Haiti faces violence and sexual abuse crisis as gang violence spreads, health charity warns

Haiti faces violence and sexual abuse crisis as gang violence spreads, health charity warns

HAVANA (AP) — The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti’s capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence has increased across the troubled Caribbean country, a health charity warned Wednesday. Doctors Without Borders said it was “alarmed and angry” at the enormous level of sexual and … Read more

15,000 Nurses from New York City’s Major Hospitals Strike in Historic Strike

15,000 Nurses from New York City’s Major Hospitals Strike in Historic Strike

YOU NEED TO KNOW Nearly 15,000 nurses at 3 major New York City hospitals went on strike Nurses say they are striking for higher pay, safe staffing, fully funded benefits and increased workplace safety protections PEOPLE has reached out to Montefiore, New York-Presbyterian, and Mount Sinai hospitals for comment A historic strike is underway in … Read more

This is where the deadly fungus is spreading

This is where the deadly fungus is spreading

(NEXSTAR) – Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus that has infected at least 7,000 people in 2025, according to tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Candida auris, a fungus that was first reported in the United States in 2016, has … Read more