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Israeli troops forcibly remove staff and patients from northern Gaza hospital, officials say

Dec. 27, 2024 17:30 PM EST

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in northern Gaza on Friday, forcing many staff and patients outside to strip in winter weather, the territory’s health ministry said. The army denied claims it had entered or set fire to the complex and...

Nebraska's governor to leave hospital after he was bucked off a horse and broke his ribs

Dec. 27, 2024 16:30 PM EST

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is expected to be released from the hospital Friday — two days after getting nine titanium plates installed during a surgery to stabilize the ribs he broke when he was bucked off a horse last weekend. Some of the Nebraska Medicine...

Working Well: Returning to the office can disrupt life. Here are some tips to navigate the changes

Dec. 26, 2024 14:38 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason LaCroix felt privileged to work from home, especially as a father to two young children. He needed flexibility when his son, then 6, suffered a brain injury and spent 35 days in intensive care. LaCroix, a senior systems engineer based in Atlanta, took time off...

A California recovery program keeps watch on addicted health workers — but not doctors

Dec. 19, 2024 17:28 PM EST

California doctors struggling with addiction often don’t want anyone to find out, especially the state board that has the power to revoke their medical license. “Doctors are afraid of the medical board,” said Dr. Greg Skipper, a Southern California addiction specialist. “The...

Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany. It hopes they will stay after Assad's fall

Dec. 19, 2024 03:48 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany, and the fall of Bashar Assad is raising concern over the potential consequences for the health sector if many of them were to return home. Germany became a leading destination for Syrian refugees over the past decade, and...

Two corrections officers plead guilty in death of mentally ill man in Alabama jail

Nov. 20, 2024 17:39 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two corrections officers agreed to plead guilty to federal charges in the case of a mentally ill man who froze to death — marking a total of eight jail employees who have entered plea agreements related to the death. Federal court records filed on Monday...