Each woman in the health workforce is powerful, capable of transforming individual lives, communities, and nations when supported in her role. Women health workers deliver care to approximately five billion people, mostly as nurses, midwives, and community health workers. They contribute $3 trillion to global health annually, half in unpaid work. Despite constituting 70% of […]
Brace yourself. Dead Space, well, it appears to be dead again. Yep, EA's reportedly put the series "on hold" for the second time, though, it does at least seem like some ideas for a new entry were briefly considered early last year, though none of them were actually given permission to become a thing.This news follows a chain of events which began with Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb reporting that a Dead Space 2 remake was in development, before being canceled. EA quickly responded to that, sending a...
Whooping cough is making a comeback in several parts of the world, with deaths reported in China, the Philippines, Czech Republic and the Netherlands, and outbreaks in countries including the US and UK.
JERUSALEM >> The Israeli military said Friday that it dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers on a food-delivery mission, saying they had mishandled critical information and violated the army’s rules of engagement.
An Ontario county has confirmed that a local paramedic was among the Canadians killed after being caught in an avalanche while on vacation in Switzerland. Officials in Perth County say Nikky Nagy, who died in the accident, was "a bright, caring, amazing person" who began working as a primary care paramedic in April 2022. The Canadian military has said Capt. Sean Thomas is presumed dead after going missing on April 1 during the avalanche. Local authorities had reported that three people...
The warning signs for this outbreak have been here for a very long time, and we must start paying closer attention to them to prevent more in the future.
March and April brought the brutal news of layoffs to hundreds of workers at biotech and health tech companies in the Bay Area. Even as job cuts have seemingly slowed down in the wider tech industry this spring, four health-related companies announced sizable staff reductions. Genentech and Hinge Health cut portions of their Bay Area workforces, while Sanofi and Abbott Laboratories announced major facilities closures. All told, 807 people will lose their jobs. The layoffs were previously...
In a concerning development for Ohio’s equine community, cases of Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) have been confirmed on two premises, one each in Lorain and Pickaway counties. The outbreak in Lorain County originated from a small boarding facility where three horses tested positive for EHV-1 after exhibiting neurological symptoms. Tragically, two of the afflicted horses had […]
Seasonal workers in the Lapland tourism sector have long complained about excessive working hours, insufficient rest time between shifts and poor working conditions.
Gov. Joe Lombardo is stepping up efforts to address the shortage of health care workers in Nevada, issuing an executive order on Friday that expands the mission of the Patient Protection Commission
Police in Birmingham, Alabama, are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a UPS worker in a targeted attack as he left work, authorities said.
(The Center Square) – Illinois taxpayers will be paying significantly more so state employees can have "Cadillac" health insurance coverage. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability met Tuesday in Springfield to review the fiscal year 2025 state employees’ group insurance program. According to the 2025 budget plan, the State Employee Group Health and Life Insurance program is proposed to receive more than $6.9 billion, a 21% overall increase from last year,...