Officials in Puerto Rico greatly underestimated the death toll from Hurricane Maria — here’s why

REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins The official death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico is 64, but transparency organizations estimate the real total is much higher. One estimate puts the count at 1,085. The discrepancy may be a result of how local officials tally deaths. “If you don’t get away from those areas, you are going […]

Trump just got a hero’s welcome in a country that may have underestimated his defining trait

WARSAW — One the best days of Donald Trump’s nascent presidency unfolded 4,400 miles away from the White House, where he was greeted Thursday by party leaders whose nationalistic instincts mirror his own and a bused-in crowd of Poles whose chants of his name punctuated his lofty speech about patriotism and the clash of civilizations. The last-minute trip was, in […]

Meningitis B warning – teenage girl died after medics ‘underestimated’ her illness

Isabel Gentry, 16, died from meningitis B less than 48 hours after medics discharged her from hospital.  The teenager, known to friends as Izzy, was taken to Bristol Royal infirmary (BRI) in the early hours of May 18 last year after complaining of a headache, vomiting and fainting.  An inquest heard that she was discharged […]

Meningitis B warning – teenage girl died after medics ‘underestimated’ her illness

MENINGITIS is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord, and can be serious when left untreated. Yesterday, a coroner ruled that a teenager died from the illness following a “gross failure” in her medical care. Daily Express :: Health Feed