In 1981, Australia built its first solar power station at remote White Cliffs; 14 dishes powered a hospital, school, post office and 12 homes, and 45 years later the site is heritage listed
On the edge of the outback in far western New South Wales, a cluster of silver dishes once turned toward the sun, capturing light in a place where the grid had never reached. In 1981, Australia’s first solar power station began operating at remote White…
Mother of twin girls given less than 10% chance of survival after TTTS at 16 weeks; after surgery, premature birth and 300 days in hospital, twins now prepare for first day of school
Twin sisters Ruby and Scarlett are now preparing for their first day of school. (Photo: Hanna Brameld) A mother whose twin daughters were given less than a 10 per cent chance of survival after a devastating pregnancy complication is celebrating a…
Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans’ Charity Hospital to close in 2005; 21 years later, the million-sq-ft building is being transformed into a $500 million medical research hub
In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, doctors at the Charity Hospital scrambled to keep patients alive without power or functioning medical equipment as floodwaters trapped them inside its darkened halls for days on end. The massive hospital…
Pakistan hospital fire: 8 officials suspended over deaths of 14 newborns
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the suspension of eight officials and directed that criminal proceedings be initiated against those found responsible for a fire that killed 14 newborns at a hospital in Islamabad, his office said on…
Imran’s party demands immediate cardiac care for him at Shifa International Hospital
Islamabad, Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party has condemned what it called the “continued failure” of authorities at a state-run hospital after the CT Coronary Angiography was not conducted on him despite cardiologists…
Lindsay Clancy trial: New details emerge on Patrick Clancy’s absence, hospital life and ‘devastation’ over children
Lindsay Clancy has spent more than three years at Tewksbury State Hospital after surviving a suicide attempt following the January 2023 deaths of her three children. As her murder trial continues in Plymouth, Massachusetts, new details have emerged about…
Ohio mother was in Costa Rica when 18-year-old son died in car crash; hospital never contacted her, she later learned his body parts were removed as ‘anatomical gifts’ without consent
Andrea Mauk with her son Damon and husband Edward. (Photo: Andrea Mauk) For Andrea Mauk, the phone call telling her that her 18-year-old son Damon had died was already a moment no mother should ever have to endure. But while she was thousands of miles…
British-Palestinian girl, 6, dies in hospital days after family drowns off UK coast
The family had travelled from London to Shoreham for a day out. A six-year-old British-Palestinian girl has died in hospital days after she and her family got into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham in West Sussex, in a tragedy that claimed the lives of…
A Swedish hospital stores winter snow under wood chips and pumps its meltwater through the building in summer; in its first year it supplied 93% of cooling demand
According to Science Direct, the hospital’s annual cooling demand is about 1,000 MWh. A hospital in central Sweden found an unusual way to meet its summer cooling needs by storing snow from winter and using it months later. The Sundsvall Regional…
Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan moved to private hospital from prison after SC order
Imran Khan’s transfer follows months of health concerns, including a dispute over worsening vision in his right eye Imprisoned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shifted from Adiala prison to a private hospital in Islamabad after midnight…