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ABC Attacks 'Very Real Fact of Racism' In 'This Country
For the latest edition of the left's “Everything is Racist” campaign, emergency room physician Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey stopped by ABC's Saturday edition of Good Morning America for its segment on what the chyron labeled “Black…
Meghan Markle's dad to get prosthetic leg after three-hour life-saving surgery
The Duchess of Sussex's father will be fitted for a prosthetic leg soon, his son has revealed. Thomas Markle Snr, 81, has been in rehabilitation since his left leg was amputated in a three-hour life-saving operation in December. Speaking from the…
Botswana's diamond-funded health system has failed: it needs to be reformed and rebuilt | Duma Gideon Boko
Shortages of medicine in Botswana forced me to declare a public health emergency last year. Patients went without treatment – not because health workers failed them, but because the system did. For a nation committed to universal healthcare…
Commercial insurance rates fall by up to 25% in India
Catastrophe-exposed and high-hazard industries — including chemical, food, waste, and recycling — saw declines of up to 20 per cent in India and up to 15 per cent in other regions. While Marsh has not mentioned the health insurance…
City Heights health clinic celebrates 25 years of providing free primary care & training future nurses
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A City Heights health clinic is celebrating a major milestone of providing medical care to those with limited access to the vital resource at a church on University Avenue. “The Health Promotion Center is a free…
An American family spent $1,330 on a full day of luxury medical care in Turkey. Now they want to leave the US for good.
Cara West had never seen such a gorgeous hospital. The 34-year-old is traveling the world with her husband and toddler and often seeks medical care abroad rather than in their hometown of Austin, Texas. Last summer, they flew to Istanbul for a…
Emerging embryo-selection technologies are currently 'little more than snake oil.' But someday, they could widen social inequities.
Get the Live Science Newsletter Get the world's most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. Unlock instant access to exclusive member features. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on…
Three Congressional Missteps on Healthcare
For the past six months or so, Obamacare subsidies for people who buy their own health insurance have been an issue that has loomed over a sharply divided Congress. One reason why the two parties can't reach some sort of compromise is that neither…
Early retirement plan hits inadequate corpus roadblock
Deepak and Mrinalini wanted to plan their finances. Deepak, aged 45, wanted to check if he can retire in the next five years due to health reasons. Mrinalini is career-oriented and will continue to work and is currently not looking at any specific…
Human service advocates say they are worried after Pritzker's status-quo budget proposal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Lobbyists representing a coalition of health and human service organizations across Illinois packed a room Wednesday in the Illinois State Library to watch Gov. JB Pritzker's annual budget address and came away concerned.
David Burt's victory lap
Rising healthcare costs: the cost of supporting King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the wider health sector is unsustainable (File photograph by Akil Simmons) Yesterday's Budget Statement had a valedictory feel to it. While it was David Burt's…
Lawmakers haven't given up on Colorado's unions and neither should Polis (Opinion)
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Forming a union — the most reliable pathway to the middle class — is hard enough in this country, but unfortunately, it's harder in Colorado than in many states, thanks to a one-of-a-kind law…
Budget: hospital to bring online 30 beds to ease patient flow
The acute care wing of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (File photograph by Akil Simmons) Funds from a $302.5-million sum allocated to the Ministry of Health in the Budget will be spent on converting facilities to bring online 30 additional…
Budget: hospital to get 30-bed acute care facility
The acute care wing of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (File photograph by Akil Simmons) Funds from a $302.5-million sum allocated to the Ministry of Health in the Budget will be spent on the construction of a new-30 bed facility for acute care…
Lawsuit decided in Viscofan union employee termination case
To pitch a 'My Turn' guest column, email. DANVILLE — The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union this week won its lawsuit to compel meat-casing manufacturer Viscofan to follow an arbitrator's decision regarding the unlawful…
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