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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.

Capital & Main

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.

The Conversation

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.

Tribune News Service

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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.

Capital & Main

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

WEKU

Editorial: The new front: Anti-choice activists escalate war on abortion

Pro-life activists around the country — and particularly in the states that have enacted abortion restrictions or outright bans following the disastrous Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade — are running headfirst into the realization that you can’t stop people from getting necessary health care.

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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…

Chicago Tribune

Mental blocks: how better design of acute mental health units could aid recovery

It is a niche kind of membership that lets you in behind the doors of an acute mental health facility. Unless you work there or are admitted as an inpatient, these publicly funded private spaces that house people at their most vulnerable are really difficult to get into.

The Conversation

This course teaches students how to connect with older adults to forge intergenerational bonds and help alleviate loneliness and isolation

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

The Conversation

How Germany saved coal miners' health

In the Saarland, medical debt is practically nonexistent

Salon

Most now doubt they will get high quality health care this winter amid NHS chaos

90% of people believe waiting times for non-emergency treatment are too long

Evening Standard

Congress saves big health care decisions for last

The health care riders in the year-end spending package that emerged on Monday reflect which health care interests have clout, and which issues lawmakers want to punt into next year.

Axios

Editorial: As China Shifts From Preventing to Treating Covid, It Needs the Same Fighting Spirit

Providing medical care for infections is a major undertaking that demands proactive cooperation and systematic top-down deployment

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National Women's Health Advisory Council to tackle medical misogyny in medicine and health care

Assistant Minister for Health Ged Kearney will chair the new National Women's Health Council, which will address the range of poorer health outcomes women experience comparative to men.

Tribune News Service

What Germany’s coal miners can teach America about medical debt

PÜTTLINGEN, Germany — Almost every day, Dr. Eckart Rolshoven sees the long shadow of coal mining in his clinic near the big brownstone church that dominates this small town in Germany’s Saarland.

WEKU

Cyberattacks on hospitals thwart India's push to digitize health care

Prime Minister Modi's ambitious plan to transition all Indians' health records online is running up against weak cybersecurity systems and a lack of data protection laws.

The Texas Tribune

Why are pregnancy and childbirth killing so many Black women in Texas?

A decade ago, Black women in Texas were twice as likely as white women to die from pregnancy and childbirth. Today, not much has changed.

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3 Health Care Stocks That Could Help You Make a Fortune

Although inflation is showing signs of cooling down and the Fed indicated a slower pace of interest rate hikes, recession fears loom. Thanks to the resilient demand for its products and services, the healthcare industry is expected to survive a challenging macroeconomic environment better than many industries. Thus, it could…

Tribune News Service

Why should I be evaluated for a penicillin allergy?

Taking action to be evaluated for a penicillin allergy can impact your health, safety and wallet. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10% of the U.S. population reports a penicillin allergy, but less than 1% is allergic after testing. Common penicillins include ampicillin, amoxicillin and Augmentin.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: How rising hospital costs increase health care inequities for marginalized communities

Across the state, California’s hospitals are facing serious challenges — particularly those institutions serving our urban, low-income and historically marginalized communities. Metropolitan anchor hospitals, as they have come to be known, play a vital role in advancing health equity and are disproportionately affected by the problems facing the entire health…

Caixin Global

Weekly Must-Read: 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

Tribune News Service

Texas LGBT youth report high rate of suicidal thoughts, difficulty getting needed care

AUSTIN, Texas — LGBTQ youth in Texas experienced suicidal thoughts at higher rates than their peers in large states and had a harder time accessing mental health care, according to a survey by the Trevor Project.

Salon

Did Medicare Advantage plans overcharge?

Some Medicare Advantage plans failed to produce any records to justify their payments, government records show

Fortune

Schools are sounding the alarm on a growing mental health crisis for America's kids

A national poll found that 90% of administrators say there is a growing youth mental health crisis.

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