats and Soda
Gustavo Ocando Alex and his dad, Gilberto, in 1999. Last year, his father died of a heart attack at age 81.

His Dad Died In A Venezuelan Hospital. What He Saw In The Morgue Still Haunts Him

Jan 19, 2020
When this reporter's father died, he accompanied the body as it was taken to the morgue. The grieving son says it was the hardest walk of his life.
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Asia
Police officers gather next to a burning police vehicle set on fire by angry lawyers during clashes in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday.

In Pakistan, Angry Mob Of Lawyers Attacks Hospital, Causing Deaths Of 3 Patients

Dec 11, 2019
The lawyers were apparently angered by a now viral incident at the hospital in which an attorney was beaten by doctors after he refused to wait in line at the cardiac facility.
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Europe
Police officers guard the doors of a teaching hospital in Ostrava, Czech Republic, after a gunman carried out a mass shooting in its waiting room Tuesday morning.

Gunman Kills 6 In Attack Inside Czech Hospital's Waiting Room

Dec 10, 2019
The shooting set off a manhunt that ended when the suspected gunman killed himself as police were closing in on him. Three people were also injured.
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Goats and Soda
Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, where a hospital was shuttered because of the fighting.

Turkey's Invasion Of Syria Worsens A Humanitarian Crisis

Oct 11, 2019
A front-line hospital was abandoned Friday as up to 100,000 people fled Turkey's ground and air offensive.
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Shots - Health News
The North American porcupine has a cute face, but it has upward of 30,000 menacing quills covering much of its body. The slow-moving herbivore uses them as a last-resort defense against predators.

Porcupine Barbs For Better Wound Healing

Apr 09, 2019
Surgeons would love to find a replacement for surgical staples — one that doesn't aggravate wounds on the way in and out. Bioengineers think they've found the right model — a porcupine's quill.
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Shots - Health News
Jill Brothers, with baby Duke, one of her twins born at 27 weeks. She visited them every day during their NICU stay, and watched them online from home.

Cameras On Preemies Let In Families, Keep Germs Out

May 28, 2018
Some hospitals are putting cameras in their neonatal intensive care units to reduce the number of people — and germs — from entering. But some NICU staff may not want to be watched around the clock.
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Shots - Health News
Instead of flimsy ties, the back of the new gown has a flap to cover the patient's behind.

Can A Patient Gown Makeover Move Hospitals To Embrace Change?

Feb 11, 2018
A Maryland hospital chain is testing new gowns that offer more coverage for patients' backsides. It's not the first time designers have tried to change the despised garment, without much success.
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The Two-Way

Why Was A Baltimore Patient Discharged At A Bus Stop In Just A Gown?

Jan 11, 2018
A Baltimore hospital has started an investigation after a distressed and confused woman was dropped off outside at night in cold temperatures. A passerby caught the incident on camera.
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Shots - Health News
One of many medical vans heads to the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in south Florida to evacuate patients last week after a power outage.

When Irma Arrived, Most Florida Health Care Facilities Were Ready

Sep 19, 2017
Eight deaths at a Florida nursing home got a lot of media attention. But a tour of other health care centers in the Miami area found mostly good care after Hurricane Irma struck.

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