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Emergency room visits at this Loma Linda hospital are longer than at most ERs in the U.S.

LA Times

Beaumont, Calif., resident Nicole Vela, 45, was kept waiting so long at Loma Linda University Medical Center that her husband, Jorge, drove her to another hospital. In recent years, patients have typically spent roughly seven hours at the Loma Linda emergency department before leaving, data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show. That has piled more pressure on …

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Transforming the party: Democrats have failed us — it's time to rebuild from the ground up

Salon

Would it not be simpler for the government to dissolve the people and elect another? — Bertolt Brecht It took just over three weeks for top aides on the Kamala Harris campaign to appear on "Pod Save America" and, as a HuffPost writer put it, suggest they'd been doomed all along by a fossilized sense “that there just wasn’t much …

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2 days ago

Soaring inflation pushes up health insurance premiums; makes standardised care costlier

The Hindu

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, India is witnessing a surge in healthcare cost inflation, making assured and standardised healthcare unviable for several sections of the society and pushing up health insurance premiums. Speaking to The Hindu, Sumit Bohra, president of the Insurance Brokers Association of India notes that currently in India, rising healthcare costs and growing health insurance premiums are feeding …

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Nayan Mongia: MCA should take care of Prithvi Shaw and monitor him for the next few months

The Hindu

A string of poor scores, fitness concerns and disciplinary issues have brought the focus back on Prithvi Shaw. However, former India wicketkeeper-batter Nayan Mongia believes that it’s important for the Mumbai Cricket Association and people around him to back Shaw in the times of crisis and not ‘throw him under the bus’. Since, he will be under your watchful eyes, …

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2 days, 13 hours ago

Exposed: How a reality TV star turned OnlyFans model engaged to a porn billionaire was allowed to open a care home for vulnerable children... and charge taxpayers £3m a year. FRED KELLY investigates t

Daily Mail

She's a reality TV star who sold X-rated pictures of herself online and is engaged to a billionaire porn baron. Until it was shuttered a year ago – only to be briefly reopened and then closed a second time – Moss Farm Children's Home in the village of Styal, Cheshire, was owned and operated by AP Care Homes Ltd, a …

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If your kid wants skin-care gifts for the holidays, here are some risks to consider

LA Times

Ten-year-old Naiya White shops at a Sephora store. Dubbed “Sephora kids,” the tweens and teens have been buying up products from buzzy brands including Drunk Elephant, Bubble and Glow Recipe and diligently following multistep, antiaging skin-care routines popularized on social media. “For pediatric dermatology, we always say to be very mindful and wary of active ingredients that are in products,” …

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2 days, 19 hours ago

Government apologises for 'offensive' NHS anti-smoking poster featuring Sikh man because tobacco is forbidden in the religion

Daily Mail

The government have released an apology after launching an 'offensive' NHS poster featuring a Sikh man whilst urging the public to quit smoking. The poster featured a stock image of a Sikh man wearing a turban alongside the phrase: 'Make 2025 the year you quite smoking'. It is understood that although the The government have released an apology after launching …

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2 days, 20 hours ago

Speed Meets Technology: High-Tech Ambulances For Punjab By The Mann Government

ABP News

A Lifesaving Combo When every second counts, the Mann Government is turning moments of crisis into chances for survival. The Mann Government isn’t just focused on responding to accidents; they’ve built a comprehensive, compassionate system that works together to protect Punjab’s people. With every ambulance, every quick response, and every life saved, the Mann Government is proving that road safety …

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2 days, 21 hours ago

Treat children with humanity, officials tell care home organisers in A.P.

The Hindu

Officers of the Juvenile Welfare and Women Development and Child Welfare have asked the heads and staff of Child Care Institutions and the State-run Sishu Gruhas to look after the children staying in the homes with humanity. The Principal Secretary, WD&CW, Senior Citizens and Juvenile Welfare, A. Surya Kumar, who participated in a two-day training programme for Juvenile Welfare Department …

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The CDC failed in promise to get states to track deaths linked to abortion bans

Raw Story

After the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, President Joe Biden issued an executive order tasking the federal government with assessing the “devastating implications for women’s health“ of new state abortion bans. “The committee must follow national guidelines in maternal mortality review committee death investigations,” said a spokesperson for Oklahoma’s health department, which oversees the committee …

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'Shame': Homeless woman was in labor and needed care, but was given ticket instead

Raw Story

"I've got to go to the hospital," a pregnant woman filmed by the Louisville Metro Police Department's body cameras in late September told officers, standing near a mattress beneath a busy overpass. The upcoming trial and the video underscore "both the absurdity and cruelty of anti-camping laws in KY and those cropping up nationwide," said Jesse Rabinowitz of the National …

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Labour is accused of taking NI from hospices then giving it back under £100m funding plan

Daily Mail

Hospices are being handed back money taken from them by Labour’s national insurance raid repackaged as bumper new funding, it is claimed. The Government yesterday said adult and children’s hospices will receive £100 million to help with providing end of life care in what it described as the ‘biggest investment in a generation’. The Keir Starmer-led Government yesterday said adult …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

How animal NGOs are using technology to aid animal rescue and welfare

India Today

At The Animal Care Organization's shelter, the sling machine for large animals has become an indispensable tool in the care and rehabilitation of injured stray animals. Designed to lift and support the animal's body weight, it ensures proper limb alignment, relieving pressure on injured areas, promoting circulation, and helping the animal regain strength over time. TACO’s shelter in Faridabad, Haryana, …

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Noted writer MT Vasudevan Nair hospitalised, in critical condition

New Indian Express

Acclaimed writer MT Vasudevan Nair has been admitted to Baby Memorial Hospital in Kozhikode in critical condition with a diagnosis of heart failure. Vasudevan Nair is a prolific writer in Malayalam literature as well as a screenplay writer and director. He has won numerous awards from the Kerala government including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award, Vallathol Award, Ezhuthachan Award, …

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3 days, 16 hours ago

Kentucky attorney general finds no requirement to use tax dollars to pay for inmate gender surgeries

Associated Press

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky is under no legal requirement to use taxpayer money to cover the costs of gender-affirming surgeries for people incarcerated in state prisons, Attorney General Russell Coleman said Thursday. The Kentucky Department of Corrections requested the opinion from the state’s Republican attorney general as the agency amends its administrative regulations regarding medical care for people in prison. …

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3 days, 22 hours ago

Warning issued as heartless fraudsters scam care homes with fake Christmas train ride experience

Daily Mail

Care homes across the country have been left devastated and issued warnings after being scammed out of hundreds of pounds by a fake company offering a Christmas train ride experience. The fake firm, named 'The Royal Train Ride', emailed staff at homes over the summer offering them an 'enchanting' event. Haughgate House in Woodbridge, Suffolk, lost £100 after being approached …

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3 days, 23 hours ago

Starmer ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’ after £100m hospice funding boost, critics say

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shadow health minister Dr Caroline Johnson slammed Labour for having "the audacity" to make such …

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4 days, 4 hours ago

United We Care Shatters Google and Meta’s Accuracy Records with United-MedASR in Conversational AI

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: United We Care has launched United-MedASR, an advanced Automatic Speech Recognition system that sets new global benchmarks for clinical accuracy. Designed to revolutionize medical communication, United-MedASR tackles critical healthcare challenges with unmatched precision—achieved through a model built on capital efficiency rather than the massive foundational budgets of Meta and Google. United-MedASR has outperformed major benchmarks, setting new records: …

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Wes Streeting claims pensioners will be 'better off' this winter - despite fears 4,000 could die after Labour cut fuel allowance

Daily Mail

Wes Streeting yesterday claimed pensioners will be ‘better off’ this winter despite fears 4,000 could die after Labour cut their fuel allowance. Asked if the Department of Health and Social Care had done an impact assessment into potential deaths, Mr Streeting said: ‘Because of the choices that the Chancellor has made, particularly on protecting the state pension through the triple …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Supreme Court raps Punjab over inadequate medical care for fasting farmer leader

India Today

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction with the Punjab government's efforts to provide adequate medical care to farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike for 21 days. Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is a farmer leader from Punjab, has been on a hunger strike at the Khanauri border between Punjab and Haryana since November 26, …

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Diljit Dosanjh brings his 'Don' energy to Mumbai: I don't care duniya…

India Today

Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh's next stop in his ongoing Dil-Luminati India Tour is Mumbai. Undeterred by recent controversies surrounding his concert, Diljit shared a video on social media, showcasing his journey to Mumbai in a private jet and enjoying time with his team. In the video, Diljit is seen enjoying his track "Don," singing along to lyrics that declare, "I don't …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Employers lobby to keep health care prices transparent in hopes of containing costs

NPR

Employers lobby to keep health care prices transparent in hopes of containing costs toggle caption Zach Gibson/Getty Images It seems simple: Require hospitals and insurers to post their negotiated prices for most health care services and — bingo — competition follows, yielding lower costs for consumers. Employers are using transparency data to try to slow growth of their health care …

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The popular 'hospital-at-home' effort is at stake in the federal spending battle

NPR

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Good news vs bad news: What does the Global South care about?

China Daily

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY In the opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens wrote, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," much like a historical reflection from a century ago, the current world seems to have re-entered an era of turbulence since 2020. Western countries orchestrate "color revolutions" to maintain their grip over …

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Emergency room visits at this Loma Linda hospital are longer than at most ERs in the U.S.

Transforming the party: Democrats have failed us — it's time to rebuild from the ground up

Soaring inflation pushes up health insurance premiums; makes standardised care costlier

Nayan Mongia: MCA should take care of Prithvi Shaw and monitor him for the next few months

Exposed: How a reality TV star turned OnlyFans model engaged to a porn billionaire was allowed to open a care home for vulnerable children... and charge taxpayers £3m a year. FRED KELLY investigates t

If your kid wants skin-care gifts for the holidays, here are some risks to consider

Government apologises for 'offensive' NHS anti-smoking poster featuring Sikh man because tobacco is forbidden in the religion

Speed Meets Technology: High-Tech Ambulances For Punjab By The Mann Government

Treat children with humanity, officials tell care home organisers in A.P.

The CDC failed in promise to get states to track deaths linked to abortion bans

'Shame': Homeless woman was in labor and needed care, but was given ticket instead

Labour is accused of taking NI from hospices then giving it back under £100m funding plan

How animal NGOs are using technology to aid animal rescue and welfare

Noted writer MT Vasudevan Nair hospitalised, in critical condition

Kentucky attorney general finds no requirement to use tax dollars to pay for inmate gender surgeries

Warning issued as heartless fraudsters scam care homes with fake Christmas train ride experience

Starmer ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’ after £100m hospice funding boost, critics say

United We Care Shatters Google and Meta’s Accuracy Records with United-MedASR in Conversational AI

Wes Streeting claims pensioners will be 'better off' this winter - despite fears 4,000 could die after Labour cut fuel allowance

Supreme Court raps Punjab over inadequate medical care for fasting farmer leader

Diljit Dosanjh brings his 'Don' energy to Mumbai: I don't care duniya…

Employers lobby to keep health care prices transparent in hopes of containing costs

The popular 'hospital-at-home' effort is at stake in the federal spending battle

Good news vs bad news: What does the Global South care about?