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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.

Tribune News Service

UN decries 'intolerable' loss of 5 million children in 2021

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - An estimated five million children under the age of five died in 2021, the United Nations said Tuesday, urging health care investment in underserved communities around the globe to avoid this "immense, intolerable and mostly preventable loss of life."

AFP

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

The Independent UK

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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.

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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…

The Conversation

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".

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1 Health Care Stock Hedge Funds Are Buying Right Now

Stryker (SYK) gained more than 8% over the past month. Moreover, it pays a reliable dividend. So, amid rising hedge funds’ interest in the stock, should you consider investing in SYK? Keep reading….

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City Council committee adds teeth to city ordinance protecting abortion, gender care

The Chicago Commission on Human Relations is now empowered to “investigate and adjudicate complaints” of “discrimination and retaliation related to housing.” The ordinance

Chicago Sun-Times

A 'medical cost-sharing' plan left this minister to pay most of his $160,000 bill

Instead of health insurance, the Rev. Jeff King had signed up for an alternative that left members of the plan to share the costs of health care. That meant lower premiums, but a huge hospital bill.

WEKU

Evan Ramstad: UnitedHealth and CVS, the unexpected Goliath vs. Goliath battle

Twenty years ago, Apple made computers and iPods and Google had a search engine and a few extra services.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The FDA is right to allow pharmacies to distribute abortion medication

Precisely when human life begins is above our pay grade, but at a time when states are radically restricting women’s right to seek reproductive health care — and forcing rape and incest victims, among others, to give birth — policymakers in Washington ought to be wisely using the levers of…

Tribune News Service

Wiping out medical debt in Cook County health system isn’t simple

As Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle publicly talks of abolishing medical debt, the public health system she controls continues to create barriers and force people to choose between health care and paying bills.

Chicago Sun-Times

What you need to know about income test changes for a Seniors Health Care Card

The election promise to increase the limit on the income test has recently just passed into law. Here's what's changed.

The New Daily

States target transgender health care in first bills of 2023

Republican state lawmakers are following up a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year by zeroing in on bodily autonomy with proposals to limit gender-affirming health care and abortion access

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Commentary: New FDA rules on abortion pills leave too many hurdles

Recent decisions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the two biggest pharmacy chains are bringing the post-Roe v. Wade landscape more clearly into focus. America is becoming a country where abortion is a crime in some states but just a normal part of health care in others.

The Independent UK

UK leader calls crisis meeting over struggling health system

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is gathering government ministers, medics and health service managers in 10 Downing St. for talks aimed at fixing a health care crisis that has seen thousands of patients stranded outside overflowing hospitals

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois House passes measure that expands scope of medical professionals able to perform abortions

The bill also prevents Illinois from taking disciplinary action against a health care professional disciplined by another state for providing health care that is legal in Illinois. The measure must still clear the Illinois Senate in the waning days of a lame-duck session.

The Independent UK

Macron to overhaul France's struggling health care system

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced an overhaul of France’s struggling health system, including new funding methods for doctors and hospitals, more hiring and other organizational changes

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ACT can't fix health system alone, Barr says

The Chief Minister said changes to primary health care were a "number one agenda item" for national cabinet.

The Texas Tribune

After a hospital stopped delivering babies, Deep East Texas faces a growing maternity care crisis

Women in Deep East Texas drive over an hour to give birth after the last obstetrics unit in the area closed in 2019. But if closing the unit was hard, reopening it is proving nearly impossible.

The Street

Stocks Edge Higher, Jobs Data, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, Walgreen - Five Things To Know

Stock futures flat as Fed minutes challenge rate bets; Jobs data in focus as Fed highlights wage growth; Johnson & Johnson plans IPO for consumer health care division; Amazon confirms 18,000 layoffs as big tech sheds more jobs and Walgreens earnings on deck with pharmacy sales in focus.

Tribune News Service

Want a clue on health care costs in advance? New tools take a crack at it

Need medical treatment this year and want to nail down your out-of-pocket costs before you walk into the doctor’s office? There’s a new tool for that, at least for insured patients.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: A Chicago hospital cleaned up its act with more diligent hand hygiene. So can other hospitals

A new year is a good time for resolutions, and in 2023, America’s health care providers should follow the example of St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center on Chicago's South Side.

Salon

New tools to predict health care costs

Most consumers prefer to nail down out-of-pocket costs before they walk into the doctor’s office

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2 Health Care Stocks You Can't Go Wrong with Buying Right Now

Government funding for the healthcare industry is increasing significantly. Additionally, progressions in hospitals’ digital architecture and a surge in telemedicine brought on by the convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and 5G networks are further boosting the industry’s growth. Hence, investing in fundamentally strong healthcare stocks AbbVie (ABBV) and Cardinal Health…

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