Ayman Soliman, a beloved former children’s hospital chaplain in the Cincinnati area, has been jailed by Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement since July 9. Soliman was finally released today, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone. Just before 1:15 p.m., Adam Allen — one of the Cincinnati …
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Donald Trump’s administration stopped all visitor visas from Gaza — including those for humanitarian and medical aid — on Saturday after far-right provocateur and Trump friend Laura Loomer posted about several Palestinian children being allowed into the U.S. for medical care amid Israel’s relentless siege and blockade. The State Department …
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CINCINNATI —In recent years, if you lived in the Queen City metropolitan area and your young child was severely ill, or dying of a terminal condition, chances are good that you encountered Ayman Soliman, who until recently was a Muslim chaplain at the renowned Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Whatever your faith …
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Four months into Donald Trump’s presidency, his and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to “Make America Healthy Again” appears to be taking shape: It consists of throwing millions of Americans off their health insurance plans, making Americans pay more for health care in various ways, and slashing health spending and …
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As Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers ponder how best to cut Medicaid in order to pay for new tax boons for the rich, doctors, hospital executives, and advocates are warning that changes to the nation’s health insurance program for the poor could harm patients, quickly cause rural hospitals to close, …
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Everybody’s favorite new hospital drama has received tons of praise within the medical community for its accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail. This is a show that knows its ECMO from its LUCAS. To the rest of us, the jargon sure sounds convincing, but we’re also left wondering, “Is ‘degloving’ …
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I spent a few hundred hours last year rewatching every episode of ER while on the treadmill. I even rewatched some episodes multiple times, because there are just days when the only way to power through is with the help of the one where Noah Wyle’s John Carter takes command …
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