Tag: Hospital and clinic services
Workers push back against hospitals requiring COVID vaccines
HOUSTON — Jennifer Bridges, a registered nurse in Houston, is steadfast in her belief that it's wrong for her employer to force hospital workers...
Woman dies after passing out on Indiana theme park’s ride
SANTA CLAUS, Ind. — An Ohio woman who passed out while riding a roller coaster at a southern Indiana theme park later died at...
Partiers protest Belgium’s virus rules medics demand support
BRUSSELS — Thousands of protesters angry at pandemic-related restrictions marched to European Union headquarters in Brussels on Saturday and had minor tussles with police...
‘Like hell:’ As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil
TOKYO — As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka...
Pressured by protests, Colombian lawmakers nix health reform
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Colombian lawmakers voted against a health system overhaul bill Wednesday, giving protesters another victory after 20 days of street demonstrations that...
Tunisia to reopen economy despite hospital strain
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities plan to reopen the economy next week amid public pushback against virus restrictions, even as the country's hospitals are...
Mexico City exhales as COVID-19 infections fall
MEXICO CITY — More than three months after COVID-19 infections peaked in Mexico City, the local government announced Friday that the public hospital network...
Asia Today: Fiji sequesters hospital staff after COVID death
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The military and police in the Pacific nation of Fiji have surrounded and locked down a major hospital amid concerns...
On the ground and afar, diaspora boosts India’s virus fight
India's large diaspora — long a boon to India's economy — is tapping its wealth, political clout and expertise to help its home country...
Poland sends its virus recovery plan to EU for approval
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s government says it has sent European Union officials its spending plan for the 58 billion euros ($70 billion) it expects...