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Islamabad PIMS hospital fire: Witnesses say rescue was delayed as blaze killed 14 babies
It was just after dawn on Wednesday morning at a maternity ward in the Pakistani capital when a horrific blaze erupted. It would go on to kill 14 infants as parents say they waited hours for help to arrive. Hivsa Walid was near the room at the…
Islamabad PIMS hospital fire: Witnesses say rescue was delayed as blaze killed 14 babies
Carrie Davies and Usman Zahid PIMS hospital, Islamabad It was just after dawn on Wednesday morning at a maternity ward in the Pakistani capital when a horrific blaze erupted. It would go on to kill 14 infants as parents say they waited hours for…
Fire rips through hospital killing 14 babies as 'air-con unit explodes
A fire has ripped through a hospital killing 14 newborn babies after an air conditionign unit exploded, hospital officials have confirmed. The horror incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday August 26 at a major government hospital in…
Chinese Medicine Hospital to launch 24-hour inpatient services in December
The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong will launch 24-hour inpatient services from December 11 as part of a major expansion of its clinical services, the Health Bureau and the hospital announced on Tuesday. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The…
Fire in hospital kills 14 newborns in Pakistan's capital - National
A fire triggered by an exploding air conditioner killed 14 newborns in a hospital nursery in the capital of Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said. One baby of the 15 who were in the nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences was rescued…
Man sent to hospital from Raleigh shooting
A man was shot Tuesday afternoon along Poole Road. The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. after a fight broke out between two groups of men outside of an industrial staffing business, according to investigators. Police said someone in one of the…
Fourteen infants killed in tragic fire at Pakistan hospital maternity ward
A fire erupted in a maternity ward in Pakistan's capital on August 26, killing 14 children, the Islamabad district office said. A fire erupted in a hospital's maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday, killing 14 infants, Pakistani authorities said…
Pakistan: 15 babies dead in fire at Islamabad hospital
At least 15 babies died in a fire at a government hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, on Wednesday. The fire is likely to have started due to a short circuit in the air conditioning system, Pakistani news website Geo…
Newborn babies killed as fire breaks out at hospital
A devastating fire at a hospital in Pakistan's capital has killed at least 15 newborn babies, according to officials. The blaze broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning in a nursery ward at a prominent government hospital in Islamabad.
Jailed Karnataka officer found with 'girlfriend' in hospital, probe ordered into lapses
A surprise inspection by a judge to look into the facilities of a government hospital in Karnataka put an undertrial government officer-turned-patient and prison officials in a spot. The incident unfolded on Monday at Mandya Institute of Medical…
Update after Royal Liverpool Hospital building evacuated
A building at the Royal Liverpool Hospital was evacuated last night after a chemical leak. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) crews were called to the hospital at 7.14pm on Tuesday evening (August 25) following reports of a gas leak. Three…
Monoclonal for Dengue Shows Promise in Hospitalized Cases
There are licensed vaccines to prevent dengue but no approved antiviral to treat individuals who contract the mosquito-borne infection. In this mid-stage trial of adults hospitalized with dengue, a novel monoclonal antibody significantly reduced…
California could hit hospitals with huge fines for rising healthcare costs
California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don't stay under state spending limits, potentially levying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if these providers don't take steps to rein in rising…
Dolly Parton's Cause of Death; 14 Newborns Killed in Hospital Fire; GLP-1 Coverage
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Country music superstar Dolly Parton, 80, died Tuesday after a brief battle with an undisclosed type of cancer, according to her family. She had also been dealing with kidney and…
At least 14 newborn babies killed in 'tragic incident' after fire breaks out at hospital
A horrific fire at a hospital in Pakistans capital kills 14 newborns, officials say. The blaze erupted early on Wednesday at a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital. The nursery at the Pakistan Institute of…
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