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What to know now that hearing aids are available over the counter

The shift in hearing health care is due to a recent rule change by the FDA, which recently cleared the way for the devices to be sold in retail stores without the need for buyers to see a doctor.

WEKU

Commentary: A 15-week abortion ban is a political slogan, not a medical solution

When U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., recently proposed a 15-week federal abortion ban, he suggested that it could provide a reasonable compromise in the national debate over abortion. While Graham may speak of his ban as some form of political compromise, the only thing it actually would compromise is the…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Race and culture still matter 50 years after Tuskegee syphilis study

Fifty years ago, an Associated Press reporter uncovered the infamous “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male.” Tragically, since the physicians deliberately withheld treatment, 28 of the 600 study patients died, 100 died from syphilis complications, 40 of their wives were infected and 19 children were born with…

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As giant hospitals get bigger, an independent doctor feels the pinch

SANFORD, N.C. — Before the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Andrew Bush treated as many as 1,000 patients every month in his orthopedics practice. Now he worries about going bankrupt.

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‘Separate and unequal’: Critics say Newsom’s pricey Medicaid reforms leave most patients behind

LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t exactly an emergency, but Michael Reed, a security guard who lives in Watts, had back pain and ran out of his blood pressure medication. Unsure where else to turn, he went to his local emergency room for a refill.

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Investing in Senior Housing: Why 2025 Might Be the Sector’s Best Year Yet

As America ages, the demand for homes and care for older folks will increase, presenting some recession-resilient investment opportunities.

Kiplinger

Iwi extends health care to Pākehā

As mainstream health services struggle to meet demand, a Ngāi Tahu initiative on the South Island’s West Coast is seeing treatment offered to all comers.

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Japan to end restrictions on women remarrying after divorce

Japan is set to change a 19th-century law deciding the paternity of a child born after divorce, in a bid to reduce the number of babies who remain unregistered and face difficulty in accessing health care and education.

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Biden to sign executive order aimed at lowering drug costs

It's Biden's last push to position the Democratic party as a champion for lowering health care costs.

Axios

Commentary: Disclosure of protected health information should not be a condition of sports participation

Keeping a person’s health information confidential is vital. As a pediatrician, I am ethically and legally bound to protect the medical information of my young patients, and I take that duty very seriously. My patients and their parents count on it.

Tribune News Service

Health care looms in Georgia election even as voters move on to other issues

ATLANTA — Marcy Miller is worried about inflation. Every time she goes to her local Winn-Dixie on Saint Simons Island, she said, it seems prices have gone up yet again.

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Doctors prescribe healthy meals to keep patients out of the hospital

Meals on Wheels had been delivering healthy meals to thousands of older adults in Portland, Oregon, for more than 50 years when a local hospital asked whether the group could cook similar meals for patients leaving the hospital after acute bouts of diabetes, heart disease and other chronic illnesses.

Tribune News Service

What the 1970s Can Teach Us About Today's Inflationary Politics

Inflation is a problem for politicians. Unfortunately for them, it's not a problem they know how to solve.

Reason

Consumer Health: Understanding mental health and mental illness

Mental health is the overall wellness of how you think, regulate your feelings and behave. A mental disorder may be present when patterns or changes in thinking, feeling or behaving cause distress or disrupt a person's ability to function.

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IBD 50 Stock To Watch: Market-Leading Health Stock Forming A Base Near New High

This market-leading health care stock is second in its well-performing group and forming a base with a buy point.

Investors Business Daily

10 Fallen Growth Stocks Will Make You Up To 113% Richer, Analysts Say

Seeing S&P 500 growth stocks implode is tough to watch, unless you're ready to spot a buy point.

Tribune News Service

Many patients can't afford health costs even with insurance

The number of Americans with health insurance has climbed to historic highs during the COVID-19 pandemic, but within that silver lining is a darker hue.

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Mental health crisis hits young Black, Latino people harder. What’s the solution?

FORT WORTH, Texas — Last fall, Daisy Sanchez spent every other night crying in her college dorm room.

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Turned away from urgent care — and toward a big ER bill

Frankie Cook remembers last year’s car crash only in flashes.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: How do we stop sexual misconduct in health care? Chaperones are one solution

Last week, Columbia University and its affiliated hospitals announced a $165 million settlement to 147 patients who accused a male gynecologist of sexual abuse. The recent settlement follows an agreement last year awarding $71.5 million to 79 other patients for misconduct by the same doctor. The physician, Robert Hadden, pleaded…

The Texas Tribune

Dallas, El Paso veterans’ facilities will get $442 million in upgrades

The funds will help expand the Dallas facility into a long-term spinal cord injury treatment center and pay for a new health care facility in El Paso.

Los Angeles Times

LAUSD cyberattack woes and uncertainties could be long-lasting, experts say

LOS ANGELES — Retirees from the Baltimore school system are having trouble with pension and health care payments two years after a ransomware attack. The identity of a child in Toledo, Ohio, is being used to apply for credit months after a cyberattack on schools there. A midsize Texas school…

WEKU

Picking a good health insurance plan can be confusing. Here's what to keep in mind

This guide from Life Kit includes podcast episodes on how to select the right health care plan, a glossary of common insurance jargon and why you should give your summary of benefits a close read.

Birmingham Post

Croda sets out growth ambition for complex drug delivery systems following Covid success

FTSE-listed pandemic halo firm said it is empowering biologics delivery in health care with Staffordshire and US expansion underway

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Medical debt sunk her credit. New changes from the credit reporting agencies won’t help

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — After a year of chemo and radiation, doctors told Penelope “Penny” Wingard in 2014 that her breast cancer was in remission. She’d been praying for this good news. But it also meant she no longer qualified for a program in her state that offers temporary Medicaid…

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