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As STDs proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

Among the more remarkable legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a public health crisis.

Tribune News Service

Unionized Pa. health care workers find new bargaining strength in the wake of COVID-19

Temple University's unionized health care workers secured a new contract this month that made its nurses the highest paid in Pennsylvania, while lowering their patient loads and enhancing security to make them feel safer while working at the Philadelphia hospital.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

3 Health Care Stocks That Are No-Brainer Buys Right Now

The healthcare industry is expected to witness significant growth in the foreseeable future, driven by rising health awareness, an aging population, and increasing chronic diseases worldwide. Furthermore, the healthcare industry is known to perform steadily regardless of economic conditions because of the inelastic demand for healthcare products and services. Therefore,…

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From immigration support to free office furniture: How severance packages for laid-off tech employees compare

An inside look at how severance packages at tech companies like Microsoft, Netflix, and Lyft stack up.

Fortune

After election win, California’s attorney general turns to investigating hospital algorithms for racial bias

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta sailed to victory in the Nov. 8 election, riding his progressive record on reproductive rights, gun control and social justice reform. As he charts a course for his next four years, the 50-year-old Democrat wants to target racial discrimination in health care,…

Tribune News Service

Back of the Yards group wants to create family hub with affordable housing, health care and more: ‘This is what we need’

The Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council is one of six finalists for the Pritzker Traubert Foundation $10 million Chicago Prize 2022.

Chicago Sun-Times

NHS bosses debate making wealthy Scots pay for treatment under 'two-tier' health service

Humza Yousaf dismissed the report's findings as "complete baloney" and insisted the Scottish Government would never introduce charges for health care.

Daily Record

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Lawmakers urge action after report of other high court leak

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman is among those urging action in response to a report that a former anti-abortion leader knew in advance the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court case involving health care coverage of contraception

The Independent UK

1 in 8 victims of gun violence taken to Baltimore-area hospitals is a child, a grim picture made worse by the coronavirus pandemic

BALTIMORE — Gunfire was so common in the block behind Mika Grant’s Northwest Baltimore home that she’d tell her children to avoid it. So when she heard dozens of shots one evening after her son had gone to the store, her heart sank.

Tribune News Service

'Fundamentally broken': Transgender Scots call for radical healthcare reform

HEALTHCARE for transgender Scots needs radical reform as the system is “fundamentally broken”, the Sunday National has learned.

The National (Scotland)

Illinois must ensure foster kids get timely health care

The top Medicaid contractor in Illinois isn’t getting it done.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 Strong Health Care Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio Now

The global healthcare industry is showing robust growth prospects with the growing adoption of advanced technologies, rising health awareness, and increasing chronic diseases. Amid rising spending on medicines, fundamentally strong healthcare stocks AbbVie (ABBV) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) might be ideal additions to your portfolio now. Read on.

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Fight over health care minimum wage yields a split decision in Southern California

LOS ANGELES — An expensive fight over health worker pay in two Southern California cities appears to have ended in a draw, with each side claiming a victory and a loss.

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Breaking down acute and chronic pancreatitis

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm in my late 50s and was recently diagnosed with pancreatitis. My symptoms came on suddenly. My wife is concerned my symptoms may develop again, and she wants me to have testing to determine the cause. What are the testing and treatment options available for pancreatitis?

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Daily Mirror

'We have to make them listen': Nurses explain their strike decision as 'enough is enough'

In a monumental vote, NHS nurses across the country voted 'Yes' to strike action, as the health care system reaches 'breaking point'. Two nurses have shared their desperation for change.

Reuters

COVID pandemic led to surge in superbug infections, EU agency says

Infections from some antibiotic-resistant pathogens known as superbugs have more than doubled in health care facilities in Europe, an EU agency said on Thursday, providing further evidence of the wider impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service

What needs to change to keep hospital workers safe from violence?

DALLAS — Hospitals are supposed to exist as places of healing.

WEKU

How banks and hospitals are cashing in when patients can't pay for health care

Some credit cards advertised by hospitals lure in patients with rosy promises of convenient, low-interest payments on big bills. But interest rates soar if you can't quickly pay off the loan.

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The Conversation

Health rights for trans people vary widely around the globe – achieving trans bliss and joy will require equity, social respect and legal protections

While transgender people might be more culturally recognized in the U.S. than ever, visibility is not the same as justice.

Salon

Knoxville's ingrained health inequality

Health inequalities run deep in Knoxville — and the health system and debt collectors perpetuate the inequality

The Conversation

We know better, so why aren't we doing better in supporting the health of children and youth in care?

Child welfare agencies encounter a higher percentage of children and youth with reported complex trauma exposure than any other system serving children.

WEKU

Her miscarriage left her bleeding profusely. An Ohio ER sent her home to wait

State law at the time prohibited abortion after around 6 weeks. Legal experts say this kind of law leaves doctors uncertain of what's legal and can put patients in dangerous situations.

Los Angeles Times

California programs are waiting weeks for free Narcan to prevent overdose deaths

LOS ANGELES — After losing her son Luke to an overdose, Sheila Scott has been trying to get "revenge on death," she said.

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ nursing homes are missing something: nurses

A dearth of nurses is leaving Texas seniors — especially in rural areas — without care.

Salon

How soda taxes reinforce weight stigma

Weight stigma has serious health consequences

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