South Dakota GOP lawmakers push trans youth health care ban A group of South Dakota Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill to outlaw gender-affirming health care for transgender youth The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the mental health of kids and parents alike. The Conversation · Jan 17, 2023
David Bates pleads guilty, faces Latrobe Valley Court after stealing LandCruiser A Latrobe Valley man was arrested for a burglary after leaving his icy pole stick in a stolen vehicle and his Health Care Card at the crime scene. ABC News · Jan 16, 2023
Editorial: Pandemic Reveals Just How Important Medical Reform Is for China Coordinated development and regulation of health insurance, medical services and pharmaceuticals should be the tent poles of revamping the health care system Caixin Global · Jan 16, 2023
Florida agency warns pharmacists not to dispense abortion pills FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With pharmacies in some states preparing to dispense abortion pills, Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration sent a letter Thursday to all state health care providers warning them that to do so in Florida is illegal. Tribune News Service · Jan 15, 2023
Spanish health workers march against Madrid regional govt Several thousand health workers have returned to the streets of Spain’s capital to protest what they claim is the dismantling of Madrid’s public health care system by its conservative regional government The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023
Tens of thousands of Spanish health workers protest for better future Tens of thousands of health workers protested in Madrid on Sunday over what they say is the destruction of the public health system by the conservative regional government. Reuters · Jan 15, 2023
Too many options in health care People in distress have to hurriedly choose the best hospital. And they are confronted by more and more options Salon · Jan 15, 2023
Black people dying from maltreatment Dying at higher rates during COVID, while fearing doctors won’t listen Salon · Jan 13, 2023
Why Britain's Prime Minister Prefers To See a Private Doctor The outrage over Rishi Sunak's health care choices reveals the dire state of the National Health Service. Reason · Jan 13, 2023
Idaho Republican legislator apologises for comparing women’s reproductive care to milking cows Rep Jack Nelsen said experience working with cattle gave him ‘some definite opinions’ about ‘the women’s health thing’ The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
How Cardinal Health creates benefits for its 5-generation workforce Health care company Cardinal Health has customized benefits for all five generations in its workforce. Fortune · Jan 13, 2023
Florida commission urges sweeping mental health reforms A state commission is urging Florida to enact sweeping reforms to its patchwork system of mental health care. Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023
The decision of where to seek care is complicated by the multitude of options One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley’s husband, Joseph, started to feel sick. Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023
Fortune · Jan 12, 2023 A winning stock strategy in 2023? Steady not sexy The best stocks to buy now fall into 3 unloved sectors: banking, defense, and health care.
Capital & Main · Jan 12, 2023 A History of Medical Maltreatment Continues to Kill Black Americans Dying at higher rates during COVID, while fearing doctors won’t listen.
ABC News · Jan 12, 2023 Calls for overhaul as Victoria continues to outsource prison health care to private companies The Victorian government enters into a fresh agreement outsourcing health care in publicly run prisons to an overseas company, frustrating the state's Aboriginal legal group, which claims the practice is fuelling serious healthcare gaps for prisoners.
Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023 Gov. Hochul pressing NY public colleges to offer students abortion pills NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul is pressing the state’s public colleges and universities to make abortion pills available to students — a measure that has been stalled in the Legislature since 2019.
Fortune · Jan 11, 2023 A device that could save thousands of new mothers shows how medicine has left women behind The Jada System could help save 70,000 women from dying of post-pregnancy complications every year.
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023 Rishi Sunak admits he has used private healthcare PM says he used ‘independent’ health care as he clashes with Labour leader in Commons
Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023 Mental health research is making 'undeniable' progress. Why are we still in crisis? SEATTLE — In Dr. Thomas Insel's new book about the mental health crisis in the U.S., he makes the stakes plain.
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023 Illinois lawmakers weigh heightened abortion protections Illinois lawmakers are working during the last day of their lame duck session on a measure that would secure access to reproductive health care
Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023 In first act, GOP-controlled House takes aim at IRS funding WASHINGTON — The new Republican-controlled House passed a bill to claw back $71.5 billion in funding for the IRS that was part of Democrats’ climate, tax and health care reconciliation law last year.
The Conversation · Jan 10, 2023 Organ-on-a-chip models allow researchers to conduct studies closer to real-life conditions – and possibly grease the drug development pipeline Bringing a new drug to market costs billions of dollars and can take over a decade. These high monetary and time investments are both strong contributors to today’s skyrocketing health care costs and significant obstacles to delivering new therapies to patients. One big reason behind these barriers is the lab…
ABC News · Jan 10, 2023 Row over 'template letter' to inform patients of alleged mental health crisis in Tasmania's north The wording of a letter informing patients their mental health service is in crisis is "a template, in case it's needed in the future", Tasmania's health department says — but a health union says it shows mental health care is "in such a state it might be embarrassing to admit".