Tag Archives: Medical

An emergency medical technician (EMT) in Delaware County is facing charges after allegedly exposing a “semi-conscious” woman under his care in the back of an ambulance and snapping photos of her breasts.    Kevin Hakeem Pressley, 24, an employee with the Brookhaven Fire Co. Ambulance, was arrested Saturday, August 27, for lifting up …

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors has revealed that six out of 10 doctors in the country plan to leave the country for greener pastures.   NARD President, Dr Dare Ishaya, who blamed this on the country’s struggling economy and unfavourable work conditions, also told Punch that there are only 12,297 …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said that with the trend of medical doctors leaving the country for greener pastures abroad, there may be a need to hire doctors from foreign countries in the future.   The NMA also stated that if urgent steps are not taken to fix the deteriorating situation, …

Action taken against stall-owners at the Refugees Bazaar in Peshawar. Afghan refugees say they are unfairly targeted by the authorities. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Monday, August 15, 2022 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Aug 15 (IPS) – Afghan refugees living in Pakistan face a host of problems, ranging from …

Nnenna Amadi, a student of the Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus, has passed on due to alleged negligence from the school’s medical centre.   It was gathered that the deceased had a severe asthma attack on Thursday, August 11, and was rushed to the school’s medical centre.   Sources allege …

An American private school teacher jailed for 14 years in Russia after being caught with medical marijuana says he feels ‘hurt’ after president Joe Biden’s attempts to free basketballer Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan – but not him. Marc Fogel had 17 grams of prescription marijuana hidden in a contact …

The parents of a three-month-old baby who died after a medical doctor at the pediatric ward, Central Hospital in Benin city, Edo state, allegedly administered a wrong dose of injection on their child on July 7, have cried out for justice.   The mother of the deceased baby, Angela Osaigbovo, told ITV …

One Medical is a membership-based primary care service that promises customers “24/7 access to virtual care.” The company operates in a dozen major US markets, according to its website, and works with over 8,000 companies to offer One Medical health benefits to their employees. In a statement Thursday announcing the …

In a post shared via his Instagram page on Thursday, July 21, 2022, the music star shared details of his GoFundMe account which was created to aid his medical bills. “This is your brother and comrade Eedris Abdulkareem of “Nigeria Jaga Jaga” fame. Firstly, I want to extend my heartfelt …

  The legendary singer, 82, was taken ill ahead of the latest European date on his Surrounded by Time tour, resulting in paramedics being called to the venue.   A source told MailOnline: ‘Tom Jones collapsed, so his concert was cancelled tonight and doctors were called to the stadium. His …