Healthcare
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Australian PM vows extra $5.4 bn for healthcare
Feb 24, 2025In an appeal to voters ahead of the May 17 elections, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged Sunday to invest US$5.4 billion in the country’s healthcare system. According to surveys, voters’ top concern is the expense... -
WHO concerned for Afghanistan healthcare as Taliban advances
Jul 9, 2021The World Health Organization expressed grave concern about healthcare access in Afghanistan on Friday, as US soldiers prepare to leave the war-torn country. “It’s a really serious scenario, and it’s very fluid right now,” said Rick... -
Microsoft to provide security tools to healthcare organisations around the world
Apr 15, 2020Microsoft will provide security tools to healthcare organisations around the world amid a spike in attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic. AccountGuard will be free to healthcare, human rights, and humanitarian groups during the crisis. The program... -
Trump suspends entry of immigrants who cannot pay for healthcare
Oct 5, 2019U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation suspending entry of immigrants who will not be covered by health insurance within 30 days of entering the United States or do not have the means to... -
Farrer Park Hospital – a Centre of Excellence for Cardiology
Aug 7, 2019While cutting-edge technology may be a prerequisite for providing world-class treatment in a cardiology hospital, skill, experience, and a strong ecosystem are even stronger factors for good patient outcomes, says Dr. Peng Chung Mien, CEO of... -
Democrats go after Trump, differ on healthcare in debate
Jun 28, 2019Top Democratic presidential contenders launched repeated attacks on President Donald Trump during a debate on Thursday, but for a second consecutive night there was sharp disagreement over the best way to boost access to healthcare insurance... -
Spire Healthcare to pay out 27 million pounds to victims of Ian Paterson
Sep 13, 2017News Hour: Spire Healthcare said it decided to settle claims against the company relating to actions by Ian Paterson, a former breast surgeon currently facing jail-time for carrying out operations on patients he wrongly diagnosed. Ian... -
Bangladesh Army providing relief, healthcare for flood victims
Aug 17, 2017News Hour Bangladesh Army is continuously distributing necessary relief materials and providing medical services among the flood affected people in the northern areas. The army has distributed cooked food among more than 2,000 people. At the... -
McCain, once belittled by Trump, hands him big defeat in U.S. healthcare vote
Jul 28, 2017News Hour: In the end, it was a simple hand gesture – Senator John McCain pointing his right index finger in a downward motion to register a no vote – that ruined his party’s seven-year effort... -
Senate delays healthcare vote as McCain recovers from surgery
Jul 16, 2017News Hour: The U.S. Senate will delay its consideration of healthcare legislation while Arizona Republican Senator John McCain recuperates from surgery, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday. McCain’s absence cast doubt on whether the...