Tag: blame
These doctors want to break the cycle of shame and blame in medicine
From By Charlotte Huff The distress that Will Bynum later recognized as shame settled over him nearly immediately. Bynum, then in his second year of residency training as a family medicine physician, was wrapping up a long shift when he was called into an emergency delivery. To save the baby’s life, he used a vacuum…
US anti-vax stance to blame for continent-wide surge in measles, say experts
The disease was eliminated across the Americas in 2024, but urgent vaccination drives are now under way as cases rise from Mexico to Bolivia after outbreaks farther north Governments across Latin America are stepping up efforts to vaccinate their populations against measles, as outbreaks in North America drive a 34-fold increase in the number of…
More than 20 kids in India have died from contaminated cough syrup. Who’s to blame?
By Gabrielle Emanuel In India, this week, headlines capture the outrage. More than 20 children in India are dead. The cause: Cough syrup contaminated with industrial chemicals. For many, it feels like deja vu. “This is an issue which has been going on for 90 years or more,” says Naseem Hudroge, an analyst at the…
Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown
By Shannon Bond , Jenna McLaughlin , Stephen Fowler The Trump administration is blaming Democrats for the likely government shutdown in internal federal agency communications as well as on at least one public website, in what experts say could be a violation of federal ethics laws. A bright red banner and pop-up message that appeared…
Ukraine and Russia trade blame for breaking ‘Easter truce’
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of breaching a 30-hour “Easter truce” announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russian troops had violated the ceasefire “more than 2,000 times” since the start of Sunday. Russia’s defence ministry said it had “repelled” assaults by Ukraine and accused Kyiv of…