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Threats against health care workers are rising. Here's how - AAMC

(Just Now) When staffers check in patients and visitors at the Boston Medical Center, the electronic records include “flags” for anyone who has been overly aggressive with staff in the past. That alert gives the staff several options, … See more

https://www.aamc.org/news/threats-against-health-care-workers-are-rising-heres-how-hospitals-are-protecting-their-staffs

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Stopping attacks on health care - World Health Organization (WHO)

(2 days ago) WEBThe Attacks on Health Care initiative aims to ensure that health workers everywhere are able to provide health care in a safe and protected environment without disruption from acts of violence. The initiative has three main pillars of work including the systematic …

https://www.who.int/activities/stopping-attacks-on-health-care

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Why Health Care is One of the Nation's Most Violent Fields

(9 days ago) WEBLaw enforcement personnel watch as healthcare workers leave the Northside Hospital Midtown medical office building, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Atlanta, where a man opened fire in the medical

https://time.com/6302386/health-care-violence-medical-center-attacks/

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2022 was the worst year on record for attacks on health care …

(2 days ago) WEBThe report details that at least 232 health workers were killed, 298 were kidnapped and 294 arrested on charges such as supporting anti-government forces, participating in protests or even just

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/06/09/1180753013/2022-was-the-worst-year-on-record-for-attacks-on-health-care-workers

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Fact Sheet: Health Care Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and …

(8 days ago) WEBSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care field has experienced an increase in workplace violence. The pandemic has placed significant stress on the entire health care system, and unfortunately, in some situations, patients, visitors …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2022-06-07-fact-sheet-workplace-violence-and-intimidation-and-need-federal-legislative

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Spat at, abused, attacked: healthcare staff face rising violence …

(3 days ago) WEBHundreds of healthcare workers treating Covid patients around the world have experienced verbal, physical, and sometimes life-threatening attacks during the pandemic, prompting calls for immediate

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jun/07/spat-at-abused-attacked-healthcare-staff-face-rising-violence-during-covid

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Navigating Attacks Against Health Care Workers in the COVID-19 …

(7 days ago) WEBViolence against US health care workers has been on the rise for at least a decade. According to US Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the incidence of violence–related health care worker injuries has increased by 67%, from 6.4 per 10 000 full-time workers in …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2779310

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700-plus healthcare workers and patients killed in …

(4 days ago) WEB3 August 2021 Peace and Security. More than 700 healthcare workers and patients have died, and more than 2,000 have been injured in attacks on health facilities since December 2017, according to a three year …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/08/1096942

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Halting rising violence against health care workers

(9 days ago) WEBWilson recounted the 2017 attack at a virtual discussion Tuesday night on the need to prevent rising violence against health care workers. Other panelists at the event, hosted by Harvard Law School’s …

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/11/halting-rising-violence-against-health-care-workers/

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Attacks at medical centers contribute to health care being one of …

(9 days ago) WEBNumbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show American health care workers are now far more likely to suffer nonfatal injuries by violence than workers in any other profession, including law

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/attacks-at-medical-centers-contribute-to-health-care-being-one-of-nations-most-violent-fields

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Attacks on Health Care: - World Health Organization …

(9 days ago) WEBAttacks on Health Care initiative. In 2012, World Health Assembly Resolution 65.20 was adopted and called on WHO’s Director-General to provide global leadership in the development of methods for the …

https://www.who.int/data/stories/attacks-on-health-care-three-year-analysis-of-ssa-data-(2018-2020)

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2022 Marks Most Violent Year Against Health Workers and …

(7 days ago) WEBA new report published by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) documents 1,989 attacks and threats against health care facilities and personnel across 32 countries and territories in armed conflict and situations of political violence …

https://phr.org/news/2022-marks-most-violent-year-against-health-workers-and-facilities-in-conflicts-in-the-last-decade-report/

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Threats, intimidation against doctors and health workers must end

(6 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that as many as 38% of those in our field suffer physical violence at some point in their careers, and many more are threatened with verbal aggression. Here in the U.S., injuries caused by violent attacks …

https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/threats-intimidation-against-doctors-and-health-workers-must-end

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Attacks on health care in the context of COVID-19

(2 days ago) WEBAs shown in the infographic below, the nature of attacks on health care related to COVID-19 varies greatly across contexts and can range from the use of heavy weapons targeting health facilities to the stigmatization of health care workers. …

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/attacks-on-health-care-in-the-context-of-covid-19

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Attacks against health-care personnel must stop, especially as the

(7 days ago) WEBAttacks on health-care workers and health-care facilities also occur as a deplorable tactic of war that defies international humanitarian and human rights laws. In May, 2020, an armed attack on a hospital maternity ward in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed at …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2820%2931191-0/fulltext

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From Gaza to Syria to Ukraine, attacks on health care are part of

(4 days ago) WEBFrom Gaza to Syria to Ukraine, attacks on health care are part of warfare : Goats and Soda The targeting of hospitals and medical workers is a fact of modern warfare — in Sudan, Syria, Ukraine

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/12/13/1218728140/attacks-on-health-care-are-on-track-to-hit-a-record-high-in-2023-can-it-be-stopp

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Attacks at medical centers show why health care - Health News …

(8 days ago) WEBSuch attacks have helped make health care one of the nation's most violent fields. Data shows American health care workers now suffer more nonfatal injuries from workplace violence than workers in any other profession, including law enforcement. …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2023-08-07/attacks-at-medical-centers-show-why-health-care-is-one-of-the-nations-most-violent-fields

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Violence Against Healthcare Workers: A Worldwide Phenomenon …

(3 days ago) WEBViolent events ranged from 15.0 to 54.0% with a mean prevalence of 32%, and physical abuse ranged from 4.6 to 22% ( 3 ). Most recently, the World Medical Association has condemned the increasingly reported cases of health care workers …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7531183/

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Violence against healthcare in conflict: a systematic review of the

(9 days ago) WEBAttacks on health care in armed conflict, including those on health workers, facilities, patients and transports, represent serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. Information about these incidents and their …

https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13031-021-00372-7

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Attacks at US hospitals show why health care is one of the nation’s

(8 days ago) WEBThe shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland was part of a wave of gun violence sweeping through U.S. hospitals and medical centers, which have struggled to adapt to the growing threats. Such attacks have helped make health care …

https://apnews.com/article/hospitals-workplace-violence-shootings-aa6918569ff8f76ff8a15b9813e31686

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Violence Against Healthcare Workers: A Rising Epidemic - AJMC

(9 days ago) WEBFrequency of Verbal and Physical Attacks. Phillips J. Workplace violence against health care workers in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2016;374:1661-1669. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1501998.

https://www.ajmc.com/view/violence-against-healthcare-workers-a-rising-epidemic

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Al-Shifa Hospital: First bodies exhumed from mass graves at

(9 days ago) WEBHealth workers in northern Gaza exhumed the first corpses from mass graves in and around Al-Shifa Hospital on Tuesday, after they said Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinians and left their

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/middleeast/israel-gaza-mass-graves-al-shifa-hospital-intl/index.html

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Gaza’s healthcare workers grapple with the mental health

(8 days ago) WEBAccording to local health authorities, since 7 October, over 34,000 people have been killed, including 499 healthcare workers. Five of our MSF colleagues are amongst them.

https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/gazas-healthcare-workers-grapple-mental-health-impact-unyielding-war

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What we know about the hacking attack that targeted the U.S.

(9 days ago) WEBMajor hacking attack threw parts of the U.S. health care system into chaos a couple of months ago. The hackers breached the Change Healthcare company and took hold of sensitive consumer data for

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/27/1247649283/what-we-know-about-the-hacking-attack-that-targeted-the-u-s-healthcare-system

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The occupied Palestinian territory - 200 days of war

(6 days ago) WEBThe healthcare situation in Gaza and the West Bank faces significant challenges due to the ongoing conflict. The region has experienced a high number of fatalities, injuries, and attacks on healthcare facilities, leading to a significant strain on …

https://healthcluster.who.int/newsroom/news/item/26-04-2024-occupied-palestinian-territory-200-days-of-war

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The Crackdown on Student Protesters - The New York Times

(4 days ago) WEBNick, if we rewind the clock a few months, we end up at a moment where students at several of the country’s best known universities are protesting Israel’s response to the October 7 attacks

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/podcasts/the-daily/the-crackdown-on-student-protesters.html

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Hackers Broke Into Change Healthcare’s Systems Days Before …

(7 days ago) WEBThe hackers who attacked UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit were in the company’s networks for more than a week before they launched a ransomware strike that has crippled vital parts

https://www.wsj.com/articles/change-healthcare-hackers-broke-in-nine-days-before-ransomware-attack-7119fdc6

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Attacks on health care initiative - World Health Organization (WHO)

(Just Now) WEBHealth workers everywhere can provide health care in a safe and protected environment; Health workers are protected, resilient and equipped with knowledge and resources; Parties to conflict understand and uphold their responsibilities under …

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/attacks-on-health-care-initiative

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Psychiatrists urge the government to address critical mental health

(3 days ago) WEBIn the wake of the Bondi Junction stabbings, the Prime Minister says the government "could always do more" to address Australia's mental health crisis. It comes just a month after psychiatrists

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-18/psychiatrists-ask-government-for-more-support-workforce-shortage/103733902

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Four Killed in Attack on Northern Iraq’s Khor Mor Gas Field, …

(3 days ago) WEBBAGHDAD (Reuters) -Four expatriate workers were killed in a drone attack targeting the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Friday, an advisor to the Iraqi Kurdish prime minister told

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-04-26/two-expatriate-workers-killed-by-drone-attack-on-iraqs-khor-mor-an-advisor-to-iraqi-kurdish-pm-says

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17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to …

(2 days ago) WEBLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions

https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2024/04/25/17-states-challenge-federal-rules-entitling-workers-to-accommodations-for-abortion/

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The Supreme Court Takes Up Homelessness - The New York Times

(5 days ago) WEBIran’s Unprecedented Attack on Israel April 14, 2024 • 46:17 The Sunday Read: ‘What I Saw Working at The National Enquirer During Donald Trump’s Rise’

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/podcasts/the-daily/supreme-court-homelessness.html

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WHO records more than 1000 attacks on health care in Ukraine …

(2 days ago) WEBAttacks hinder access to health care for tens of thousands of people, increasing the risks of illness and death. The 1004 WHO-verified attacks over the past 15 months of full-scale war have claimed at least 101 lives, including of health workers …

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/30-05-2023-who-records-1-000th-attack-on-health-care-in-ukraine-over-the-past-15-months-of-full-scale-war

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In numbers: 200 days of Israel’s war on Gaza - Al Jazeera

(7 days ago) WEBAccording to the Gaza Ministry of Health, at least 34,183 people have been killed and 77,084 have been wounded in Israeli attacks. The UN has said more than 200 aid workers have been killed

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/23/by-the-numbers-200-days-of-israels-war-on-gaza

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The Evolving Danger of the New Bird Flu - The New York Times

(7 days ago) WEBtranscript. The Evolving Danger of the New Bird Flu An unusual outbreak of the disease has spread to dairy herds in multiple U.S. states. 2024-04-22T06:00:09-04:00

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/podcasts/the-daily/bird-flu.html

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