Hospitals

What is peritoneal dialysis, and what are its benefits?

In peritoneal dialysis, a permanent catheter is surgically placed, with one end in the abdominal cavity and the other on the outside to allow the dialysis fluid to flow into and out of the abdominal cavity.

Medical drama The Pitt had much to celebrate – and now even more with another season renewal

(From left) Noah Wyle, Ambar Martinez, Ned Brower and Supriya Ganesh in The Pitt 2.

Russia detains top doctors at Siberian hospital after 9 babies die

An investigator inspecting a delivery room at a maternity hospital in Novokuzhetsk, Russia, where nine newborn babies died in January.

Russia opens negligence probe after nine babies die in same Siberian hospital

An investigator inspects a delivery room in a maternity hospital where nine newborn babies died this month, in Novokuzhetsk, Russia, in this still image taken from a video released on January 13, 2026. Russian Investigative Committee/Handout via REUTERS

US federal agents shoot, wound two people in Portland: Police

People protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent on Jan 8.

Poland offers medical aid for Swiss fire victims

Patients were transferred from Switzerland to hospitals in Germany, Italy and France.

Contaminated water kills 9 in India’s Indore city; 200 hospitalised

Teams of doctors were deployed to administer door-to-door screening services.

Woodlands Health renamed as Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands Health Campus (pictured) took 10 years to build. The new national framework of design standards will help accelerate the building and redevelopment of hospitals.

Crans-Montana fire: Switzerland’s burn centres overwhelmed with victims

About 50 people are believed to have been badly burned in the fire.

Trump v ‘Obamacare’: US health costs set to soar for millions in 2026

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

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