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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago
Medicine

Injured and abandoned: hundreds of Gaza amputees left stranded in Egypt

Thousands of Palestinians have suffered life-changing injuries, with over 6,000 amputations reported since October 2023 due to missile strikes.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 months ago
World news

It is a bloodbath': Australian medic describes situation at Gaza hospital

An anaesthesiologist at al-Shifa Hospital has performed countless amputations amid mass casualties as hospitals close and essential medical supplies are blocked.
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fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Medics aren't seeing many gunshot wounds in Ukraine. It's blast and shrapnel injuries in a 'war of remote destruction.'

Combat injuries in Ukraine are predominantly blast- and shrapnel-caused—fragmentation, burns, internal blast trauma, and amputations—exacerbated by drones, artillery, and mines.
fromFuturism
8 months ago

Surgeon Accused of Getting His Own Legs Cut Off for Insurance Reasons

Neil Hopper, a vascular surgeon, is accused of amputating his own legs to fraudulently claim over $600,000 in insurance money, asserting his injury was due to sepsis.
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