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Russia

Not feeling the heat: Russian surgeons carry on with life-saving open-heart operation despite FIRE forcing evacuation of building

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

A surgical team in Russia’s remote Far East has won plaudits online after bravely staying behind in a burning building to finish up an open-heart procedure, while around them patients and employees were being evacuated to safety. … Read More >Not feeling the heat: Russian surgeons carry on with life-saving open-heart operation despite FIRE forcing evacuation of building

EU

German care association calls for urgent Covid-19 lockdown as country risks running out of ICU beds

Posted on April 3, 2021April 3, 2021By Editor

The German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) has called on the government to urgently implement a two-week Covid-19 lockdown, as the country’s health systems risk hitting capacity. … Read More >German care association calls for urgent Covid-19 lockdown as country risks running out of ICU beds

USA

MASS STABBING at Detroit hookah lounge leaves 8 hospitalized

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021By Editor

An altercation inside a Detroit hookah lounge early on Sunday morning escalated into a mass stabbing incident in the parking lot, leaving eight people hospitalized with knife injuries. … Read More >MASS STABBING at Detroit hookah lounge leaves 8 hospitalized

EU

Blood clots & one death reported in Denmark after hospital staffers take AstraZeneca vaccine

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021By Editor

Two hospital staffers in Denmark experienced blood clots and cerebral haemorrhaging after they were vaccinated against Covid-19 with AstraZeneca’s jab. One has since died. … Read More >Blood clots & one death reported in Denmark after hospital staffers take AstraZeneca vaccine

World

Health officials investigating ‘white woman only’ job posting by Canadian hospital

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021By Editor

Canadian health officials are investigating a Quebec hospital over a recent job posting asking for a candidate with “white skin” to help with a patient who refused service from people of color. … Read More >Health officials investigating ‘white woman only’ job posting by Canadian hospital

EU

Dutch hospitals on ‘code black’ standby for beds as Netherlands sees biggest Covid-19 infection rise since 2020

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

The Netherlands has seen its sharpest weekly rise in new Covid-19 infections since December, Dutch health officials reported on Tuesday, as a minister warned that hospitals were preparing for having more patients than beds. … Read More >Dutch hospitals on ‘code black’ standby for beds as Netherlands sees biggest Covid-19 infection rise since 2020

EU

Macron warns of more Covid-19 measures ‘in coming days’ amid France’s stubbornly high infection rate and new pressure on hospitals

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021By Editor

France will likely be hit with further restrictive measures in the next few days in a bid to curb the country’s rising Covid-19 infection rate, French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday. … Read More >Macron warns of more Covid-19 measures ‘in coming days’ amid France’s stubbornly high infection rate and new pressure on hospitals

EU

France’s 4,000 Covid-19 patients in intensive care highest since November amid ‘concerning’ Paris situation, says health minister

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

The French Health Minister Olivier Veran has asked Paris’ regional health director to mobilize all public and private services amid fears that the capital’s hospitals could be overwhelmed by a spike in Covid-19 admissions. … Read More >France’s 4,000 Covid-19 patients in intensive care highest since November amid ‘concerning’ Paris situation, says health minister

Hong Kong authorities probe death, hospitalizations that occurred days after people received Sinovac Covid jab

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021By Editor

Hong Kong officials are investigating a death and two medical episodes reported days after individuals were given China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine. So far no links have been established between the drug and the incidents. … Read More >Hong Kong authorities probe death, hospitalizations that occurred days after people received Sinovac Covid jab

World

Australian defense minister hospitalized ‘as precaution’ amid scandal over alleged rape of young staffer

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor

Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds has unexpectedly taken sick leave just as she was about to answer questions about a young staffer’s claims that she was raped by a male colleague inside the minister’s office. … Read More >Australian defense minister hospitalized ‘as precaution’ amid scandal over alleged rape of young staffer