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Un bombero voluntario, un pastor, un periodista: los miembros pilares de la comunidad que están siendo detenidos por el ICE

Por Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Han ayudado a apagar incendios en vecindarios, ofrecido refugio, comida y orientación espiritual a quienes lo necesitan y proporcionado cobertura en vivo de protestas y acciones de inmigración a cientos de miles de...

El Salvador Expands Pediatric Orthopedic Care with Hospital Renovation.

El Salvador Expands Pediatric Orthopedic Care with Hospital Renovation.

The Government of El Salvador inaugurated a newly remodeled orthopedic area at the National Children’s Hospital Benjamín Bloom, reinforcing its commitment to improving healthcare for early childhood. The project was carried out in partnership with...

El Salvador Creates New Entity to Manage Public Hospitals from the Presidency

El Salvador Creates New Entity to Manage Public Hospitals from the Presidency

(FILE) El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele. Photo:: EFE August 19, 2025 Hour: 11:57 pm The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, dominated by the ruling party New Ideas (NI), approved on Tuesday night a law establishing a new entity to manage...

Salvadoran Students to Study Nuclear Energy and AI in China with Government Support.

Salvadoran Students to Study Nuclear Energy and AI in China with Government Support.

In a gesture of friendship and cooperation, 35 Salvadoran students were awarded undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships by the Government of the People’s Republic of China. The beneficiaries will pursue academic training in fields such as...

Health officials confirm first human screwworm case in U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified a case of New World screwworm in an individual in Maryland earlier this month, Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Andrew Nixon told WORLD on Monday. The patient contracted...

A la escuela con cabello corto y uniforme limpio, ordena el gobierno de Bukele en El Salvador

A la escuela con cabello corto y uniforme limpio, ordena el gobierno de Bukele en El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR — Con una médica con formación militar al frente del Ministerio de Educación, el presidente Nayib Bukele busca un cambio radical en la educación de El Salvador, aplicando a los estudiantes reglas de orden como acudir a la escuela con...

Maryland state officials release health update on screwworm patient

Maryland state officials release health update on screwworm patient

Getty Stock image of a screwworm.NEED TO KNOW The Maryland Department of Health gave an update on the first-ever American to be infected with the New World screwworm. The patient contracted it after traveling to a country experiencing an outbreak...

ICE is suddenly showing up in California hospitals; workers want more guidance

ICE is suddenly showing up in California hospitals; workers want more guidance

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Federal immigration agents are more routinely showing up at California medical facilities as the Trump administration ramps up deportations. They may come to the...

Misuse of small battery pack causes a fire at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

Misuse of small battery pack causes a fire at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A small fire broke out at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center on Prince Philip Drive, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) officials reported. Just before noon, MDFRS officials announced they had gone to...

Maryland State Officials Release Health Update on Screwworm Patient By Cara Lynn Shultz

Maryland State Officials Release Health Update on Screwworm Patient By Cara Lynn Shultz

NEED TO KNOW The Maryland Department of Health gave an update on the first-ever American to be infected with the New World screwworm. The patient contracted it after traveling to a country experiencing an outbreak of the parasite, officials said...

Healthcare Reform: El Salvador Approves Creation of National Hospital Network

Healthcare Reform: El Salvador Approves Creation of National Hospital Network

El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly approved the Law for the Creation of the National Hospital Network with 57 votes in favor, establishing a new institutional framework to strengthen healthcare delivery across the country. Deputies from Vamos and...

ICE agents create fear at California hospitals

ICE agents create fear at California hospitals

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As President Donald Trump’s administration continues its crackdown on immigration, concerns about how medical facilities should deal with immigration enforcement...

El Salvador to improve health system with new bill

El Salvador to improve health system with new bill

Quoted by the press this Wednesday, the minister addressed the alleged advantages offered by the legislation approved the day before by the Legislative Assembly, despite some conflicting opinions from the medical profession. With a majority of 57...

Experts say overall dental health is on the decline due to poor brushing

Experts say overall dental health is on the decline due to poor brushing

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Experts say overall dental health is on the decline due to poor brushing 03:49 UP NEXT First human case of screwworm parasite found in U.S. in person...

ICE is suddenly showing up in California hospitals. Workers want more guidance on what to do

ICE is suddenly showing up in California hospitals. Workers want more guidance on what to do

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Federal immigration agents are more routinely showing up at California medical facilities as the Trump administration ramps up deportations. They may come to the...

El Salvador Schools Enforce Military-Style Uniform Inspections

El Salvador Schools Enforce Military-Style Uniform Inspections

El Salvador’s public schools will start enforcing daily inspections for students’ uniforms and haircuts from August 20, as ordered by the new education minister, Karla Trigueros. The military captain, appointed last week by President Nayib Bukele,...

First Human Case of Deadly Flesh-Eating Screwworm Detected in the United States: A Wake-Up Call for Public Health and Agriculture

First Human Case of Deadly Flesh-Eating Screwworm Detected in the United States: A Wake-Up Call for Public Health and Agriculture

On Sunday, August 24, 2025, health authorities in the United States confirmed a chilling milestone: the first documented human case of New World screwworm, a rare and deadly flesh-eating parasite, in a patient who had recently returned from El...

Five journalists killed in a double-tap strike on Nasser Hospital, 11 die of Gaza’s famine in the past day, Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained again by ICE

Five journalists killed in a double-tap strike on Nasser Hospital, 11 die of Gaza’s famine in the past day, Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained again by ICE

At least 58 Palestinians have been killed, 308 injured, and 11 have died due to famine in Gaza— all over the past 24 hours. Another attack on Nasser Hospital killed at least 20 people, including five journalists in Gaza—Hossam El-Masry, Mohamed...

US has its first human case of flesh-eating screwworm, health officials say

US has its first human case of flesh-eating screwworm, health officials say

Health officials confirmed the first human case in the U.S. of the flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm that has been rapidly spreading among cattle in Mexico and Central America. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told multiple...

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: A Flesh-Eating Parasite Puts Farmers On Alert, Amazon Protection at Risk, and Seaweed Farm Shows Promising Early Signs

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: A Flesh-Eating Parasite Puts Farmers On Alert, Amazon Protection at Risk, and Seaweed Farm Shows Promising Early Signs

Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. First Human Case of a Flesh-Eating Parasite Detected in the U.S. The Department of Health and Human Services announced the first human case...

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