intensive

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"We are absolutely ready," chief intensive care doctor Mar Martin told me on the unit, where large numbers of protective suits, masks and gloves are already piled up for staff.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

An Iranian moratorium on enriched uranium, after which enrichment would be limited to 3.67 percent, with intensive inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency;

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Another individual, a British man, was medically evacuated on April 27 to a hospital in South Africa, where he is undergoing treatment in intensive care.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Two hantavirus cases have been confirmed -- including one of the fatalities and a British passenger currently in intensive care in Johannesburg -- with five further suspected cases, the WHO said earlier.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Finally, finally, Dad showed up to tell me that the doctors said Mom had a serious infection, and she caught it from one of her patients in intensive care.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead