October 16, 2024
(CBS News) – The Biden administration says it has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act to speed rebuilding of a major American factory of intravenous fluids that was wrecked by Hurricane Helene last month. Damage to the … Read More
October 15, 2024
(Associated Press) – Federal disaster personnel have resumed door-to-door visits as part of their hurricane-recovery work in North Carolina, an effort temporarily suspended amid threats that prompted officials to condemn the spread of disinformation. Over the weekend, reports emerged that … Read More
October 14, 2024
(Associated Press) – Federal disaster workers paused and then changed some of their hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina, including abandoning door-to-door visits, after receiving threats that they could be targeted by a militia, officials said, as the government response to … Read More
October 14, 2024
(Ars Technica) – In the poll, 88 percent of providers said they were receiving less than half of their requested orders, and about 54 percent said their supplies were down to 10 days or less, which is below the typical … Read More
October 10, 2024
(The Guardian) – The director of the only major hospital in the northern Gaza Strip now offering specialised care for children has described a “catastrophic situation” as Israeli forces launched new ground assaults and airstrikes in the north and centre … Read More
October 10, 2024
(New York Times) – The Daytona Beach plant that makes nearly a quarter of the IV fluids used in the United States is intact in the wake of Hurricane Milton’s tear across Florida, according to a company spokeswoman. The site, … Read More
October 9, 2024
(New York Times) – The F.D.A. has authorized shipments from overseas plants to ease shortages of IV bags caused by Hurricane Helene as hospitals begin rationing fluids to protect the sickest patients. U.S. officials approved airlifts of IV fluids from … Read More
October 9, 2024
(New York Times) – Hospitals and nursing homes in Florida have plenty of experience with hurricanes, but officials are aware that Milton may bring more damage than past storms. Healthcare facilities across the west coast of Florida, from clinics to … Read More
October 7, 2024
(Axios) – Hospitals are starting to run short of critical IV fluids and devising workarounds after a North Carolina manufacturing plant that furnished more than half of the domestic supply was taken down by Hurricane Helene. Why it matters: Health … Read More
October 4, 2024
(New York Times) – The daunting health challenges facing sick and disabled children in Ukraine are a cruel reminder that the war’s tentacles stretch far beyond the front line. They have suffered from misdiagnoses, lapses in treatment, a lack of … Read More
October 4, 2024
(NBC News) – Baxter International said it would temporarily close production at its North Cove, North Carolina-based facility, raising concerns about a potential nationwide shortage. Hospitals across the U.S. are taking steps to conserve their supplies of IV fluids after … Read More
October 4, 2024
(NBC News) – Dozens of hospital workers are unaccounted for, unreachable by phone and possibly stuck in inaccessible areas. But nearly a week after the storm’s ferocious floodwaters destroyed so much of the western part of the state, Kaufmann, the … Read More
October 4, 2024
(Axios) – Hurricane Helene’s death toll surpassed 200 on Thursday as rescue crews searched for survivors, one week after the major storm made landfall in Florida and brought flooding rains across the U.S. Southeast. The big picture: The at least … Read More
October 3, 2024
(NBC News) – Five days after Hurricane Helene, water is just now flowing at Asheville, North Carolina’s largest hospital, thanks to a freshly dug well. Facing what could be months without a steady water supply, the only solution for Mission … Read More
October 3, 2024
(Axios) – Hurricanes and tropical storms have long-term health consequences, generating 7,000 to 11,000 excess deaths over the 15 years following the event, a new study finds. Why it matters: The study demonstrates that long-term public health impacts are a … Read More
October 1, 2024
(Los Angeles Times) – Children, teens and young adults in Southern California had been grappling with rising rates of depression and anxiety for years before the pandemic. Then COVID-19 came along and made their mental health struggles even worse. Among … Read More
October 1, 2024
(Axios) – The already fragile medical supply chain is facing more stress this week, after Hurricane Helene ravaged a huge Baxter International plant in North Carolina that makes IV fluids for many U.S. hospitals. Why it matters: While the damage … Read More
September 30, 2024
(Associated Press) – Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came into light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S. history. The death … Read More
September 23, 2024
(ABC News) – For almost a week, ophthalmologist Elias Jaradeh has worked around the clock, trying to keep up with the flood of patients whose eyes were injured when pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse across Lebanon. He has lost … Read More
September 10, 2024
(ABC News) – A 12-day campaign to stop the polio outbreak in the Gaza Strip moved into its third and final phase today, an effort to vaccinate about 150,000 children in the northern part of the war-torn territory. Its previous … Read More
September 10, 2024
(Axios) – About one in five U.S. COVID deaths during the Delta wave were because of overwhelmed hospital capacity, an analysis of data from 620 facilities showed. Why it matters: The findings in Annals of Internal Medicine reinforce the need … Read More
September 9, 2024
(New York Times) – Neuroimaging found girls experienced cortical thinning far faster than boys did during the first year of Covid lockdowns. A study of adolescent brain development that tested children before and after coronavirus pandemic lockdowns in the United … Read More
September 9, 2024
(The Conversation) – A ten-month-old boy in the Gaza Strip was recently paralysed by poliovirus – the first such case in the region this century. Israel and Hamas have agreed to a limited ceasefire to allow 640,000 children in the … Read More
September 6, 2024
(NPR) – Last time NPR spoke to Abukhedeir, it had been just a month since he left Gaza. The physical exhaustion and the emotional wounds of the death and injuries he had to deal with as the chief neurosurgeon of … Read More
September 2, 2024
(ABC News) – Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent an outbreak in the territory that has been ravaged by the Israel-Hamas war. … Read More
