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Top-level talks on remedy for rising health care costs

Anthony Albanese wants federal, state and territory healthcare systems to work together better but faces calls from leaders to increase Commonwealth spending.

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Republicans break with another historical ally: doctors

Some Republicans are now openly contemptuous of the AMA.

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Longtime Republican US Sen. Dave Durenberger of Minnesota dies at 88

MINNEAPOLIS — Dave Durenberger, who served 16 years in the U.S. Senate as a moderate Republican and championed affordable health care, the Boundary Waters and the Americans with Disabilities Act, died Tuesday. He was 88.

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S. Dakota lawmakers push bill to bar transgender youth care

Republican state Rep. Bethany Soye’s bill that would restrict healthcare to transgender individuals below the age of 18 passed through a House committee on health and human services Tuesday morning with a dominant vote, joining at least 18 other states with similar legislation

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How will life change once the COVID-19 emergency ends?

The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased health care coverage, beefed-up food assistance and universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests

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Minnesota governor signs broad abortion rights bill into law

Gov. Tim Walz has enshrined the right to abortion and other reproductive health care into Minnesota statutes

The Independent UK

Former U.S. Sen. David Durenberger of Minnesota dies at 88

The Minnesota Republican served three terms and championed health care reform and protecting rights for disabled people, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Americans spend the most on health care compared to other high-income countries but aren't living longer, more healthy lives

The U.S. has the lowest life expectancy and the highest maternal mortality rates compared to other high-income countries.

Fortune

Durenberger, former US senator from Minnesota, dies at 88

Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger has died at age 88

The Independent UK

Medical equipment supplier putting £1.7m in East Mids HQ

Hospital Services Limited has supplied the NHS and private health care providers in Ireland for 60 years

Birmingham Post

America's worsening return on health investment

The U.S. continues to far outspend other developed nations while seeing worsening health outcomes.

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Researchers say AI could help reduce disparities, improve access in health care

BALTIMORE — Cervical cancer, like many illnesses, is treatable if it’s caught early, but each year millions of women miss out on getting routine Pap smear screening for the disease, which kills a disproportionate number of Black women.

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Some states may allow nurses to do more without doctors

When COVID-19 hit the United States in 2020, state policymakers across the country jumped to expand access to health care. They temporarily allowed more telehealth, for example, and made it easier for medical providers to practice across state lines.

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Latino teens are deputized as health educators to sway the unvaccinated

Classmates often stop Alma Gallegos as she makes her way down the bustling hallways of Theodore Roosevelt High School in southeast Fresno, California. The 17-year-old senior is frequently asked by fellow students about COVID-19 testing, vaccine safety, and the value of booster shots.

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24 hours in ER with sick mom gives insights on COVID, hospital strain

Winters are always busy at health care facilities. This year, in addition to a super contagious coronavirus, hospitals have been dealing with a more ferocious flu season, other respiratory viruses and fewer available hospital beds in Atlanta. Health reporter Helena Oliviero recently got a close-up view of the confluence of…

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Utah's governor has signed a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth

The ban, signed Saturday by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox, prohibits transgender surgery for youth and disallows hormone treatments for minors who have not yet been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

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Utah governor OKs bill banning gender-affirming health care

Utah’s Republican governor on Saturday signed bills that ban youth from receiving gender-affirming health care and increasing teacher pay while allowing students to receive scholarships to pay for education outside the public school system

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Drug company middlemen likely to be a focus in 118th Congress

WASHINGTON — Factions of the health care system and members of Congress are turning their fire on an oft-maligned part of the drug pricing system — the middlemen who negotiate discounts with drug companies on behalf of health plans.

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Staffing crunches in nursing homes

Nursing home closures largely stem from a shortage of workers, including nurses and nursing assistants

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PM lays out plans for Medicare overhaul

The prime minister is set to meet with state and territory leaders to discuss his plans to overhaul the health care system and improve primary care.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. infiltrates big ransomware gang: ‘We hacked the hackers’

U.S. officials and foreign partners said the targeted syndicate, known as Hive, is among the world’s top five ransomware networks and has heavily targeted health care.

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Canberra families say ACT public health system failing to provide adequate mental health care to young people

One Canberra father made the drastic decision to quit his job and move interstate with his child to find more adequate treatment for his child's anorexia nervosa.

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Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch

WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for six years.

The Conversation

What's effective altruism? A philosopher explains

Effective altruism is an intellectual and charitable movement that aspires to find the best ways to help others. People dedicated to it rely on evidence and rational arguments to identify what they can do to make the most progress toward solving the world’s most pressing problems, such as reducing malnutrition…

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Unmet needs: Critics cite failures in health care for vulnerable foster children

One night last month, a 9-year-old boy who had autism and talked about killing himself was among about 70 foster care children and youth under state supervision sleeping in hotels across Georgia.

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