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Black health care providers look to end treatment inequality

Black patients around the country have reported having symptoms and pain dismissed or misdiagnosed. For pregnant Black women, such mistreatment drastically increases the possibility of death.

Chicago Sun-Times

Prosecuting nurses for honest mistakes will make the nursing shortage worse

Nurses across the country are wondering if the profession is worth the risk after a Tennessee nurse was convicted in a case involving an accidental injection that resulted in a patient’s death.

Chicago Sun-Times

Resident physicians unionize in Calif.

These trainees are banding together in California and other states to demand higher wages and better benefits

Salon

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Q&A: Surgeon general warns of ‘crisis’ level health care burnout during Atlanta visit

During a visit to Grady Memorial Hospital Thursday, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sounded the alarm over burnout among health care workers reeling after more than two years of caring for patients suffering from an ever-changing and often mystifying virus.

Tribune News Service

Qld doctors seek Medicare, health reforms

The Australian Medical Association Queensland has called for increased Medicare rebates and a national summit to restructure the nation's health care systems.

AAP

‘It’s all preventable’: tackling America’s workplace suicide epidemic

The US suicide rate is the highest of any wealthy country and the pandemic highlighted work stress’s effect on mental health

The Guardian - US

Punjab ends referrals to Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has pulled the plug on unnecessary referral of patients from government-run facilities in districts to health care facilities in Chandigarh.

The Times of India

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Health brands' reputation rise after pandemic

A renewed focus on health and wellness has been a boon to the reputations of health care companies, according to new rankings from the annual Axios/Harris Poll 100.

Axios

The gun violence health care crisis

Few medical schools train doctors on how to treat injuries stemming from gun violence

Salon

5 Life Insurance Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist

U.S. Treasury yields rose to multi-year highs earlier this month. And rising Treasury yields along with the Fed’s interest rate hikes bode well for life insurance companies. Thus, we think the shares of fundamentally sound life insurance companies Anthem (ANTM), Cigna Corp. (CI), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Molina Healthcare (MOH), and…

StockNews.com

Why won't more seniors get boosters?

Poor messaging around booster shots has left millions at risk, researchers say

Salon

Ransomware attacks on hospitals put patients at risk

A University of Vermont Medical Center employee accidentally opened an emailed file from her homeowners association, which had been hacked, in October 2020.

Tribune News Service

Tribal pharmacy dispenses free meds and fills gaps for Native Americans in the city

MINNEAPOLIS — Tucked away on a side street near downtown, the Mashkiki Waakaa’igan Pharmacy offers its Native American clientele the services of any ordinary drugstore — it dispenses critical medication and provides consultation on treatments.

Tribune News Service

Rep. Lauren Underwood leading drive to bolster swing district Democrats on Obamacare subsidies

At issue are pending increases in health insurance costs for Affordable Care Act plans. Voters will learn just before the November elections that temporarily boosted subsidies will expire in 2023 — unless Congress acts.

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Monkeypox in Sacramento: Traveler ‘likely’ has infection, but risk of outbreak ‘extremely low’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento health officials are investigating a “likely” case of monkeypox virus related to travel in Europe and are awaiting confirmation Tuesday of tests by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Conversation

Scientists at Work: How pharmacists and community health workers build trust with Cambodian genocide survivors

Wartime trauma paired with starting over in a new country make getting health care particularly challenging for immigrant refugees. Talking to a doctor or getting prescriptions filled in an unfamiliar language is hard enough. But for refugees, the physical and psychological scars of escaping war or genocide can complicate their…

Tribune News Service

Matthew Yglesias: John Fetterman’s vaguely encouraging politics

John Fetterman — the hulking, tattooed, hoodie-wearing lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania — constitutes Democrats’ best hope to steal a Senate seat from Republicans this fall. And while few politicians can match his style, or could pull it off, Democrats can learn a lot from his approach.

Axios

The health care workforce shortage problem

The world had a global shortfall of roughly 43 million health care workers — and that was before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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Colorado moves to fund “culturally responsive” health care training. What does that mean?

A bill awaiting Gov. Jared Polis’ signature that would fund training for Colorado health care providers to help them better work with diverse populations is a good start, but it won’t address all the ways the system leaves some people out, advocates say.

Mic

Texas wants to punish companies that help employees access abortion

If 'Roe' falls, a group of Republican lawmakers have bills ready to take their health care hostility even further.

Los Angeles Times

Acrimony, threats, absent doctors: LA County and USC clash over hospital management

LOS ANGELES — For years, a contentious dispute between Los Angeles County's health care leaders and the University of Southern California has seethed behind closed doors, injecting tension and acrimony in the operations at one of the nation's busiest public hospitals that climaxed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Harris, surgeon general, warn of health care worker burnout

Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy are warning of burnout among the nation’s health care staff after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Osteoporosis and a bone-healthy diet

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis and my health care team suggested that I eat a bone-healthy diet to prevent more issues and maintain strong bones as I age. What is osteoporosis, and how can I maintain a bone-healthy diet?

Inverse

On TikTok, Black therapists shine a light on mental health — and each other

Mental health professionals have soared in popularity on TikTok

Tribune News Service

Kaiser behavioral health care on the hot seat after California complaints

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In an unexpected move, the California Department of Mental Health Care informed Kaiser Permanente that it will be examining whether the company is providing adequate mental health care services to its 9.4 million California members.

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