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BANGLADESH - It's emergency for Rohingya. Diphtheria outbreak worsen their situation
PRESS RELEASE by MSF.ORG
Further disease outbreaks are likely if the refugees’ living conditions don’t improve.
Diphtheria, a disease long forgotten in most parts of the world thanks to increasing rates of vaccination, is re-emerging…
Dog Rescue operation on the ice in Roscoe, Illinois
Harlem-Roscoe firefighters were dispatched to a call on the Legends Lake in Roscoe for a man on the ice trying to rescue his dog that had fallen through thin ice into the lake on Dec. 11, 2017
USA: many rural hospitals are closed each year - Communities at risk
Many rural hospitals in the Southern states of US have been closed in the last years. According to a study, the reason why these hospitals are closing is because of "financial distress indicators". These hospitals have always been a…
Nepal - 2017 flood is the heaviest of the last 15 years
Nepal faces a severe climatic situation. Floods are the most heavy in 15 years. The FirstPost reportes that hundreds of foreign tourists who were trapped in a Nepal jungle safari park have been rescued by elephants.
The following report…
"Do No Harm" - Video project for the awareness about doctors suicide
Currently, a frightening phoenomenon is happening in US. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, there is the highest rate of suicide among all professions in America.
About this fact, Robyn Symon, a two-time Emmy…
“Am I going to die?”; an EMT answer
An emergency medical technician describes what happens when a gravely hurt patient asks him: “Am I going to die?”; is it better to say the truth or to lie?
When you know that nothing more can be done, when the patient look at you…
Clashes in Venezuela - A paramedic died during a manifestation
Will be a sad beginning for the EMS week, this year.
A paramedic died tonight during a manifestation against Maduro's government in Maracaibo. In the other main cities of the Country, the situation remains very instable and tense.…
Jimmy Kimmel reveals the open heart operation of his kid
Jimmy Kimmel during a new episode of his show announces the birth of his second child. However, it is not a commedy monologue as always. It turns out to be an emotional confession of a father who is scared of losing his child forever and…
Every 45 minutes, a child is poisoned by opioids
The U.S. opioid epidemic is even poisoning young children
The journal Pediatrics published a new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
From…
#DontBeAMannequin - Campaign against women harassment
The video is a tragic reminder of the events that happened during New Year's Eve in India's tech-hub of Bangalore. According to reports, hundreds of women were harassed by a mob of men in a city that is deemed safer than places like New…