When I moved from Brooklyn to Puerto Rico two years ago, with my husband and then-3-year-old son, we were firmly “one and done.” Life with a toddler in New York City was too hard; we spent weekends at chain-link fence-enclosed playgrounds that were either shadeless and sweltering in the summer or freezing and depressing in
Some people may go back and volunteer at the hospital where they were born, or even fewer may go on to become a health care professional there. But it’s extremely unique to make a multimillion-dollar donation there. That’s what political powerbroker George Norcross was able to recently do, though. Norcross, who is considered one of
Indiana is the latest state to experiment with limiting what hospitals can charge, to try to get a handle on high health costs. utah778/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption utah778/Getty Images For stories on the science of healthy living, subscribe to NPR’s Health newsletter. Every year Jim Evans faces the challenge of keeping health care
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 Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital with
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been taken to a hospital in the capital, Islamabad, following complaints about his poor health. Khan was taken from Adiala jail and sent to Shifa International Hospital under heavy security, local media report. The move complied with a ruling by a three-judge panel of the Supreme Court which
LIMA, Peru — The United States will send a military hospital ship to Peru’s Pacific coast next year to help Peru cope with the effects of the El Nino climate phenomenon as part of a broader collaboration with the South American country, U.S. Ambassador to Peru Bernie Navarro announced Wednesday. The announcement comes after Navarro
