PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland nurse arrived home Saturday night after three weeks treating patients injured in the war in Gaza. Monica Johnston, a burn specialist, was part of a medical mission of volunteers organized by the Palestinian American Medical Association. Her team of 19 was working in the only functioning hospital in Gaza’ […]
CAIRO (AP) — The 35 American and other international doctors came to Gaza in volunteer teams to help one of the territory’s few hospitals still functioning. They brought suitcases full of medical supplies and had trained for one of the worst war zones in the world. They knew the health care system was decimated and […]
Following an attack on a German member of the European Parliament in Dresden, his party has warned not to treat the incident as an isolated case, as hundreds took to the streets in the eastern German city in solidarity with the severely injured lawmaker. “It is very clear that this willingness to use violence did […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States expects to have on-the-ground arrangements in Gaza ready for humanitarian workers to start delivering food, treatment for starving children and other urgent assistance by early to mid-month when the American military expects to complete a floating pier for the aid, an official with the U.S. Agency for International Development […]
Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this behavior has been documented. Rakus, a male Sumatran orangutan, treated a wound on his face by chewing leaves from a climbing plant named Akar Kuning and repeatedly applying the juice to it, […]
An orangutan named Rakus hit a rough patch in the summer of 2022. Researchers heard a fight between male orangutans in the treetops of a rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia; a day later, they spotted Rakus sporting a pink wound below his right eyelid. A chunk of flesh about the size and shape of a puzzle […]
Gary Glitter has been accused of a “total lack of remorse” towards his victims ahead of a parole hearing due to start later this week. Lawyers for a woman who was abused by the disgraced performer when she was 12 years old have told the Parole Board that he shows contempt for his victims. The […]
Baldness, split ends and dryness affect so many people’s scalps and different hair textures, regardless of age. They’re among the leading reasons folks seek out hair treatments and targeted products. While many use hair oils to remedy these concerns, experienced hairstylists and experts say that it all starts with the shampoo you use, and this […]
Welcome to So Mini Ways, Yahoo Life’s parenting series on the joys and challenges of childrearing. Read past interviews with celebrity parents here. There’s not much that fazes Dr. Sandra Lee, the dermatologist and surgeon better known as Dr. Pimple Popper. When her two sons, now 17 and 19, were younger, she had “no qualms” about […]