Posts Tagged ‘hospital’

India hospital fire kills 88 people, 160 patients were in building at time of blaze 

Flames and smoke poured through the hallways of an Indian hospital early Friday as medical staff fled for their safety and abandoned their patients to a fire that killed 88 people, Indian officials said.

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12-year-old girl shot by mother at Texas welfare office, dies at San Antonio hospital 

A 12-year-old girl who was shot by her suicidal mother during a lengthy standoff at a Texas welfare office on Monday night has died, authorities said.

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Rev. Billy Graham in hospital, may have pneumonia

The Rev. Billy Graham is in a North Carolina hospital, awaiting word from doctors on whether he has pneumonia.

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Preacher Billy Graham admitted to NC hospital (AP)

FILE- In this Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, evangelist Billy Graham, 92, is interviewed at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. The Rev. Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 near his home in western North Carolina to be tested for pneumonia after suffering from congestion, a cough and a slight fever, his spokesman said. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)AP – The Rev. Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital Wednesday near his home in western North Carolina to be tested for pneumonia after suffering from congestion, a cough and a slight fever, his spokesman said.


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England study: Low-risk births don’t need hospital (AP)

AP – A new study in England shows little difference in complications among the babies of women with low-risk pregnancies who delivered in hospitals versus those who gave birth with midwives at home or in birthing centers.

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Two in hospital after eating contest

A “killer” Scottish curry eating contest almost lived up to its name Saturday when two contestants had to be hospitalized after shovelig bowlfulls of “world’s hottest chili”, BBC News reported.

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AP IMPACT: Hospital drug shortages deadly, costly (AP)

In this Aug. 29, 2011 photo, Erin Fox, manager of the Drug Information Service at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, stands by a board listing drugs in short supply. At hospitals across the country, 'scoring drugs' has taken on a new meaning. Hundreds admit buying medicines at exorbitant prices from 'gray market' dealers taking advantage of, and possibly exacerbating, a record shortage of life-saving prescription medicines. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)AP – A severe shortage of drugs for chemotherapy, infections and other serious ailments is endangering patients and forcing hospitals to buy life-saving medications from secondary suppliers at huge markups because they can’t get them any other way.


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