Soldiers in Spain helping in the fight against the coronavirus have discovered elderly patients in care homes abandoned and in some situations, lying dead in their beds, according to the Spanish defense minister. The prosecutors in Spain said that an investigation has been opened up into this case. The soldiers […]
One nurse who’s on the forefront in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy says that the experience is similar to being in a war state. There’s immense pressure and medical staff is working around the clock, trying to cease the spreading of the virus which has so far […]
In Washington State in the US, 6 people have died from the COVID-19 and there are more than 100 people affected by it. 4 of the people who died lived in the Life Care Center nursing care facility in suburban Seattle, according to officials. The 4 other deaths are also […]
According to the WHO, countries need to act over the COVID-19 outbreak in order to avert a possible pandemic. They also called the sudden increase of deaths from the virus in Italy ‘deeply concerning’. The Italian authorities have confirmed 7 deaths due to the virus and it’s spreading from the […]
Unfortunately, thousands of patients in the UK are dying because of delays and insufficient beds in overcrowded hospitals, claims a new research. The research, conducted by a group of NHS doctors concluded that almost 5,500 deaths in the past three years were a result of the person spending too much […]
Purdue Pharma is the drug company which makes the quite controversial pain medication known as Oxycontin. They filed for bankruptcy protection which will help them to temporarily stop the thousands of lawsuits coming in with alleged claims that the company made billions of dollars while contributing to the opioid crisis […]
Last Wednesday, former doctor Joel Smithers who ran a medical practice in Virginia was sentenced to 40 years in prison due to illegal opioid prescription. He faces a minimum sentence of two decades and a maximum of life. He was convicted on more than 800 counts of illegal distribution of […]