Category: Health Care
Judge gives Arizona 3 months to address poor health care at state prisons
A federal judge who previously concluded Arizona was providing inadequate medical and mental health care to prisoners said she will…
Zimbabwe threatens health care workers that plan on striking with jail time
Zimbabwe has brought in a law that bans health workers such as nurses and doctors from prolonged strikes, imposing punishments…
The Coming Collapse of the U.S. Health Care System
NURSES STRIKE Thousands of Nurses walk the picket line outside the Mount Sinai Hospital located at Madison Avenue and 99th…
Dr. Lesly Pompy acquitted of all charges in federal drug and health care fraud case
Dr. Lesly Pompy of Monroe, second from right, is pictured with three attorneys from his defense team, from left, Ronald…
More than half a million health care workers were hired last year. We still need more.
The care economy in America is bustling. The U.S. added an average of 49,000 health care jobs each month last…
Merger will strengthen health care for Minnesotans
Opinion editor’s note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day….
How health insurance may have made health care more expensive
Widespread medical debt is a uniquely American problem. Roughly 40% of U.S. adults have at least $250 in medical debt,…
Texas lawmakers move to restrict transgender health care in 2023
© Brian Bumby/Getty Images Although the 88th Texas legislative session doesn’t begin until Tuesday, several lawmakers have already zeroed in…
States target transgender health care in first bills of 2023
After a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year, Republican state lawmakers this year are zeroing in…
