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With Holistic Estate Planning, Everything’s Under Control

A plan for all your stuff during your lifetime and then at death requires a group of five – yes, five – experts to oversee each at-risk area.

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As India's electrical grid strains, rural hospitals and clinics find reliable power in rooftop solar

In the searing heat that often envelops southern India, a ceiling fan brings sweet relief for the newborn babies and their mothers at the Government Maternity Hospital in the ancient town of Raichur

The Independent UK

Texas Senate votes to extend Medicaid for new moms after adding anti-abortion language

AUSTIN – The GOP-led Senate agreed to give a full year of health care coverage to low-income women who’ve just given birth, but tacked on anti-abortion language that could complicate the bill’s passage.

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A.I.-fueled biotech startups are having a moment

ReNAgade Therapeutics and other early stage startups are raking in cash as science is moving at a pace that’s “unprecedented.”

Fortune

Kansas faces OB-GYN shortage. Providers warn new laws could further strain maternity care

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jessica Babler, a nursing student at Research College of Nursing in Kansas City, Missouri, is tired of being vilified for wanting to provide abortions, which she views as health care, to her patients.

Tribune News Service

LOCALIZE IT: From birth to death, Black Americans struggle with health care system

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The Independent UK

Around half of kids getting neurodevelopmental assessment show signs of mental distress. We can support them better

Neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), affect one in ten people. While the primary focus is often on these diagnoses, worrying research shows people with neurodevelopmental conditions are at a much higher risk of experiencing serious mental health concerns. They may also find it particularly challenging…

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Florida is purging its Medicaid rolls. Here’s 5 things to know

TAMPA, Fla. — Roughly 250,000 Floridians have lost their Medicaid health coverage since mid-April when the state began reviewing the eligibility of more than 5 million people on its rolls, a figure that swelled in the pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Georgia’s mental health hotline is a national leader. Some worry about its expansion.

Georgia’s new 988 mental health hotline service, which launched last summer, was recognized on Friday as a model for other states. But some Democratic lawmakers in the Legislature say last-minute budget cuts made by the governor’s office could hamper the planned expansion of 988.

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How the FBI prevented $130 million in crypto ransomware attacks by hacking the hackers behind Hive

The group had extorted $100 million in ransoms from schools, financial firms, and health care facilities since June 2021.

Fortune

An AI chatbot may be your next therapist. Will it actually help your mental health?

In the past few years, 10,000 to 20,000 apps have stampeded into the mental health space, offering to “disrupt” traditional therapy. With the frenzy around AI innovations like ChatGPT, the claim that chatbots can provide mental health care is on the horizon.

Tribune News Service

Consumer Health: What is mental health?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about mental health and mental illness.

Tribune News Service

Immigrants, advocates push for expansion of state’s affordable health care program

Illinois legislators hammering out the state budget could expand affordable health care access to noncitizens ages 19 to 41.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 Medical Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio

Healthcare costs have been rising over the years, and the need for health insurance is paramount. Given the long-term growth prospects of the medical-health insurance industry, it could be wise to buy fundamentally strong medical stocks UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Cigna (CI), and Molina Healthcare (MOH). Keep reading.

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VA renegotiates health record modernization contract - Roll Call

The VA says its electronic health care record system will now be governed by a modified contract in order to boost accountability.

The Independent UK

Prominent foe of female circumcision wins prestigious $1.4 million Templeton Prize

The Templeton Prize — one of the world's largest annual individual awards — is being awarded this year to a nurse-midwife who for decades has strived to improve women’s health care in East Africa

Chicago Sun-Times

Program is ‘one stop shop’ for navigating life after prison

The Supportive Reentry Network Collaborative connects returning citizens to whatever they need, from completing parole mandates to finding health care and a job. Leaders say they’ve had a successful first year, but need to grow.

Fortune

The 5 worst mistakes near-retirees make—and how to avoid them

The final years before retirement can be a crucial window to shore up your nest egg. Here are 5 mistakes you must avoid as you enter retirement.

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To prevent burnout, health care workers need more self-care — and a life outside work

Self-care benefits us, our patients and the communities we serve. We owe it to ourselves to find hobbies and joyful activities, and to set boundaries with work, social worker Padraic Stanley writes.

WEKU

Hospitals create police forces to stem growing violence against staff

Georgia is the latest state to enact a law that allows hospitals to create independent police forces. Critics worry the law enforcement focus could have unintended consequences.

Fortune

What Medicare beneficiaries need to know about the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency rules

Whether Medicare will or won’t cover certain health care costs may now depend on whether you are in Traditional Medicare or a private insurer’s Medicare Advantage plan.

Fortune

The real cost of the ‘supermom’ myth. Here’s the toll motherhood takes on your mental health

Many women with postpartum health conditions fear their conflicting feelings about motherhood make them less fit to be a good mother.

Capital & Main

When California Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Overworked Nurses, Better Patient Outcomes Followed

Safe staffing laws have worked in California — and can’t pass anywhere else.

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Federal funding at risk for health care worker recruitment program

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The Independent UK

Federal government's $1 billion effort to recruit next generation of doctors at risk

Thousands of doctors and nurses signed on to work in the country’s most desperate regions during the COVID-19 pandemic in exchange for forgiveness of medical school debt

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