Hospitals face a tough balancing act when picking new medical equipment. They need machines that work well and won't break the bank. The World Health Organization offers guidelines to help with this decision. These recommendations focus on two big things: what hospitals actually need and how to get
Lebanon’s skies turned loud again on Friday evening when Israel launched airstrikes near Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Israeli military called it an attack on militant "infrastructure, " but offered no details about damage or casualties. Hours earlier, residents in seven neighborhoods got urgent wa
Lebanon is now in the second month of a fierce conflict between Israel and the Iranian‑backed group Hezbollah. The fighting has pushed more than one million people out of their homes, and the Prime Minister says there is no clear end in sight. The Israeli army has launched air strikes and holds f
Hospitals across the U. S. are seeing more parents say no to basic newborn treatments once considered automatic. At one Idaho hospital, half the babies one day didn’t get a vitamin K shot that prevents dangerous bleeding – a routine shot since the 1960s. Doctors worry this trend extends beyond vacci
Community workers in a Chinese city faced high pressure during the pandemic. Researchers followed them for a year, asking about how much stress they felt, their religious beliefs, and whether they had thoughts of suicide. They used three standard questionnaires to gather the data from 446 workers in
Lebanon has tried to step forward with a fresh proposal for direct talks, hoping to end the fighting that began on March 2 when Hezbollah joined a larger regional war. President Joseph Aoun, who has been pushing for a calm, announced that his government is ready to negotiate with Israel and even hin
Hospitals often juggle money like a game of hide‑and‑seek. Bills arrive months after a visit, insurance companies cut costs, and staff must sift through endless spreadsheets to know what’s owed. The result? A blurry picture that can force clinics in rural areas to shut down and leave patients scr
Lebanon’s leader, Nawaf Salam, told people on Saturday that the country would not let itself be pulled into risky battles. He was speaking after Israel and the United States carried out attacks on Iran, a move that has raised tensions in the region. Salam’s message was aimed at Hezbollah, an Iran‑ba
Lebanon's political scene is buzzing with news that Saad al-Hariri's Future Movement might jump back into the election race. This comes four years after Hariri took a step back from public life. He hinted at this possibility during a speech honoring his late father, Rafik Hariri, who was also a prim
Lebanon's military has recently announced the completion of the first phase of a disarmament plan. This plan targets militant groups, specifically Hezbollah, under a U. S. -brokered cease-fire agreement that ended a brutal war with Israel over a year ago. The Lebanese government has been under heavy
