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Trump says Greenland needs hospital ship to ‘take care of the sick’. Here’s the truth

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the US would send a ‘great hospital boat’ to Greenland

The Independent UK

It's Time to Bust These 3 Long-Term Care Myths (and Face Some Uncomfortable Truths)

None of us wants to think we'll need long-term care when we get older, but the odds are roughly even that we will. Which is all the more reason to understand the realities of LTC and how to pay for it.

Kiplinger

More than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers to end strike in California and Hawaii

An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers will return to work on Tuesday after a four-week strike in California and Hawaii to demand better wages and staffing

The Independent UK

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Security boost call as mental health patients flee care

Two escapees from mental health care were allegedly involved in incidents that killed three people, and now security arrangements are being questioned.

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Aging in Place Can Be Bad for Your Health: This Financial Pro's Alternative Is a No-Brainer

Why age alone in financial hardship when you can enjoy companionship — and share the costs of housing, groceries and health care — with a small community of friends?

Kiplinger

When It Comes to Retirement Planning, Be More Spock Than Scotty: It's Logical, Captain

If you're worried about your retirement, address the concerns in a logical sequence, talk honestly with your team and prepare to go boldly into the future.

Kiplinger

New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women

In the 1970s, the agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and informed consent

The Independent UK

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Cuba's health care system pushed to the brink by US fuel blockade, Cuban minister says

Cuban officials say a U.S. fuel blockade is pushing Cuba’s health system toward collapse and putting lives at risk

The Independent UK

Judge Orders Takeover of Arizona Prison Health Care Following Years of Barbaric Medical Neglect

A federal judge ruled in 2022 that "no legitimate humane system would operate" like Arizona's prison health care system. Three years later, that same judge found the problems still hadn't been fixed.

Reason

Judge orders takeover of health care operations in Arizona prisons after years of poor care

A federal judge has ordered a takeover of health care operations in Arizona’s prisons and will appoint an official to run the system after years of complaints about poor medical and mental health care

The Independent UK

‘It’s chronic disease, stupid!’ The central challenge facing health care

“The economy, stupid!” is an aphorism coined by James Carvill during Bill Clinton’s 1992 U.S. presidential campaign to keep workers focused on a key message. It has since been adapted countless times to refocus debates over challenging situations, and it can be applied to the central challenge facing health care:…

The Conversation

Thursday briefing: Cutting migration won’t boost British jobs, so what can fix our skills shortage?

In today’s newsletter: New research shows that curbing work visas won’t help with British recruitment, and could accelerate the collapse of essential service sectors already struggling to survive

The Guardian - UK

When ICE sweeps a community, public health pays a price – and recovery will likely take years

The Trump administration announced on Feb. 12, 2026, that it is ending Operation Metro Surge, its deployment of more than 3,000 federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis, St. Paul and the surrounding metro area. Federal officials say some agents will remain in the area and have vowed that similar immigration…

The Conversation

The life of civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson in photos

The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad

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Children are not getting mental health support, a quarter of parents say

The burden was disproportionately felt in households with homeschooled children

The Independent UK

Americans are getting chronic illnesses more often and earlier in life, report finds

The cost of health care is also growing more expensive, with two-thirds of U.S. adults worrying about paying the bills

Kiplinger

My Wife Wants Us To Retire at 65 To Get Medicare, but I Want To Retire Now at 62 so We Can Start Enjoying Life. Who Is Right?

I'm 62 and want to retire, travel and have fun, but my wife says we should get Medicare first. We ask wealth advisers for help.

Kiplinger

4 Pro Tips for Successfully Scaling the Medicare Mountain

Attempting to conquer Medicare without a plan is risky. The safest route requires a thorough understanding of your options and never leaves decisions to chance.

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Roll Call

After stalled health deal, voters want Congress to deliver

After stalled health deal, voters want Congress to deliver - Health Care Concerns about health costs are a top issue for voters.

Times Life

Can Praying to Shiva Calm Your Mind?

In today's busy world, where each and every person is facing some stress related problems in their life. There are some days where your thoughts are not just getting stopped and your to-do list is not getting to an end. Throughout the day you are emotional and your chest starts…

Reason

Washington Built Big Health Care. Now It Wants To Break It Up.

The Break Up Big Medicine Act makes no mention of the laws and government programs responsible for consolidation of the health care industry.

The Conversation

Why is US health care still the most expensive in the world after decades of cost-cutting initiatives?

In announcing its “Great Healthcare Plan” in January 2026, the Trump administration became the latest in a long history of efforts by the U.S. government to rein in the soaring cost of health care.

The Conversation

Funding surgery and hormones for trans people can save Medicare millions: new research

Transgender and gender-diverse (“trans”) people have worse mental health compared to the general population. As a result, they’re more likely to use mental health services, such as psychologists and counsellors, and treatments such as antidepressants and anxiety medication.

The Independent UK

Family demanding answers from nursing home after 93-year-old nun found dead on nearby snow bank in frigid temperatures

Margaret Healey, a former Catholic school teacher and nun with Alzheimer’s, was found unresponsive in the snow after wandering off in subzero temperatures as relatives question Connecticut facility’s response

Fortune

Some health care CEOs are praising TrumpRx for empowering consumers to compare drug prices

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