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Is it hard to access mental health treatment in the Hunter?

'There are long wait lists. Demand outstrips supply.'

Newcastle Herald

Kamala Harris slams Florida’s proposed 6-week abortion ban

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Vice President Kamala Harris blasted Florida’s proposed six-week abortion ban on Monday, calling it an “extreme” attack that will put the government in charge of health care decisions and effectively wipe out abortion access throughout the South.

Orlando Sentinel

Inequity in mental health care is widening, with treatment 'out of reach' for many Australians

The cutting of Medicare-subsidised mental health sessions sparked fierce debate. But for many lower-income earners, it ignored a bigger, more important picture.

ABC News

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AI chatbots are still far from replacing human therapists

Imagine being stuck in traffic while running late to an important meeting at work. You feel your face overheating as your thoughts start to race along: “they’re going to think I’m a horrible employee,” “my boss never liked me,” “I’m going to get fired.” You reach into your pocket and…

The Conversation

Reentry programs to help former prisoners obtain health care are often underused

When Matthew Boyd was released from a Georgia state prison in December 2020, officials sent him home without medicines he uses to manage chronic heart and lung conditions and high blood pressure, he said.

Tribune News Service

NYC courtroom cops mask up for COVID under judge’s order despite end of mandates

NEW YORK — Mask mandates are a thing of the past for nearly all New Yorkers outside the health care industry — but a group of New York City Police Department officers caught up in a class action lawsuit over conditions at borough courthouses remain under a federal judge’s order…

Tribune News Service

WV House OKs transgender care ban mental health exemption

West Virginia’s Republican supermajority House of Delegates swiftly OK’d a proposal to add mental health exemptions to a bill that would ban certain health care for transgender youth

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West Virginia Senate passes modified transgender care ban

West Virginia’s Republican supermajority Senate passed a bill Friday that would ban certain health care for transgender youth

The Independent UK

Protesters, counterprotesters square off in Sacramento over gender-confirming health care

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — About 40 people who oppose gender-confirming health care gathered on Friday at the Capitol, while a larger group of counterprotesters marched toward the event.

Tribune News Service

Karlie James is among the growing number of First Nations doctors working to tackle the health care gap

After growing up as an Aboriginal woman in the Northern Territory, Karlie James decided to become a doctor. Now, she hopes to show others they can do the same.

ABC News

In the Middle of a Mental Health Crisis Among Youth, Words Matter

To deal with huge health care disparities, some Californians focus first on a single concept: equity.

Capital & Main

High inflation and housing costs force Americans to delay needed health care

Close to 40% of surveyed Americans, a record high, put off medical care last year because of finances. Americans are delaying or skipping doctor's visits, dental and vision care, and medications.

WEKU

Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics, until a Christian father objected

AMARILLO, Texas — On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.

Tribune News Service

How to get the most out of napping

While closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea, it's important to consider the effects napping may bring.

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Noncompete rule puts doctors, hospitals at odds

WASHINGTON — Hospitals and physicians are squaring off over a proposed Biden administration rule that would ban noncompete agreements — contractual clauses common in the health care industry that prevent workers from working for a competitor for a certain amount of time after leaving a company.

Los Angeles Times

A look at what is in Biden’s budget plan

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden unveiled a $6.8 trillion budget blueprint on Thursday that included new spending on child care, education and health care, and $5 trillion in proposed tax increases on wealthy Americans and corporations over the next decade.

Salon

The Christian health care cash grab

A conservative lobbyist created an exception for faith-based health coverage, opening the door for “bad actors”

The Independent UK

Anxiety, fear fill West Virginia's transgender-health clinic

Doctors in West Virginia say transgender health care that could soon be banned in the state is just as essential as the other lifesaving services they provide

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Sanders: "Medicare for All" must wait

As new chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, Sanders maps out his strategy for negotiating with GOP and Big Pharma

Axios

Growth of AI in mental health raises fears of its ability to run wild

The rise of AI in mental health care has providers and researchers increasingly concerned over whether glitchy algorithms, privacy gaps and other perils could outweigh the technology's promise and lead to dangerous patient outcomes.

Roll Call

Noncompete rule puts doctors, hospitals at odds - Roll Call

Hospitals say a ban on noncompete clauses would make it hard to retain workers, but doctors say the clauses can limit their career growth.

WEKU

Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics — until a dad sued

Trump-appointed federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that free birth control for teens from a federal program violates Texas law and parental rights. For now, it's still available in other states.

The Guardian - US

How a pastor is trying to revive a 150-year-old US law to ban abortion

Mark Lee Dickson is trying to get the federal anti-obscenity law at the heart of ordinances enforced across the US

Fortune

CEO Karen Lynch says CVS's acquisition spree will make health care simpler and more affordable

The pharmacy chain is in the process of buying Signify and Oak Street Health.

Fortune

The U.S. is seeing a shortage of the life-saving drug albuterol. Here’s what patients with respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD need to know

Albuterol, a drug commonly used to treat asthma attacks, is in short supply, increasing anxiety for patients who use it—and for pharmacies and health care facilities that provide it.

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