Year: 2024

Inside the Hospitals Treating Brain Injuries in Ukraine

Inside the Hospitals Treating Brain Injuries in Ukraine

Mykhaylo Bielov, 31, a soldier with Ukraine’s national guard, was defending the eastern city of Bakhmut on Dec. 31, 2022, when a Russian grenade exploded above his head.“I remember a white light and how it went out,” he said. “I remember putting out the fire on my uniform and spitting out my tooth.”Emergency surgery at Mechnikov Hospital saved his life. He spent a month in a coma. His recovery will take years. Más información
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ROPA Method: a shared maternity option if you are from Czech Republic

ROPA Method: a shared maternity option if you are from Czech Republic

In the fertility world, the ROPA method has become an increasingly popular option for couples who wish to start a family. This method offers a unique opportunity for both women to actively participate in the process of conception and gestation of their baby. At Babynova fertility clinic in Bogotá, there is a holistic understanding of family gestation that acknowledges and supports the evolving concepts of motherhood. The clinic offers a range of options that cater to the diverse family structures and provides cutting-edge treatments. The dedicated team of specialists provides personalized support and guidance to help realize the dreams of…
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Abortion Laws, Accidents and Lax Rules Now Imperil Fertility Industry

Abortion Laws, Accidents and Lax Rules Now Imperil Fertility Industry

To the fertility patients whose embryos were destroyed at an Alabama clinic, the circumstances must have been shocking. Somehow, a patient in the hospital housing the clinic had wandered into a storage room, pulled the embryos from a tank of liquid nitrogen, and then dropped them on the floor — probably because the tank was kept at minus 360 degrees.The bizarre episode was at the center of lawsuits filed by three families that eventually reached the Alabama Supreme Court. On Friday, a panel of judges ruled that the embryos destroyed at the clinic should be considered children under state law,…
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Robert Lewandowski was Barcelona’s big post-Messi gamble. It hasn’t entirely paid off

Robert Lewandowski was Barcelona’s big post-Messi gamble. It hasn’t entirely paid off

“Everything Robert won at Bayern Munich, the goals he scored, it was all with the aim of ending up where he is now: playing for Barcelona.”Robert Lewandowski’s career has been full of targets, but two summers ago he fulfilled what is fair to describe as his ultimate ambition. The quote above comes from a source very close to the 35-year-old striker — who, like all those cited in this article, preferred to speak anonymously to protect relationships.Signing for Barca was a longstanding aim of Lewandowski’s. But since joining for €45million (£38.5m; $48.7m at current rates) in July 2022, not everything…
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