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The city official says that Israeli troops have left some parts of Gaza City
Israeli military has said that the focus of Israel’s ground operation in the Gaza Strip has shifted to eliminate goals and infrastructure of Hamas movement. The military added that there’s an ongoing military operation going on in other parts of the Gaza Strip. Over 22,000 people were killed in 12 weeks of fighting in Gaza,…
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Women are now stockpiling abortion pills
Demand for abortion pills made by women who were not yet pregnant spiked during events when reproductive health care access appeared under threat, a study found. The American College of Obstetricians and Surgeons ( ACOG) described mifepristone as “a very safe and effective drug”. However, ACOG said that “people are worried about needing abortion care…
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There is demand for abortion pills because of threats to abortion access
A non-profit organisation in Austria that sells abortion drugs in the US has released an analysis of requests for abortion medication to be sent to Aid Access, a nonprofit in Austria that sells abortion drugs. In addition to timing of requests, she analysed the locations of patients who sought advance provision. The largest increases seemed…
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The US Supreme Court will have a say in this issue
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of a woman who left Texas to get an abortion. She had been seeking an abortion for over two months when she decided to leave Texas. Texas law makes it illegal to perform abortions after 20 weeks’ gestation and requires doctors who perform abortions to…
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The abortion pill case will be taken up by the Supreme Court
The US FDA has ruled that the abortion pill is safe and effective, setting up a clash between the agency’s 23-year studies and supervision of the abortion pill. It further said that the drug’s conditions of use are updated based on “additional evidence and experience”. The US Supreme Court had earlier allowed telemedicine to send…
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Is the EU–Africa innovation plan toothless?
Africa’s former Health Minister Agnes Binagwaho said research partnerships between global north and African scientists might perpetuate inequalities, including the extraction of knowledge and a brain drain from the continent. She added that because of historical colonial power imbalances, research partnerships between global north andAfrican scientists might perpetuate inequalities, including the extraction of knowledge and…
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Your cat will eat almost anything
Researchers at US’ Auburn University said cats are eating insects and other things in their diet as part of their diet and that this is leading to the loss of biodiversity. “We know they eat insects…but…we didn’t really have an idea that they were eating so many things,” said Christopher Lepczyk, a co-author of the…
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A woman who sued state for abortion went out of state for the procedure
The US court has allowed a 38-year-old woman in Texas to get an abortion, saying she was qualified for the procedure because she risked her future fertility if she carried the baby to term. “I believe I’m in a unique situation where there’s only a very limited exception,” the woman said. Abortion is illegal in…
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Israel says it is engaged in the most intense fighting in Gaza yet
The Palestinian Health Ministry has said that more than 300 people have been killed in Israel’s air strikes in Gaza Strip since the start of the conflict on October 7. On Tuesday, Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza for the first time since the conflict began. At least 349 Palestinians have died so far,…
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More Palestinians are trying to flee south because of Israel’s offensive in Gaza
The World Health Organization said that Israel has notified it of the need to “remove our supplies from our medical warehouse in southern Gaza within 24 hours, as ground operations will put it beyond use”. This comes after the WHO’s Director-General said that Israel’s military had notified it of the need to “remove our supplies…
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What is making America’s dogs sick is the subject of a race
An atypical respiratory illness that has killed more than 200 dogs in Oregon, US was the cause of an early examination of their lungs, said Dr Ashley Nichols, President of the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association. He added that people may want to steer clear of “high traffic” public places like dog parks and boarding facilities,…
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Israel hit targets in Gaza after a cease- fire with Hamas collapsed
As many as 10 members of a family were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Gaza Health Ministry said. The family was travelling in an Israeli bus when it was hit by the airstrike. A four-year-old girl and a 10-week-old infant were also killed in the strike, Hamas said.
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China has a mysterious wave of childhood pneumonia
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have found that atopic dermatitis, a form of itchy skin disease, is also associated with high rates of respiratory infections in mice. The researchers stated that their findings showed that atopic dermatitis may be a contributing factor in the onset of respiratory infections. This comes amid a rise…
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The first hostages will be released when the temporary truce in Gaza starts
After Israel announced that it has achieved its operational preparations for a unilateral ceasefire with Hamas, Israeli Defence Force spokesperson Avital Leibovich said that they have destroyed a “tunnel under the hospital in northern Gaza”. The IDF also said that it has completed its operational preparations according to combat lines of the pause.
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There is a Lethal Psychological Chunk growing between Israelis and Palestinians
A Palestinian doctor in Israel has said that she received 20 times more inquires from Arabs reporting labour abuse in Israel than before the war. “I’m receiving 20 times more inquiries from Arabs reporting labour abuse in Israel compared to before the war,” she said, adding that she’s receiving 20 times more inquiries from Arabs…
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There are several things that come from a Times Investigation of New York’s Social Safety Net
An investigation by the New York Times found that 94 instances in the past decade in which breakdowns of New York City’s social safety net preceded violence. The state began shutting down its notorious psychiatric institutions in the 1960s and the main elements of the safety net have come together, with homeless shelters, public hospitals…
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The UN team found a “death zone” when they entered the hospital
A joint United Nations humanitarian assessment team, led by the World Health Organization, has gained the first outside access to Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital. The team saw first-hand the “dire conditions” at the facility, the groups said. Earlier, Israel released a video it said proves that Hamas was using the hospital as a base of operations.
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RememberingRosalynn Carter is the first briefings of the day
A UN team on Saturday entered Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital after the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of 2,500 people sheltering at the facility amid the conflict with Hamas. The team saw medical and solid waste in the hospital’s corridors, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. This is the first time the UN team has been…
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Is Israel’s military strategy to eradicate Hamas working?
Israel on Saturday evacuated 2,500 people from Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest in the Hamas-ruled enclave, amid a conflict with the Islamist militant group. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it would continue to attack targets belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad “in every place that Hamas is and it is in the south of…
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Netanyahu isn’t saying who the new government of Gaza will be
Palestinian Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will destroy Hamas, free the hostages and give Gaza a different future. Netanyahu added that Israeli forces had taken over command centre in Gaza’s main hospital that had weapons, bombs, and other items. Netanyahu further said that Israeli troops were not going down the shaft because they…
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Evidence points to the fact that Israeli shells were used in the hospital strikes
Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza has said that it has buried at least 100 people in a mass grave as bodies decompose in its courtyard. The hospital added that babies are dying due to the lack of power in their incubators. It further said that bodies decompose in its courtyard and babies are dying because their…
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A desperate effort is being made to get young cancer patients out of Gaza
Gaza’s largest hospital reported that it buried more than 100 people in a mass grave as bodies decompose in its courtyard and babies are dying because their incubators have no power. Gaza health officials said the basement was “included in the design of the hospital and includes the administration and hospital stores”. Israeli military said…
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In Gaza hospitals there is a very unpleasantly desperate situation
Israel’s military said it has surrounded Gaza’s biggest hospital Al Rantisi, asking everyone to leave, including staff, patients and civilians sheltering on the hospital grounds, amid an ongoing conflict with Hamas. The WHO has also said that the medical system in Gaza is on its knees due to the forced evacuates and bombardments from Israel.
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The situation in Gaza hospitals is intolerable
The World Health Organization’s Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said that with the forced evacuations and ongoing military bombardment from Israel, Gaza’s medical system is “on its knees” and “without fortifications”. He added that the situation in the Palestinian territories is “terrible”, stating that hundreds of patients are trapped and 14,000 people are sheltering at Al-Quds Hospital.
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Health care is ‘on its knees’ as Israel orders Gaza hospitals to evacuate
Israeli Defense Minister Dr Avigdor Lieberman said that the firing of a projectile at Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital complex was fired by Palestinian militants. Lieberman said that the Israeli Army was in control of the hospital. This comes after Israel asked all the staff and patients from the hospital to leave. The hospital had been…