7 h. ago In Gaza I saw the suffering of children and the heroism of health workers trying to save them | Thienminh Dinh

If our leaders allow this massacre to pass without consequence or condemnation, it will reveal a disturbing truth about what the world is willing to acceptGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeroism is no longer an abstract concept to me – it looks like Ali, who once spotted a quadcopter circling Al-Aqsa hospital in central Gaza, where he’d dropped me off less than an hour earlier. When the first airstrike slammed into the building, Ali ran: not away from danger but towards it, risking his own safety for mine. That morning, as subsequent strikes rattled the walls around us and as I phoned my sister (“Tell Mum and Dad I love them heaps – just in case”), Ali remained by my side.Seldom in history have healthcare workers been called upon to risk their lives simply by reporting for duty. Continue reading...

Society

25 h. ago Shock report shows care home workers are more likely to live in poverty

The new report by the Health Foundation shows one in five care home workers and their families live in poverty while one in ten have to go without food

Society

8 d. ago Proof work DOESN'T pay under Starmer's Labour: Sickness benefits to be worth £2,500 MORE than a minimum wage job

Earnings of the unemployed who claim ill health payments will overtake those of workers on the national living wage next year, warns a think tank.

Economics

1 week ago Hamas says it has lost control over most of the Gaza strip and that it has suffered 'a near

The lieutenant colonel told the BBC that Hamas' command and control system had collapsed as a result of Israeli air raids that have also largely affected the group's leadership.

Politics

2 w. ago Massachusetts advocates fear Trump's bill will unravel health safety net in Obamacare's model state

In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the program piece-by-piece

Politics

2 w. ago Scotland's Health Awards 2025: Inspiring NHS Fife support worker recalls 'teary' awards moment

Scotland’s Health Awards 2025 are now open for nominations.

Sport

3 w. ago WHO says attack on Sudanese hospital killed more than 40 civilians

Five health workers reportedly among the dead in West Kordofan as paramilitary RSF blames Sudanese militaryThe head of the World Health Organization has condemned an attack on a hospital in Sudan that he said killed more than 40 civilians, as the country’s civil war, which has caused the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, rages on.The attack on al-Mujlad hospital in West Kordofan happened on Saturday close to the frontline between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The WHO’s local office, which did not assign blame, said six children and five health workers were among the dead and that there were “dozens of injuries”. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago EU may take action against Israel if conditions in Gaza do not improve

Bloc’s foreign affairs chief warns of a response unless action is taken to ‘stop the suffering’ in Gaza Strip The EU may take action to increase pressure on Israel unless there are “concrete” improvements for the inhabitants of Gaza, its foreign policy chief has said.After meeting the bloc’s foreign ministers in Brussels, Kaja Kallas said it was “very clear” that Israel had breached its human rights commitments in Gaza and the West Bank. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago NHS worker reveals the most bizarre thing she's ever seen in A&E

Ola Labib, who is a comedian and clinical pharmacist, revealed the most shocking thing she's witnessed during her time working in A&E.

Politics

4 w. ago No, South Africa’s HIV care is not ‘under control’. To pretend so recalls the dark days of Aids denialism | Yvette Raphael and Sibongile Tshabalala

It is not just Trump’s funding cuts that have led the country to a health crisis. The real collapse comes from a lack of political courage to actNo one should be surprised that the health system in South Africa is straining in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s cruel gutting of HIV funding. What is shocking is the political will to pretend otherwise.As public health workers, researchers, academics, people living with HIV and civil society organisations, we reject the narrative put forward by the government that things are “under control”. Testing has dropped. Frontline workers are being dismissed. Clinics that served our most marginalised communities have closed or are struggling to keep their doors open. And those most affected, such as transgender people, sex workers and drug users, have not been meaningfully included in any transition planning. The National Treasury and the Department of Health are at odds with each other. Officials within the health department are at odds with each...

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