World Cup fever sparks joy in hospitals
Winter can be hard, especially in the halls of healing. A doctor shares how this year's World Cup has become the holiday event she and others didn't know they needed.
Hospitals
Why this key chance to getting permanent birth control is often missed
Doctors say they're seeing a surge in the number of women who want their "tubes tied." But hospital capacity, paperwork, religion and personal opinion are just some of the reasons requests get denied.
Major health system stops, then resumes Plan B amid Missouri's abortion ban ambiguity
Saint Luke's Health System, which operates several hospitals in the Kansas City area, said it was concerned about the risk of criminal prosecution by offering the emergency contraceptive.
Lebanon's hospitals are running out of medicine and staff in ongoing economic crisis
Hospitals are running out of medicines. Staff members are leaving. And some parents will even leave a newborn stranded in the intensive care unit if they can't afford the fees for additional care.
11 babies die in a fire at a Senegalese hospital
The deadly fire comes a year after four other newborns died in a hospital fire in Senegal, a nation known for having some of the best hospitals in the region.
Hit with $7,146 for two hospital bills, a family sought health care in Mexico
A dad's COVID-19 and a mom's fainting spell cost thousands, so when their son dislocated his shoulder, they drove him to Mexicali, where facilities rival those in the U.S., and had him treated for $5.
Doctors in Chernihiv bear witness to their hospital's fate after Russian shelling
It was a sunny day in mid-March. The sky was blue. It felt like spring. Then the attack began on City Hospital No. 2. Doctors tell what it was like — and what's going on now.
Russia's strike on Ukraine maternity hospital is part of a terrible wartime tradition
The attack on the facility in Mariupol reflects an unfortunate trend in wars in Syria, Ethiopia and other countries. The impact on health care in the short-term and the long run is beyond devastating.
ERs are overwhelmed as omicron continues to flood them with patients
Omicron may cause milder disease but the sheer number of patients make this wave far worse for the health care system. With packed emergency rooms, patients can wait days to get moved to a bed.
Why your doctor may be quilting and your nurse may have a podcast
You could call them hobbies. But for some health workers facing burnout, creative outlets provide more than solace — they give a sense of meaning and community.