In the Texas Panhandle, nurses make home visits to new moms in need Local leaders of the Nurse-Family Partnership hope they can secure money to expand the program to the region’s rural areas. The Texas Tribune · Jul 25, 2024
Chronic pain: emerging treatment options for patients after the opiod crisis – podcast Chronic pain affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. But the opioid crisis in North America led many health care providers to realize they relied too heavily on drugs to help patients manage their pain. The Conversation · Jul 25, 2024
Harris’ Senate portfolio included maternal health, telehealth - Roll Call Harris was a co-sponsor of a 2020 bill aimed at improving maternal health and shrinking maternal mortality rates. Roll Call · Jul 25, 2024
Medicare has a new pilot program to help people with dementia. Here’s how it works Medicare's GUIDE program is creating a system of free caregiving navigators for beneficiaries who have dementia. Fortune · Jul 24, 2024
Cancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with Medicaid Low-income Americans ages 18 to 64 with cancer saved about US$1,250 per year on treatment within seven years of the 2014 rollout of the Affordable Care Act, according to my recent study. The Conversation · Jul 24, 2024
Talkin' 'Bout My Generational Wealth: Baby Boomers With retirement, each generation has different priorities and challenges. For Baby Boomers, it's a matter of ready or not, here it comes. Kiplinger · Jul 24, 2024
1 in 2 Florida households struggles to make ends meet, minorities find it even tougher Almost half of Black and Latino cash-constrained families in Florida went without health care because they couldn't afford it. Latin Times · Jul 24, 2024
Report Reveals Alarming Disparities In Women's Health Across States Commonwealth Fund report reveals disparities in women's health across US states, urging policymakers to take action for equitable access and outcomes. Top News · Jul 24, 2024
Technology enables abortion surveillance Salon interviewed Tom Subak, who co-founded abortion access chatbot Charley, about abortion surveillance Salon · Jul 23, 2024
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Poverty rates in Latino-heavy communities grew more than the U.S. average: study A high cost of living and lack of access to health care are some of the driving factors for increased poverty rates among Latino community, the study says Latin Times · Jul 20, 2024
Crowdstrike's massive global IT crash: Here's what you need to know US cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on Friday said it ‘had deployed’ a fix for a faulty software update that caused technology outages in much of the world, disrupting banks, airports, health care and media. Experts say the disruptions to companies and services reflect a worldwide dependence on software made by just… France 24 · Jul 19, 2024
Advocates Again Seek a Fix as Health Plans Deny Mental Health Care to California Youths A Senate bill would immediately send urgent cases denied services to an independent review. Capital & Main · Jul 19, 2024
Team USA’s medical staff have their first official Olympics uniform. Here’s what they’ll be wearing in Paris The Team USA Medical Team will don stars, stripes, and stethoscopes at the Paris 2024 Games. Fortune · Jul 18, 2024
The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024 144 South Africans with mental disability died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. Lessons from the inquest judgment A South African high court ruling marks an important milestone in holding public officials to account for their decisions.
Roll Call · Jul 17, 2024 Vance quietly tried to shape public health agenda in Congress - Roll Call GOP vice-presidential nominee has focused on bills related to opioid addiction, transgender care and increasing autonomy in health care.
Roll Call · Jul 16, 2024 With Roe overturned, Trump's GOP turns to transgender health care - Roll Call RNC's 2024 platform makes scant mention of abortion, focuses instead on pushing limits to gender-affirming care.
AAP · Jul 16, 2024 Big savings for patients travelling for healthcare Queenslanders who have to travel from their regional home to metropolitan areas for health care will now have their accommodation subsidised from day one.
The Conversation · Jul 15, 2024 Why increasing Canada’s health budget for preventive and social care makes sense fiscally and medically Canadian’s interests lie in the wise investment of tax dollars. In health care funding, that means increasing investment in public health programs. To maximize value, these programs should be led by specialized community connectors who link patients with local services and resources.
Kiplinger · Jul 15, 2024 Why You Need an Advance Directive An advance directive defines the medical care you want if you are too ill to make decisions. Every adult needs one.
The Conversation · Jul 14, 2024 Mental health targets aren’t enough – unless NZ backs them up with more detail and funding On the face of it, the government’s recently announced targets for improving mental health care are laudable. But without more detail about how those targets will be achieved – and funded – New Zealand’s struggling mental health sector is still running on hope.
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024 Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud A federal judge sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to health care fraud
LiveScience · Jul 12, 2024 2,400 people in Oregon potentially exposed to HIV, hepatitis through botched anesthesia An anesthesiologist contracted at various Oregon health care facilities did not practice proper infection control, posing a risk to patients.
The Conversation · Jul 12, 2024 Immigrant moms feel unsafe and unheard when seeking pregnancy care – here’s how they’d improve Philly’s health care system Immigrants make up nearly 16% of Philadelphia’s population of 1.6 million, according to a 2024 report from Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew reports this marks the largest percentage since the 1940s, and above the national percentage of 13.9%.
The Conversation · Jul 8, 2024 Navigating mental health treatment options can be overwhelming – a clinical psychologist explains why it’s worth the effort The percentage of Americans seeking mental health treatment nearly doubled between 2004 and 2022, with almost a quarter of the population reporting that they saw a mental health care professional in 2022.