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Laotian refugee who missed chemotherapy after ICE detention is now on his deathbed, family says

Oudone Lothirath, a 57-year-old Laotian refugee, missed several chemotherapy sessions after a 10-day ICE detention in January and is now in hospice care. Friends and family say the missed treatments worsened his terminal Hodgkin’s lymphoma and shortened his life.

4 min read Mar 28, 12:09 PM

Tech

Inside Al-Shifa: Gauze Is Scarce and the Ceasefire Did Not Fix Gaza

Gauze is in such short supply at Al-Shifa that doctors ration it. Months after a declared ceasefire, hospitals, staff, and patients are still paying the price.

6 min read Mar 27, 11:43 AM

Politics

Health workers say Israel is deliberately striking medical teams and clinics in south Lebanon

Lebanese medics and officials say Israeli strikes in south Lebanon have hit ambulances, clinics and first responders, using double-tap attacks and a pattern that, they say, aims to make the area unlivable.

4 min read Mar 21, 01:27 PM