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More states offer health coverage to immigrant children

A small but growing number of states are extending government health benefits to children regardless of their immigration status.

Tribune News Service · Dec 6, 2022

Americans support the hospital price transparency rule–but it’s not working. Congress must come together to make it a reality

Only 16% of hospitals nationwide are following the new price transparency rule, according to a recent study by PatientRightsAdvocate.org.

Fortune · Dec 6, 2022

How Period-Tracking Apps Can Be Weaponized by Pro-Life Advocates

With Roe v. Wade overturned in the US, menstruation apps have become a new concern in the fight for abortion rights. Do they pose the same risk in Canada?

The Walrus · Dec 5, 2022

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Addiction treatment proponents urge rural clinicians to pitch in by prescribing medication

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Andrea Storjohann is glad to see that she’s becoming less of a rarity in rural America.

Tribune News Service · Dec 4, 2022

Feds arrest Texas man charged with threats to Boston doctor who cares for transgender children

The 38-year-old Hill Country man faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 3, 2022

Women thrive economically in states with reproductive rights

In Illinois, and in other states, reproductive health care rights have meant higher incomes and better overall conditions for women and children.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 3, 2022

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s lawsuits stymie Biden agenda on immigration and health care

AUSTIN, Texas — Fresh off securing a third term, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plans to keep up his relentless legal assault on President Joe Biden’s agenda that’s already hindered the Democrats' approach to immigration and health care.

Tribune News Service · Dec 3, 2022

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Overcoming addiction in rural America

Health care workers are being encouraged to prescribe buprenorphine for patients overcoming opioid addiction

Salon · Dec 2, 2022

Photos: “We don’t feel safe here.” A transgender teen and their family flee Texas.

Texas policies targeting access to health care for transgender youth forced one family to leave the state.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 2, 2022

VA health care funds, military vaccine rule gum up omnibus talks - Roll Call

Democrats were prepping a counteroffer on a fiscal 2023 omnibus framework Thursday, as negotiators contended with a range of divisive issues.

Roll Call · Dec 1, 2022

Private equity's takeover of healthcare

Needless treatments, misconduct and price gouging is on the rise as investors turn their sights to healthcare

Salon · Dec 1, 2022

UK ambulance service struggles in winter health care crisis

Official figures show that thousands of patients each week are languishing in ambulances outside overflowing British hospitals

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

POINT: A productive lame duck — the end of a historic Congress

As this session of Congress winds down, it’s important to note its many achievements. The current Congress passed a bipartisan infrastructure package, bipartisan anti-gun violence reform and a COVID-19 relief package, and made historic investments in climate change and health care while holding the former president accountable by exposing the…

Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022

Medical bills remain inaccessible for many visually impaired Americans

When health bills aren't legible — via large-print, Braille or other adaptive technology — blind patients can't know what they owe, and are too often sent to debt collections, an investigation finds.

WEKU · Dec 1, 2022

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The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022

More than 4 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable in the US, and mental health is the leading cause

Preventable failures in U.S. maternal health care result in far too many pregnancy-related deaths. Each year, approximately 700 parents die from pregnancy and childbirth complications. As such, the U.S. maternal mortality rate is more than double that of most other developed countries.

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Tackling the mental health crisis: how the private sector can help improve NHS mental health services

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Tribune News Service · Nov 29, 2022

Consumer Health: 10 ways to prevent diabetes complications

More than 37 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and more than 96 million adults in the U.S. — over one-third — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 28, 2022

How to spend your FSA money before it expires at the end of the year

A fitness tracker, gym membership, ergonomic chair, an air conditioner — if you didn't know your FSA or HSA may cover these items, you may not be getting the biggest bang for your buck out of these popular health care savings accounts.

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Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 28, 2022

Nonprofit wants to revitalize South Shore with affordable health care, housing and retail

Chicago Family Health Center is one of six finalists for the Pritzker Traubert Foundation $10 million Chicago Prize 2022.

WEKU · Nov 28, 2022

Bills targeting trans youth are growing more common — and radically reshaping lives

An NPR analysis finds that over the past two years, state lawmakers introduced more than 300 bills targeting trans people. Most of this legislation, 86%, takes aim at the rights of trans youth.

Chicago Tribune · Nov 28, 2022

Fees for using MyChart? More health systems charging for some messages

Patients who ask for their doctors’ help through online portals might soon notice something new: fees for their physicians’ online advice.

The Canberra Times · Nov 26, 2022

Human rights concerns amid claims Dhulwa 'worst place' for mental health care

A former nurse has spoken out against the quality of care at Canberra's secure mental health facility.

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2022

Eight days waiting in A&E: Inside the crisis in NHS mental health care

From counselling and community care to emergency departments, every level of NHS mental health services is on the brink – and it’s patients who are suffering. Health correspondent Rebecca Thomas uncovers how close the system is to collapse

The Times of India · Nov 23, 2022

Delhi: Ransomware Cyber attack on AIIMS server

NEW DELHI: India’s premiere health care institute —All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi reported a massive cyber attack on its server on Wednesday. All patient care services from appointments to registration and admission to discharge, billing, and report generation, were badly hit since 7 am.

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022

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.

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