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Attacks on Emergency Room Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties
By Sejal Parekh APRIL 3, 2024 Patients hurl verbal abuse at Michelle Ravera every day in the emergency room. Physical violence is less common, she said, but has become a growing threat. Ravera, an ER nurse at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, recalled an incident in which an agitated patient wanted to leave. “Without any warning…
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The Colombian City Sending Men to School to Learn How to Care
By Peter Yeung 03.20.24 Bogota, Colombia — It is a rare spectacle in Bogota. Three women in fluorescent exercise gear stop in their tracks and gawp in surprise. A young mother pushing her newborn in a buggy pulls out her phone and snaps a picture. An elderly man with a bushy mustache pauses to wipe his glasses. …
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More Women Are Drinking Themselves Sick. The Biden Administration Is Concerned.
By Lauren Sausser MARCH 28, 2024 When Karla Adkins looked in the rearview mirror of her car one morning nearly 10 years ago, she noticed the whites of her eyes had turned yellow. She was 36 at the time and working as a physician liaison for a hospital system on the South Carolina coast, where she…
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The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients
By Judith Graham MARCH 27, 2024 Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on a patch of black ice. Pain shot through her left knee and ankle. After summoning her husband on her phone, with difficulty she made it back to the house. And…
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At Stake in Mifepristone Case: Abortion, FDA’s Authority, and Return to 1873 Obscenity Law
By Sarah Varney MARCH 25, 2024 Lawyers from the conservative Christian group that won the case to overturn Roe v. Wade are returning to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in pursuit of an urgent priority: shutting down access to abortion pills for women across the country. The case challenges the FDA’s regulation of mifepristone, a prescription-only drug…
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Delays in Federal Financial Aid Form Leaves Students in Limbo During College Acceptance Season
The new system was intended to increase aid to students in need. This year, it’s caused a lot of problems. By Sarah Asch March 28, 2024 2:01 pm It’s March, which means millions of college-bound hopefuls are finding out admissions decisions that will impact the next four years of their lives. But this year, there’s a hiccup.…
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Pro-Palestinian Student Groups in Texas Say Governor’s Free Speech Order Targets Them
By Zara Amaechi Published April 1, 2024 at 5:00 AM CDT Pro-Palestinian student groups at universities across Texas are calling on school administrators to reject an executive order issued by Gov. Greg Abbot last week that could penalize their on-campus activity. The order issued Wednesday requires all public colleges and universities to review their free speech policies and establish punishments —…
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After a County Restricted Transgender Women in Sports, a Roller Derby League Said, ‘No Way’
BY PHILIP MARCELO Updated 12:07 AM CDT, March 27, 2024 SEAFORD, N.Y. (AP) — They zip around the rink, armed with helmets, pads and mouthguards. They push, bump and occasionally crash out as they jostle for position on the hardwood floor. But for the women of the Long Island Roller Rebels, their biggest battle is taking…
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Taliban Leader Vows to Publicly Stone Women to Death for Adultery
By HT News Desk Mar 30, 2024 Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, recently said that women in Afghanistan could face public floggings & stoning to death as punishments for adultery. There are growing concerns that the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan could lead to a regression of women’s rights, reminiscent of darker times. Mullah Hibatullah…
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