US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a “public health crisis,” marking a historic move in national health policy. In his advisory, Murthy emphasized the urgent need for action, saying that firearm violence is now on par with issues like tobacco and opioids. The report underscores alarming statistics, revealing ...
Two pharmacy owners in New York have been sentenced for orchestrating an $18 million healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme. Peter Khaim and Arkadiy Khaimov pleaded guilty in November 2022 to conspiracy charges involving money laundering. The scheme involved their New York pharmacies submitting millions of dollars in false Medicare clai...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP Ten children per day are losing one or both of their legs in Israel attacks in Gaza, the head of the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees said Tuesday. “Basically we have every day 10 children who are losing one leg or two legs on average,” UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini told reporters […...
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that 1,301 pilgrims died during Hajj this year, amid record-breaking temperatures that reached over 122 degrees Fahrenheit. Saudi news agency SPA reports that over three-quarters of the dead lacked official permits and faced direct sunlight without adequate shelter. Approximately 1.8 million people participated in t...
Air pollution is now the second-largest cause of death for children under five globally, according to a new report. Released by the Health Effects Institute or HEI and UNICEF, the State of Global Air report highlights nearly 2,000 deaths daily among young children due to toxic fumes. The report underscores that children in the Global […...
More than 900 Hajj pilgrims died from heat-related causes, as temperatures in Makkah soared to 125-degree Fahrenheit. The heat has worsened Saudi Arabia’s summer conditions, and especially affected sick and elderly pilgrims, with Egyptians bearing a significant toll. One diplomat told news agency AFP that deaths among Egyptians had jumpe...
Sen. Bernie Sanders has praised the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) forthcoming rules to exclude medical debt from credit reports. He called the move “an important step in the right direction.” Sanders criticized the current system where families face evictions and wage garnishments due to medical debt, despite the health c...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP More than 8,000 children aged under five have been treated in the Gaza Strip for acute malnutrition since Israel launched its war on the region, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 28 of those children had died and a significant proportion of Gaza’s po...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Illinois-based DePaul University has fired an adjunct biology professor for offering students an optional lesson on the health impacts of the Gaza “genocide.” Protesters have been demonstrating Dr. Anne d’Aquino’s dismissal on campus in Chicago, and an appeals board unanimously ruled that her fir...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – With hundreds of patients awaiting help, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is struggling to provide medical attention to the victims of a deadly Israeli attack in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. At least 274 people were killed and nearly 700 others injured in Israeli bombardment of the […]
