The Latest Breaking News from Health Care

Immigration is key to easing the nursing shortage

Demand for nurses is expected to grow to 3.3 million in seven years. State representatives and government officials should be encouraged to increase the number of available visas and support policies that bring more immigrant nurses into the U.S.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 15, 2022

Muddling Through the Mar-a-Lago Mess

Plus: The editors reaffirm free speech absolutism in the wake of the recent attack on Salman Rushdie.

Reason · Aug 15, 2022

The rise of ‘Dr. Google’: The risks of self-diagnosis and searching symptoms online

Virtual health care was adopted more widely during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many people accessing health-care providers remotely. However, easy and convenient access to technology means some people may choose to bypass health care and consult Dr. Google directly, with online self-diagnosis.

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2022

Black Women’s Expo offers roadmap to financial health, mental wellness and business success

“This expo not only gives women information, but it also gives them confidence,” said Merry Green, the Expo’s founder.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 15, 2022

Some pensioners have been struggling to access free RAT kits as COVID-19 waves continue, but here’s where you can access one

Pensioner Andrea Lindsay says access to RATs needs to be made easier. Here’s a state-by-state look at where you can access one for free.

ABC News · Aug 14, 2022

How gender-affirming care may be impacted when clinics that offer abortions close

After a Planned Parenthood in Knoxville, Tenn., burned down in January, patients relying on gender-affirming care scrambled to find support elsewhere.

WEKU · Aug 14, 2022

The IRS just got $80 billion to beef up. A big goal? Going after rich tax dodgers

The big climate and health care bill passed by the House Friday includes billions in new funding for the IRS over the next decade. Most of that money is aimed at catching wealthy tax cheats.

WEKU · Aug 14, 2022

I’m an experienced doctor. Let me practice medicine and provide care for those who need it.

Illinois and the U.S. should remove barriers that make it hard for foreign-trained doctors to practice medicine here.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 14, 2022

Four years after the Santa Fe school shooting, “There is still a lot of pain”

Some residents still struggling with grief, trauma as government mental health funding recedes.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 13, 2022

Expanded IRS free-file system one step closer in Dems' bill

The flagship climate change and health care bill passed by Democrats and soon to be signed by President Joe Biden will bring U.S. taxpayers one step closer to a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2022