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California programs are waiting weeks for free Narcan to prevent overdose deaths

LOS ANGELES — After losing her son Luke to an overdose, Sheila Scott has been trying to get "revenge on death," she said.

Los Angeles Times

Texas’ nursing homes are missing something: nurses

A dearth of nurses is leaving Texas seniors — especially in rural areas — without care.

The Texas Tribune

How soda taxes reinforce weight stigma

Weight stigma has serious health consequences

Salon

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Texas lawmakers target property taxes, election fraud and transgender people in new legislation ahead of 2023 session

Thousands of bills are expected to be filed for the legislative session that begins in January. Lawmakers are expected to have a budget surplus when they return to Austin.

The Texas Tribune

California stockpiles penalties from uninsured residents instead of lowering care costs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly three years after California started fining residents who don’t have health insurance, the state has not distributed any of the revenue it has collected, KHN has learned — money that was intended to help Californians struggling to pay for coverage.

Tribune News Service

Doctors often aren’t trained on the preventive health care needs of gender-diverse people – as a result, many patients don’t get the care they need

Preventive health care – such as cancer screening – is a critical tool in the early detection of disease. Missed screening can result in a missed diagnosis, delayed treatment and reduced chances of survival.

The Conversation

Thousands protest in support of public health care in Madrid

Tens of thousands of public health workers and their supporters are demonstrating in the Spanish capital to demand more staff in primary health care centers

The Independent UK

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Top Illinois Medicaid contractor Centene Corp. failed foster kids with ‘unacceptable’ medical care

A nearly $370 million contract promised to improve health care for state wards. But, for two years, Centene’s YouthCare program fell short on basic care, leaving foster parents scrambling.

Chicago Sun-Times

Our mental health care system is not fit for purpose – I should know

Extra resources poured into the system during Covid gave us a tantalising glimpse of what could be – but it’s still too little, and it’s ending too soon

The Guardian - AU

Walgreens wants to make health care consultations as simple as a drugstore run

Tracey Brown, president of Walgreens' $109 billion retail business, wants the pharmacy chain to be a one-stop shop for health advice and everyday consumer goods.

Fortune

The Basics of Estate Planning

If you have a will or trust, congratulations. But you’re not done with estate planning.

Kiplinger

Medi-Cal leaves most patients behind

The Medi-Cal program aims to address health disparities in California, but it is riddled with issues

Salon

4 Health Care Stocks That Could Keep Your Portfolio From Needing a Check-Up

The healthcare industry tends to withstand macroeconomic pressure better than other industries due to the almost inelastic demand for medical products and services. With a recession expected next year, investors could look to capitalize on the defensive characteristics and long-term prospects of the industry by investing in quality medical stocks…

StockNews.com

EU eyes cheap loan plan for 'stable' Ukraine funding in 2023

The European Union is planning to provide Ukraine with around 18 billion euros in financial aid next year to help the war-ravaged country keep its energy and health care facilities running, and to fund salaries and pension schemes

The Independent UK

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Sept. 11 health program users plagued with problems using new medical providers

A change in the companies managing health care for more than 118,000 people sickened by the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has proven a nightmare for many enrolled in the program.

Tribune News Service

Defense Department health plan cuts its pharmacy network by nearly 15,000 outlets

Doris Spatz takes a once-a-day pill, Kisqali, to keep her metastatic breast cancer in check. As a patient in the Defense Department health system, she can fill routine prescriptions at a military pharmacy without a copay but also has the option of using a regular pharmacy through Tricare, the Defense…

ABC News

Teletrial program to deliver specialised health care to thousands of regional and remote Australians

Australians living in regional and remote parts of the country could soon have access to specialised health care for diseases such as cancer as a Queensland-led telehealth program expands nationally.

Fortune

The ‘tripledemic’ is sickening kids across America and straining hospitals, as a gift shop turns into a triage room and a hospital exec helps out in the ER

“I can still pass out blankets and give popsicles to kids” in the ER, one hospital COO, a board certified urologist, told Fortune. “It allows nurses to do what they need to be able to do—nursing.”

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ACEM report reveals over-representation of Indigenous in Northern Territory hospital EDs

The Australasian College of Emergency Medicine calls for health care reform after its inaugural report reveals grim statistics about presentations to Northern Territory emergency departments.

Tribune News Service

Texas employers band together to combat high health costs

DALLAS — If you can’t beat ‘em, join together.

The Independent UK

Oregon votes on gun control, health care measures

Oregonians will vote on a slate of measures including one that would add a permit requirement for buyers and another that would mandate health care as a human right

Axios

Abortion, Medicaid highlight state health ballot tests

Some of the most high-profile health care battles are being decided at the state level on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Mental health patients held ‘unlawfully’ in A&Es across the country, experts warn

Exclusive: NHS trust warns it had 15 patients waiting for mental health care within its A&E, as bed crisis worsens

AAP

Pediatrician Vic's Australian of the Year

Dr Angraj Khillan has been named Victoria's Australian of the Year for delivering health care and health education to diverse communities.

Newcastle Herald

Application approved for $120m Chisholm shopping centre

The shopping centre will also include over 40 specialty retailers, a 112-place early education centre, swim school, gym, medical/allied health care facilities, as well as cafes, restaurants and a tavern.

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