Hospital

Hospital rooms in Türkiye turned into home environment for quake children

Volunteer physicians fill rehabilitation facilities in southern Türkiye with toys creating a more friendly environment for children who survived the quake disaster.

French hospital suspends operations after cyberattack

The latest cyberattack targeted the Andre-Mignot Hospital, leading the Paris prosecutors' office to open a preliminary investigation into attempted extortion.

Why increasing number of Brits are dying in ambulances

The heavy workload in the British health sector has led to the increasing fatality rate among patients waiting to be admitted to hospitals, a new report claims.

Air strike hits private hospital in southern Afghanistan as battles rage

Provincial council chief Attaullah Afghan confirmed that a private hospital was struck by the Afghan air force, and that one person was killed. The hospital owner said the military erroneously believed Taliban fighters were being treated there.

Protests in Iraq as death toll from Covid unit fire rises past 92

A fire broke out at Al Hussein hospital in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah and was later brought under control by local civil defence forces.

Fire at Baghdad Covid hospital leaves dozens dead

At least 82 people were killed and 110 more were injured in the fire caused by an oxygen tank explosion at the Ibn al Khatib hospital in Baghdad late on Saturday, an interior ministry spokesman says.

Can Covid-19 cause diabetes and heart complications?

Medical research has emerged that indicates Covid-19 could be triggering diabetes and heart damage in people who were not predisposed.

Tunisian doctor's violin brings hope to Covid-19 patients

“My goal is to use music to help treat corona patients that are in a bad psychological condition, suffering loneliness – which is their first enemy,” said Dr. Siala, who plays the violin and is also a member of a group called the “Pepper Band."

Covid-19 denies essential care to cancer patients in Gaza

Out of 7,000 Gazans who are currently diagnosed with cancer, about 100 await permission to cross into Israel, according to Hamas, the group that has controlled Gaza since 2007.

Several dead in Romania hospital fire

Authorities say at least five people have died in the fire that broke out on the ground floor of a hospital in Bucharest. The cause of the blaze still remains unknown.

Italian hospital provides plastic hug window for Covid-19 patients

Italian nurses at the Castelli Hospital turn a doorframe into a plastic hugging area for Covid-19 patients.

Several babies killed as hospital catches fire in India

Staff were able to rescue only seven of the 17 children in the Sick Newborn Care Unit of the Bhandara District General Hospital in western Maharashtra state.