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Gaza Hospital In ‘Catastrophic Situation,’ Amid Heavy Fighting Nearby, Health Officials Say
Heavy fighting near Gaza’s largest hospital has put it in a “catastrophic situation,” with patients and staff trapped inside, ambulances unable to transport the injured, and life-support systems without power, according to health officials and humanitarian agencies.
According to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), commonly known as Doctors Without Borders, hostilities around Gaza’s largest hospital “have not stopped,” with persistent bombardment prohibiting evacuations and making ambulance travels too perilous.
According to a freelance journalist, the situation is dire, with medics operating by candlelight, food being rationed, and other resources running low.
According to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health, three newborn babies died after the hospital fell “out of service” during intensive fighting in the area. The facility is said to be encircled on all four sides by Israeli soldiers and is under “complete siege.”
The Israeli army told CNN that it is involved in “ongoing intense fighting” with Hamas near the hospital complex, but it denies shooting at the northern Gaza medical center and rejects claims that it is under siege. Israel has stated that it is in contact with hospital administrators and has offered assistance with evacuations.
CNN has not established whether anyone can exit the hospital complex in the last 24 hours.
Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director-General of the Health Ministry, told CNN that two newborns died overnight Friday into Saturday at Al-Shifa Hospital after a shell struck nearby, shutting down the generator that was powering incubators in the neonatal unit. Another person died early Saturday morning.
According to Al-Bursh, doctors were compelled to provide artificial breathing on the 36 other babies in their care by hand. He later told CNN that once the newborn unit ran out of oxygen, the babies were transported to a separate portion of the facility overnight. He claimed the newborns were taken without incubators and were carried by hand to the hospital’s operation rooms, where oxygen supplies were still available.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qidra, a ministry spokesman, claimed he was stuck inside the facility in northern Gaza, which was “out of service” after being repeatedly attacked by Israeli bombardment.
“The intensive care unit, pediatric department, and oxygen devices have stopped working,” al-Qidra stated.
MSF, a medical charity, said it could not reach any of its employees at Al-Shifa Hospital, who had described a “catastrophic situation” inside.
Gaza Hospital In ‘Catastrophic Situation,’ Amid Heavy Fighting Nearby, Health Officials Say
The charity stated in a statement Saturday that “ambulances can no longer move to collect the injured, and non-stop bombardment prevents patients and staff from evacuating.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) also reported losing contact with contacts inside the hospital, describing the situation as “deeply concerning and frightening.”
“WHO is gravely concerned about the safety of health workers, hundreds of sick and injured patients, including babies on life support, and displaced people who remain inside the hospital,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a statement released on Sunday.
As of early Sunday, the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza reported shelling near the Al-Shifa Hospital, saying that it was endangering patients and displaced persons sheltering inside. CNN is unable to independently verify this claim.
The Israeli army informed CNN that it was involved in “ongoing intense fighting” against Hamas in the vicinity of the hospital but refused to speak further since military activity was still ongoing. It has, however, rejected reports that it was firing on the hospital or that it was under siege.
Gaza Hospital In ‘Catastrophic Situation,’ Amid Heavy Fighting Nearby, Health Officials Say
The IDF earlier stated that Hamas is infiltrating civilian infrastructure and that it will target Hamas “wherever necessary.” It has also accused Hamas of using hospitals as cover, which both Shifa doctors and the terrorist group reject.
Colonel Moshe Tetro, a senior Israeli Defense Ministry official, stated that “there is no shooting at the hospital and no siege.” “The hospital’s east side remains open. Furthermore, [the military] may work with anyone who wishes to leave the hospital safely,” Tetro said.
With a news conference on Saturday, the IDF announced it would assist with the evacuation of babies from the hospital’s pediatric ward on Sunday. “The Shifa Hospital staff has requested that we assist the babies in the pediatric department in getting to a safer hospital tomorrow.” “We will provide the necessary assistance,” stated Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari.As a result of the surprise Hamas attacks that killed 1,200 people, Israel has increased its offensive inside Gaza.
According to Palestinian health officials, Israel has been shelling and blockading Gaza, an already impoverished and densely populated territory, since then, killing over 11,000 Palestinians. The attack has heightened fears about Gaza’s healthcare.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Director General, Robert Mardini, said the organization was “shocked and appalled by the images and reports coming from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.”
Gaza Hospital In ‘Catastrophic Situation,’ Amid Heavy Fighting Nearby, Health Officials Say
“The unbearably desperate situation for the trapped patients and staff must end.” “Right now,” Mardini wrote on X.
According to Al-Bursh at the health ministry, Al-Shifa Hospital is under “complete siege,” with personnel and patients unable to flee.
According to Al-Bursh, there are still over 400 individuals being treated at the hospital and around 20,000 displaced persons seeking shelter in the hospital complex.
According to CNN, there were around 100 dead bundled in blankets on the ground within the hospital complex.
“We can’t bury them,” he said over the phone to CNN. As he talked, the sound of explosives could be heard.
CNN has been unable to confirm the number of deaths at Al-Shifa Hospital.
Mustafa Sarsour, a freelance journalist based at the hospital, told CNN that the circumstances inside are dreadful.
Gaza Hospital In ‘Catastrophic Situation,’ Amid Heavy Fighting Nearby, Health Officials Say
“The situation is extremely difficult and perilous. After a brief pause, shelling and gunfire resumed, heavily targeting anything that moves,” Sarsour said, adding that medics inside the center were working by candlelight and that food was becoming limited for both physicians and patients.
Because Al-Shifa was inaccessible, persons who had been injured were being transferred to Al-Ahli Hospital, according to Al-Bursh.
Humanitarian organizations have been warning about the situation at Al-Shifa Hospital. The Norwegian Refugee Council’s Middle East director, Angelita Caredda, said in a statement that the organization was “horrified by reports of relentless attacks on Gaza’s hospitals.”
“Patients, including babies, and civilians seeking help are being attacked.” “Waging war around and on hospitals is an affront,” she remarked.
Martin Griffiths, the chief of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, decried attacks on healthcare institutions, writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, that “there can be no justification for acts of war in health care facilities.”
People utilizing and working in Gazan healthcare facilities, according to Griffiths, “must trust that they are places of shelter, not of war.”
Amid the “deeply worrying” situation in Al-Shifa, UNICEF, the UN agency in charge of providing humanitarian relief to children, has appealed for the protection of Gaza’s hospitals.
Gaza Hospital In ‘Catastrophic Situation,’ Amid Heavy Fighting Nearby, Health Officials Say
It also demanded a quick cease-fire in Gaza. UNICEF said in a statement issued early Sunday, “Al Shifa hospital in Gaza is without power, and we are seeing deeply concerning reports of premature babies dying in incubators.”
Other hospitals have been damaged as a result of the war. The head of two institutions reported on Friday that Israeli tanks had surrounded them.
According to a statement from the country’s prime minister, Jordan’s air force deployed parachutes to air-drop medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza early Sunday. This is the country’s second air-dropped humanitarian delivery this month.
The operation was carried out in collaboration with the UAE and Qatar to “enhance and develop the hospital’s capabilities and increase the ability of medical personnel to provide health and treatment services to alleviate the burden of the people in the Gaza Strip,” according to a statement.
SOURCE – (CNN)
(VOR News) – The social media network Bluesky has seen a spike in the number of new users, with over a million people signing up since the conclusion of the U.S. presidential election.
This rise can be linked to the fact that users left the platform because they were unhappy with the direction that X was taking under the direction of Elon Musk, the company’s billionaire owner.
It was announced on Wednesday that the microblogging site had achieved 15 million subscribers. Compared to the roughly nine million members it had in September, this is a considerable increase.
However, Bluesky subscriptions have grown since September.
Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, founded Bluesky in 2019, and it has become known as a safe haven for left-leaning users who are unhappy with the route that X has taken under Musk’s leadership. On Twitter, Bluesky has established a reputation as a safe haven.
Throughout its history, BlueSky has established a solid reputation as a safe and secure location.
Bluesky users have attributed their decision to transfer to Bluesky to an increase in offensive content on X and Musk’s connection to Donald Trump, the incoming US president. Bluesky is a social networking site that facilitates knowledge sharing and discussion. These two factors have been mentioned as justifications for switching to the new system.
On Tuesday, Mark Cuban, a billionaire who had previously backed Kamala Harris for vice president prior to the election, released a statement titled “Hello, Less Hateful World.” On Tuesday, Cuban’s comments was made public. When it came to several problems, Cuban supported Harris.
Due to the “disturbing content” that was accessible on the “toxic media platform,” The Guardian newspaper said in a statement on Wednesday that it will no longer print any information about X. This decision was made in part due to the “toxic media platform.”
Racist remarks and Bluesky conspiracy ideas were in this text.
The Guardian stated on its website, “The U.S. presidential campaign has underscored our long-held belief that X is a detrimental media platform, and its owner, Elon Musk, has leveraged its influence to shape political discourse.”
“The presidential election campaign in the United States merely underscored our long-held beliefs.” “The presidential election campaign in the United States merely underscored our long-held beliefs.”
Since we feel that there are more disadvantages to being on X right now than advantages, we think that promoting our work elsewhere would make better use of the resources we now have.
The business has helped to strengthen Bluesky’s reputation as a haven for liberals who are unhappy with their experiences.
There has been conjecture about Musk’s potential presence to observe election results alongside Trump. X responded by saying that none of its employees would be “sitting with a presidential candidate tonight and giving them direct access to control what you see online.”
This was done in response to the accusations made on the website. This was a reaction to the rumor that Musk would be there when Trump announced the election results. Musk was supposed to be there to witness the declaration.
Since Musk took over the site in October 2022, X has experienced multiple waves of user departures, although it still has a far larger user base than Bluesky. This is true even though Bluesky’s user base is already much larger. There are far less users using Bluesky.
Similarweb, a company that tracks internet traffic, estimates that on the day following the U.S. election, approximately 115,000 users who live in the country deleted their X accounts.
According to Similarweb, this figure was roughly determined. This falls into the category of the biggest single-day decrease in history, according to Musk’s leadership.
SOURCE: AJ
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(VOR News) – The results of a recent study suggest that telehealth therapy may lower the risk of suicide. In the United States, a study was conducted.
The results of a study that was published in the journal JAMA Network Open on November 12 indicate that cognitive behavior therapy can help lower the number of suicide attempts and thoughts.
US Telehealth researchers conducted the study.
This predicament is still true even when therapy is delivered via telehealth for a little period of time. As a result of the information they discovered during the investigation, the researchers finally reached this conclusion.
According to a study conducted by clinical psychologist Justin Baker, a researcher at Ohio State University, this is information that should be promoted.
According to Baker, this is a result of the fact that, at this specific point in history, therapy is increasingly being delivered via the use of virtual methods.
Baker was said to have stated, “The nearly overnight shift from mostly in-person to mostly virtual therapy appointments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was the impetus for this research question.” Ohio State published a press release that contained this message.
In making this claim, Baker was alluding to the fact that the shift occurred very immediately after the outbreak began. Baker was referring to the changes brought about by the pandemic outbreak spreading significantly.
It has long been thought that patients who are deemed to be at high risk are not suitable candidates for virtual healthcare. This is because the use of virtual healthcare is linked to both accountability and the possibility of harm.
We randomly assigned the following telehealth programs to 96 Americans:
They received instruction on how to control and alter the disturbing ideas and bad notions they were experiencing through telehealth cognitive behavioral therapy, with a special emphasis on suicide. They received this instruction while participating in the activity.
A treatment method called present-centered therapy is used to help patients deal with the difficulties they are currently confronting in their life.
The results of the study conducted by the researchers demonstrated that a present-focused approach to treatment is a successful way to reduce depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts. Research has shown that therapeutic approaches that focus on the present moment are useful.
However, the results of this study show that when it came to reducing the proportion of patients who attempted suicide while getting telehealth services, cognitive behavioral therapy outperformed present-centered therapy.
Furthermore, the results showed that both treatments were effective in lowering the number of suicidal thoughts that patients thought about taking their own lives. The effectiveness of both therapies served as evidence for this.
Craig Bryan, a researcher and the chairman of telehealth Ohio State University’s Suicide Prevention Program, says, “We have good, tested treatments that will lead to significant symptom reduction and improved quality of life for those who are suffering from suicidal thoughts and behaviors.”
In addition, Bryan is currently the program’s leader. Additionally, Bryan is currently in charge of the program. “We have treatments that have been proven to be effective.”
Bryan said that a considerable percentage of therapists are still maintaining some aspect of their telemedicine practice following the epidemic, even though limitations are being loosened.
This leads to the scenario even when boundaries are being loosened. “The results of this study have the potential to expand access to essential treatments that are supported by evidence for people living in rural and difficult-to-reach areas.”
You should call the telehealth Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 if you or a loved one is experiencing an emotional or suicide crisis if you are experiencing emotional distress. They are available to listen to your issues as well as offer support.
SOURCE: USN
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The Main US Inflation Tracker Increased For The First Time Since March.
(VOR News) – The challenging road to lower levels is demonstrated by the fact that one of the most important measures of inflation in the United States has increased for the first time since March.
The consumer price index (CPI), a metric that gauges price inflation across a variety of goods, at an annual rate of 2.6% as October reached its peak. The CPI has never been higher than it was at this time.
According to reports, the rate was 2.4% last month, the lowest in over three years. This rate is higher than the one that was noted the month before.
Eliminating food and energy, “core” inflation stayed at 3.3%.
This occurred upon completion of the computation. Following this stage, the index underwent a thorough analysis. A reading was considered accurate if it agreed with the estimates provided by economists.
Even though inflation has somewhat decreased since reaching its greatest level in four decades in the summer of 2022, many Americans still face financial hardship as a result of years of rising prices. This can be attributed to the fact that inflation peaked in the summer of 2022.
According to exit poll results, a significant number of Republican voters expressed dissatisfaction with their own financial circumstances as well as the state of the US economy.
Their voiced displeasure was a reflection of their dissatisfaction. A significant factor that contributed to the election was the ire generated by the rising cost of living. This rage was among the most important factors.
Concerns have been expressed regarding the real effects that these reforms would have on the inflation rate. Donald Trump proposed tax cuts and tariffs as workable answers throughout his campaign, but there have been questions raised over the real effects of these measures.
The next president has promised to levy tariffs on all U.S. imports that are at least 10 percent higher than the current rate, according to the results of a research by Yale’s Budget Lab.
The implementation of this strategy, which many industry experts believe would almost surely result in an increase in inflation of up to 5.1%, has already been made public.
It was the first time in four years that the Federal Reserve started lowering interest rates in September, which marked the first time in four years they had done so.
This was the first time they had ever implemented inflation.
The Federal Reserve has reached a significant turning point in its attempts to control inflation at this particular moment. Additional interest rate cuts were implemented Monday, lowering them to their lowest point since February 2023. Since February 2023, they have not been this low.
The Federal Reserve’s chairman, Jerome Powell, said the Fed “has gained confidence that we’re on a sustainable path down to 2%,” the target it has set for its inflation rate.
He hosted a news conference where he made this declaration. Considering the previously mentioned, he added that “the task is incomplete.”
As part of its “dual mandate,” the Fed is working to keep inflation from rising while also keeping the unemployment rate from rising. This is being done from the Federal Reserve’s point of view.
Over the past few months, the labor market has been significantly slowing down; in October, the United States created just 12,000 new jobs.
This suggests that there is a downturn in the labor market. In October 2023, the unemployment rate was 4.1%, which was a low figure that was similar to levels before the sickness started. Since the illness had not yet spread, this was the situation. This occurred following a reduction in the rate, which came to 3.4% in February 2023.
In response to a query concerning the impact of the election on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions, Powell said that officials “do not know the timing or substance of any policy changes.”
Powell was questioned on the significance of the election. As a consequence, we are unable to determine the possible economic impact of this. The current circumstances are to blame for this.
SOURCE: TG
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