No hospitals: How war collapsed one city's health care system
Before fighting broke out over two years ago, Khartoum had nearly 100 public and private medical facilities. Today, not a single one remains operational.
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U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a worse health crisis
Because of the Israeli operation, hospitals lack basic supplies. And doctors must face the heartbreaking decision whether to let one patient die so they can use available resources to save another.
Jordan accuses Israel of deliberately targeting its Gaza field hospital
Jordan said its field hospital in Khan Younis was hit by shells and gunfire, injuring a doctor and a patient. Israel denied the claim and said it was engaged in a skirmish with Hamas fighters nearby.
She was elated about her pregnancy. Then came a $2,400 bill for blood tests
Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. The cost could be much higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it all.
Chronic drug shortages stress hospitals and patients
Pharmacists struggle to find key medicines and now have to anticipate drug shortages caused by extreme weather and global instability.
Giving birth amid Gaza's devastation is traumatic, but babies continue to be born
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, hospitals in Gaza are crowded and chaotic. Pregnant women face awful conditions: An emergency C-section may be conducted by the light from mobile phones.
Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on health care — and civilians
After the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas militants, Israel has begun air strikes on Gaza. The World Health Organization warns that the health system there is at a breaking point.
75,000 Kaiser nurses, pharmacists and other workers have walked off the job
In the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday morning.
Health care has a massive carbon footprint. These doctors are trying to change that
Around the country, health care workers continue to grapple with their industry's massive carbon footprint. In Pittsburgh, doctors formed Clinicians for Climate Action to address the problem.
Tornado damage to Pfizer factory highlights vulnerabilities of drug supply
A tornado that ripped through a Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount, N.C., raised worries about shortages of medicines used in hospitals. The drugs include commonly used painkillers and anesthetics.