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Better Access mental health 'inequitable'

Mark Butler says he will look to reform access to mental health care after a boost to subsidised sessions led to tens of thousands being unable to get help.

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First babies of 2023 born at Chicago-area hospitals

Aalora Vyas was born about 12:37 a.m. at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Stories of the Month: Covid Chaos at China’s Hospitals as Stringent Control Policy Eases

Health care centers from Guangzhou to Shijiazhuang and Beijing are slammed amid surging infections and severe shortages of medical workers

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House report questions FDA’s approval of Alzheimer’s drug

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Court Refuses to Block California Ban on COVID "Treatment or Advice" That's "Contrary to the Standard of Care"

The law bans doctors from providing "treatment or advice" "to a patient" "related to COVID-19" when that treatment or advice includes (1) "false information" (2) "that is contradicted by contemporary scientific consensus" (3) "contrary to the standard of care." The law regulates only speech to patients, not to the public…

Reason

Republicans move beyond repeal-and-replace to other health care priorities

WASHINGTON — The Republican health care agenda was dominated for years by the all-consuming goal of repealing former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act but that singular focus seems to have faded.

Tribune News Service

Backward districts, health infra: What mainstream media reportage can help change in 2023

The end of the year usually leads to reflections on the year gone by. But let me break with tradition and instead set out a wish list for the kind of coverage we can hope for in the coming year. This could be wishful thinking given that 2023 is an…

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The Healthcare Sector Needs to Lead the way on Decarbonization

The recent Lancet Countdown report on Climate Change highlighted the impact of the healthcare sector on global emissions. The report indicates that the total emissions footprint of the global health sector is 5.2% or 2.7 GtCO2e of total global emissions, while contributing to 10% of global GDP. As per Health…

The Times of India

Why is the doctor ignoring me?

While many pregnant people say their doctors do not listen to them, pregnant Black people face a higher burden

Salon

Experts focus on accessibility, education on contraception in post-Roe America

The fall of Roe v. Wade over the summer did more than change the landscape on abortion. It also left questions over other Supreme Court precedents and elements of reproductive health care like contraceptives in Republican-controlled states.

Tribune News Service

2 Health Care Stocks to Load up on Right Now

The healthcare industry is poised to witness robust growth in the near term due to rising global medical requirements. Also, because the healthcare sector tends to hold up relatively well during economic uncertainties, investors could add quality healthcare stocks UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Humana (HUM) to their portfolio now. Read…

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5 nursing industry predictions for 2023

The past few years have been rough for health care workers, with 84% of nurses believing they were underpaid, and 83% reporting their mental health suffered, according to the State of Nursing Survey from 2021

Tribune News Service

Immigrant health care workers tend to migrants arriving in Chicago from Texas, planting a seed of hope for their future

On a cold December day, a little over 50 years ago, Pilar Guerrero arrived in this country from Mexico with her parents by her side. She was 9 years old, she recalled, and didn’t know a bit of English.

Chicago Tribune

Upended: How medical debt changed their lives

Some lost their homes. Some emptied their retirement accounts. Some struggled to feed and clothe their families. Medical debt now touches more than 100 million people in America, as the U.S. health care system pushes patients into debt on a mass scale. Debtors are from all walks of life and…

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Howard Brown Health workers poised for three-day strike after the holidays

Howard Brown Health Workers United announced the January 3-5 strike Friday evening after resounding support in a vote from the union’s members.

The Independent UK

Spending bill secures funds for Native American health care

Access to health care for Native Americans across the U.S. will be bolstered with funding included in a government spending bill approved by Congress

Foreign Policy

How China Botched the End of Zero-COVID

Other countries have successfully transitioned from strict lockdowns. Beijing has wasted the last three years.

Tribune News Service

Centene, under siege in America, moved into Britain’s National Health Service

LONDON — In the final days of 2020, the U.S. health insurer Centene made a swift incursion into Britain’s prized National Health Service, one of the world’s largest employers.

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Capital & Main

It’s Three Years Since COVID Arrived, and Some Things Haven’t Changed

California’s hospitals struggle once more to find beds for desperate patients.

The Conversation

After the Cold War: Why COVID-19 infection and death rates were so high in eastern Europe

Two years ago, we examined where Canada stood compared to similar countries on COVID-19 rates. This was part of a larger study that looked at COVID-19 infections based on a country’s welfare regime: liberal, social democratic or conservative/corporatist.

Tribune News Service

DeKalb County board makes abortion investigations ‘lowest possible priority’

ATLANTA — DeKalb County is the latest metro Atlanta municipality to formally express support for access to abortion and other reproductive health care.

Capital & Main

For Kaiser Therapists, the Strike Is Over But the Work Goes On

After 10 weeks of workers walking the picket line, core issues regarding patient care remain unresolved.

Tribune News Service

Florida’s mental health care system is a ‘mess.’ Group will pitch reforms

TAMPA, Fla. — Two years ago, the Florida grand jury tasked with investigating school safety problems and other issues after the Parkland mass shooting issued a scathing report about the state’s mental health care system.

WEKU

Brought 'to the brink' by the pandemic, a Mississippi clinic is rebounding strong

The pandemic brought many small town health clinics to the brink. But health care providers say the crisis also led to more awareness of the health disparities that have long existed in rural America.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The tech meltdown will help the economy — eventually

Technology companies are shedding jobs at disturbing rates. Those with experience in computing are being laid off, sometimes with little warning. Freshly minted computer science graduates are facing employment headwinds not seen for well over a decade. Is this the next dot-com bubble burst, which could send the economy spiraling…

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