Category: Health Care
Hinton native helps found Student Association for Rural Health at University of Iowa
Dolly Butz IOWA CITY, Iowa — Geographic isolation is just one of a number of health disparities people living in…
Biden administration will expand health care coverage for immigrants under DACA
The Biden administration has finalized plans to expand government-subsidized health insurance for people brought to the country illegally as children…
Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect as Doctors Worry Women Will Lose Access to Health Care
(BOCA RATON, Fla.) — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they…
Seattle Times’ Mental Health Project wins national reporting award
The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded…
West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance…
Scotland’s leader resigns. His government couldn’t agree on climate change, health care.
Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, resigned on April 29, triggering a leadership contest as the governing Scottish National Party seeks…
Mental-health professionals explore AI-powered digital therapeutics to treat patients and improve care
Tech Mental-health professionals explore AI-powered digital therapeutics to treat patients and improve care Christine MacIntyre 2024-04-29T14:40:14Z Share icon An curved…
A new California rule tries to hold down your health care costs. Here’s how it works
You won’t notice it right away, but a new California state agency took a major step this week toward reining…
A ‘very coordinated effort to defraud Medicare’ hits home in Nebraska
The Medicare bills were startling — and suspicious. Late last year, officials with Nebraska groups that manage care for seniors…
Israel’s Military Campaign Has Left Gaza’s Medical System Near Collapse
The Israeli military’s bombardment and invasion of Gaza have decimated its health care system in a way that aid groups…
