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Is Israel using starvation as a war tactic in Gaza?
Inside Story
Warnings of an imminent risk of famine are rising in parts of Gaza. Thats due to Israels attacks and blocking of humanitarian aid and food supplies. Malnutrition is affecting many people in particu ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
2 days ago
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A health care provider that faced dozens of prisoner lawsuits is filing for bankruptcy
Jaclyn Diaz
Niki Capaci, a mother of seven, died last year while incarcerated in a New York jail. Her family is suing Wellpath, a top provider of medical care in that jail and hundreds of other facilities around ...[Continue Reading]
NPR
1 day ago
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For homeless seniors, finding stable housing takes a village and a lot of luck
Aaron Bolton
Two years ago, Kim Hilton and his partner walked out of their home in Columbia Falls, Montana, for the last time. The house had sold, and the new landlord had raised the rent. They couldn't afford i ...[Continue Reading]
NPR
1 day ago
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8 changes following NBC News' reporting on unclaimed bodies used for medical research
Mike Hixenbaugh, Jon Schuppe
This article is part ofDealing the Dead,a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. The revelation that a Texas medical school was routinely dissecting the bodies of ...[Continue Reading]
NBC News
1 day ago
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'Would he have lived?' When insurance companies deny cancer care to patients
Gretchen Morgenson
And physicians say it can take weeks for insurers to approve or deny some treatments or tests. If the answer is no, a doctor who wants to appeal must begin the lengthy process again. Physicians also ...[Continue Reading]
NBC News
1 day ago
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PS Commentators Predictions for 2025
PS editors
In a rapidly changing global landscape marked by geopolitical, economic, and political turbulence, forecasting is a perilous endeavor. But as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House in 202 ...[Continue Reading]
Project Syndicate
1 day ago