Hospitals in at least four U.S. states have reinstated mask mandates amid a rise in cases of COVID, seasonal flu and other respiratory illness. Healthcare facilities in New York, California, Illinois and Massachusetts have made masks mandatory among patients and providers. New
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP): Battles around hospitals have forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last shelters in northern Gaza while stranding critically wounded patients, including newborns, and their caregivers with dwindling supplies and no electricity, health officials
HYDERABAD, India, Aug 21 (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed and more than 30 injured in an explosion on Wednesday at a pharmaceuticals manufacturing plant in southern India’s Andhra Pradesh state, a district government official said. The fire broke out
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court created a hospital safety task force on Tuesday to recommend steps to ensure medical workers’ safety, days after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor caused national outrage and protests by junior