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December 2014

Ebola outbreak: £2.5m UK grant to help children

The UK has announced a £2.5m grant to help children affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The money, for charity Unicef, will help those who have "lost family or whose parents are being treated". Speaking in Sierra Leone,…

17 minutes in the "Da Vinci" Inferno

Over 200 Los Angeles Firefighters battled a dangerous blaze that ripped through a complex of apartments under construction on the 900 block of West Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters first on scene reported several floors…

Four in five new NHS nurses are from overseas

Four in five extra nurses recruited in the last year are from abroad, according to new figures which sparked warnings that the NHS has become “astonishingly over-reliant” on foreign labour. Nurse leaders accused hospitals of “panic-buying”…

Blood riders, simply volunteers

The Guardian publish on december, 13th, an interesting article from Sarah Smith.What inspire volunteer life-savers? Blood Bike, volunteer who must respect speed limits John Stepney, 56, lives in Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire, with his…

Why do you spend your time rescuing others?

The Guardian publish on december, 13th, an interestin article from Sarah Smith. What inspire volunteer life-savers? If you feel wonderful to help people The first story comes from Lorraine Galvin, 34. She lives in Wexford, Ireland, with her…

The Future of HealthTech - Ambulance Drones

In December 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos caused quite a stir with the announcement of his company’s plans to offer 30-minute product deliveries via unmanned aerial vehicles (more commonly referred to as “drones”). Drones have been deployed…