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fromTravel + Leisure
8 minutes ago

8 Best Places to Retire in Italy, According to Expats and Experts

Choose an Italian retirement location based on healthcare access, local support networks, and infrastructure rather than solely on beauty or charm.
New York City
fromCaribbean Life
3 days ago

Caribbean politicians seek re-election - Caribbean Life

Brooklyn council members Mercedes Narcisse and Rita Joseph emphasize re-election, community investment, major school funding, healthcare access, and services for immigrant and local families.
Public health
fromGamintraveler
3 days ago

The Spanish Healthcare Reality Instagram Influencers Hide

Spanish healthcare combines world-class, affordable public care with a widely used private system that many rely on for speed and convenience, contradicting the "perfectly free" image.
fromwww.theguardian.com
18 hours ago

Democrats must not cave in to Trump | Bernie Sanders

We have a megalomaniacal president who, consumed by his quest for more and more power, is undermining our constitution and the rule of law. Further, we have an administration that is waging war against the working class of our country and our most vulnerable people. While Trump's billionaire buddies become much, much richer, he is prepared to throw 15 million Americans off the healthcare they have which could result in 50,000 unnecessary deaths each year.
US politics
#adhd
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Free medical cover has revolutionised healthcare in India. So why is it ailing?

When the world's biggest healthcare scheme works, it allows tens of thousands of Indians petrified of the catastrophic cost of hospital treatment to breathe easy Indians such as Mahesh Kumar Sharma, a 60-year-old farmer from Madhya Pradesh who is a patient at the National Heart Institute in the capital, Delhi. A top cardiologist, Dr OP Yadava, has carried out open-heart surgery to replace his mitral valve.
Public health
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

No digital ID checks until you change jobs, says No 10

UK digital ID will be mandatory only for jobs entered after its introduction, not applied retrospectively, and not required for essential services such as healthcare.
#retirement-destinations
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Death of British overseas territories citizen prompts calls for reform of UK rules

Denial of adequate healthcare for British overseas territory citizens contributed to a Montserratian's preventable death and prompted calls for policy reform.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Sunday Links: Pro-Trump Counter-Protestors Crash No Kings' Rally in Palo Alto

Bay Area saw a disrupted No Kings rally, a Highway 101 pedestrian fatality, a Kaiser picket resolution, a child-abuse sting arrest, and healthcare access problems.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Nine months after fires, residents continue to struggle with housing stability, finances

Large numbers of Altadena and Pacific Palisades residents remain displaced, face housing insecurity, insurance battles, and financial strain causing food and medical care cutbacks.
fromNewsday
3 weeks ago

Where exactly is Long Island heading?

The owner closed what was essentially a local monopoly because of what it termed "significant operating deficits in recent years." While the store will remain open to sell over-the-counter medications and other products and to keep running its soda fountain and lunch counter, prescriptions are being transferred to Southold Pharmacy on the mainland, inconvenient at the least for Shelter Island residents, especially its senior citizens.
NYC real estate
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

57% of LGBTQ+ people have made major life changes since Donald Trump's election: report

LGBTQ+ people, especially transgender and nonbinary individuals, face increased discrimination and have made significant life changes since Donald Trump's second-term election.
#government-shutdown
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

Why Are You Saying Such a Ridiculous Thing?' Nancy Pelosi Rebukes Reporter Asking If GOP Should Negotiate With AOC

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

Why Are You Saying Such a Ridiculous Thing?' Nancy Pelosi Rebukes Reporter Asking If GOP Should Negotiate With AOC

#medicaid-cuts
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
4 weeks ago

Your Vote 2025: District 47: Contenders talk aging * Brooklyn Paper

Expand early detection programs, preserve retired city workers' benefits, shore up New York City Health + Hospitals, fund nonprofit preventive care, and strengthen elder-abuse enforcement.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Dan Abrams Calls Out MSNBC for Flimsy Fact Check of Vance: If You're Gonna Fact-Check, You'd Better Get it Right!'

MSNBC's fact-check of Vice President JD Vance on illegal immigrants' healthcare access overstated conclusions and risked undermining media credibility.
Public health
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Catherine Connolly hits out at 'mean-spirited' government as she backs four people on hunger strike outside Leinster House

Four residential institution victims are on the 12th day of a hunger strike outside Leinster House seeking HAA cards to obtain free healthcare services.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Will my baby be born in a tent? Will it have food?': what it's like to be pregnant in Gaza

A pregnant woman in Gaza faces severe malnutrition, a high-risk pregnancy, displacement, and lack of healthcare and food, fearing death or loss of her baby amid ongoing conflict.
Public health
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Seniors see aging in place as greatest health risk in 2025: survey

Many U.S. seniors face social, financial, and housing barriers to aging in place, driving medical care avoidance and strong demand for supportive benefits and services.
Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Saratoga church raises money to erase $2.3 million in medical debt in 7 Bay Area counties

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church raised funds to erase $2.32 million in Bay Area medical debt through an eight-week fundraiser with Undue Medical Debt.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

I'm a Primary Care Doctor. My Patients Are Scared to Show Up Due to ICE.

Fear of ICE enforcement deters undocumented patients from seeking primary care, causing missed appointments, disrupted treatment, and worsening health outcomes.
fromThe Walrus
1 month ago

Canada Is Wasting the Talent of Immigrants It Invites Here - Just Ask Your Uber Driver | The Walrus

A tiny animated car slowly consumed the straight black line on the Uber app as it headed toward the blue dot-us. We were in the east end of Toronto, far from our home in the west. A grey SUV stopped in front of the clinic. We rushed out the door, Haroon holding a portable car seat, while Anam carried our daughter, Lina, in her arms.
Canada news
Medicine
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Vital breakthrough as once-a-day pill can help people lose significant' weight

Orforglipron, a once-daily pill, produced significant weight loss and could increase access to obesity treatment while The Independent solicits donations to fund open journalism.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Two Labour MPs denied entry to Israel

Opher told the BBC they were held in a passport office before being handed a "legal form insisting that we leave the country" and then "escorted to a bus" back to Jordan. The Stroud MP said he was told they were not being admitted on "public order" grounds and that representations from the Foreign Office to Israeli authorities had been rejected.
UK politics
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

As Covid surges in the US, Americans can't get vaccinated: terrified I might kill somebody'

FDA restricts Covid vaccine eligibility to people 65+ and vulnerable younger people, creating access barriers and anxiety for many, especially caretakers and immune-compromised.
#transgender-rights
Public health
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 month ago

Santa Clara County hospital burn unit caught in fed cuts - San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County's sole regional burn center plans a major expansion but faces potential capacity and operational challenges due to massive federal spending cuts.
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Montana Doesn't Need Any More Rural Ghost Towns, but That's What Republicans Voted For

Across the country, rural hospitals will close, and the empty towns will mirror the quiet halls where doctors and nurses once rushed to heal.
US politics
#medicaid
fromKqed
3 months ago
Public health

This Is How to Cut Hospital Visits for Kids With Eating Disorders, UCSF Study Says | KQED

fromKqed
3 months ago
Public health

This Is How to Cut Hospital Visits for Kids With Eating Disorders, UCSF Study Says | KQED

fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

One neurosurgeon, 8 million patients

Morie Abibu, paralyzed and suffering from a growing mass near his spinal cord, requires urgent neurosurgery to prevent suffocation and a devastating end of life.
Public health
Public health
fromHealthbeat
2 months ago

NY's Brookdale Hospital depends on international doctors. Visa restrictions are causing disruptions.

Anastasiia Tsyunchyk transitioned from a medical career in Ukraine to a residency in the U.S. amid challenges from cultural differences and patient affordability.
Health
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Mobile skin cancer screening clinic stops in Toronto this weekend | CBC News

Mole Mobile provides convenient skin cancer screenings without appointments to combat long wait times for dermatologists.
#maternal-health
#veterans-affairs
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, our voices are being eroded | Al Sharpton

Those of us fighting to protect the right to vote find ourselves against a movement that doesn't want to take us back to 1965. They want to create an America that more closely resembles the one of 1865.
US politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

New town dentist disputes NHS 'no need' claim

"It's been massively frustrating. We are really wanting to serve the need in Beeston where there is a massive cry for NHS dentistry. We have realised this in the past few weeks, with people just popping in to see if we can offer them appointments via the NHS."
Miscellaneous
Healthcare
fromThe Good Life France
2 months ago

PUMa healthcare tax in France - The Good Life France

Becoming a legal resident in France allows access to state healthcare, funded through social security contributions or the PUMA tax.
#abortion-policy
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago
US news

Trump moves to bar nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs hospitals

Trump administration proposes rule to restrict abortion access for pregnant veterans at VA hospitals, countering Biden-era policy.
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago
US politics

The Biggest Anti-Abortion Victory Since 'Dobbs'

New legislation could end Medicaid funding for non-abortion services at clinics, severely impacting abortion access and clinic operations nationwide.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

London mum 'having to carry daughter, 9, up three flights of stairs' due to lack of lift

Jade Kendall carries her wheelchair-bound daughter up three flights of stairs in Bermondsey following major surgery, facing a precarious situation without proper assistance from Southwark Council.
London politics
California
fromKqed
3 months ago

Riverside County Hosts Midnight Adoption Event To Help Clear Overcrowded Shelters | KQED

Riverside County waived adoption fees and extended shelter hours to combat overcrowding, achieving over 100 adoptions in one night.
#lgbtq
fromBKReader
4 months ago
Brooklyn

LGBTQ+ Older Adults Should Not Fear The Doctor's Office

LGBTQ+ individuals face healthcare access challenges, particularly older adults, due to fears of discrimination and cultural incompetence in care environments.
LGBT
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

End of transgender care at Children's Hospital L.A. signals nationwide shift under Trump

Closure of pediatric gender clinics signals a national decline in trans youth healthcare availability.
fromTruthout
3 months ago

ICE Jailed a 6-Year-Old With Leukemia for More Than a Month

"The little boy doesn't want to leave his home. He's terrified. He sobs, cries and screams when his mother takes him out of the house," says attorney Elora Mukherjee.
US politics
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Planned Parenthood wins partial victory in legal fight with Trump administration over funding cuts

Planned Parenthood expressed gratitude that the court recognized the "harm" caused by defunding efforts while also noting disappointment over the members losing funding, which could disrupt patient care.
Public health
US politics
fromFortune
3 months ago

3 Democrat-led states cut Medicaid access for people lacking permanent legal status to save money: 'People are going to die'

Legal access to health insurance for low-income immigrants has transformed lives, but some states face budget cuts impacting coverage.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
3 months ago

Tens of thousands of children finishing primary school without dental checks due to lack of HSE dentists

HSE dental staffing shortages have resulted in delayed screenings for children, increasing the risk of untreated tooth decay.
Healthcare
fromwww.thelocal.de
11 months ago

The check-ups you can get in Germany with statutory health insurance

Germany's health insurance system covers nearly 90% of residents, offering extensive access to preventive healthcare services.
Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

3 Democrat-led states have rolled back Medicaid access for people lacking permanent legal status

Recent changes in healthcare enable low-income immigrants without legal status in several states to access insurance, though cuts to programs are occurring.
Public health
fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago

New York sues federal government over healthcare cuts | amNewYork

New rule changes to the ACA could strip coverage from two million people and create barriers to healthcare access.
fromNews Center
3 months ago

Building the Future of Health Equity - News Center

"The asset of health is among the few, if not only, luxuries we enjoy in life. With access to better health and especially effective healthcare, we can manage life well and provide for ourselves, our families and our communities."
Public health
US politics
fromKqed
3 months ago

Bonta Announces 33rd Trump Lawsuit on KQED, This One Targets Health Care Cuts | KQED

Trump's Medicaid changes would impose work requirements and eliminate auto-reenrollment.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 months ago

For Bariatric Surgery Patients, Weight Stigma Doesn't Disappear

Bariatric surgeries involve removing, restricting or rerouting parts of the gastrointestinal tract to change the amount of food the stomach can digest or absorb.
Public health
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
3 months ago

GMB star Dr Hilary Jones travels 360 miles to bypass NHS waiting list

Doctor Hilary Jones emphasized the impact of Patient Choice in the NHS, stating, 'Patient Choice gives people real power - they just need to know it's there.'
Healthcare
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

US widens public benefit restrictions for undocumented immigrants

Undocumented immigrants will lose access to 13 federal programmes, including educational and health-related initiatives, due to a change in interpretation of existing law.
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

Delays in cancer tests and treatment causing 'avoidable deaths', damning report claims

“With every week that passes, the risk increases the cancer will grow or worse will spread to other parts of the body,” stated Dr. Michael McCarthy.
Public health
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Idaho's Abortion Ban Is Impacting Routine Care for Seniors and Kids

Rachel Castor recalls the shocking experience of her son being denied hospital admission during an asthma attack due to the closure of obstetric services by Bonner General Hospital.
Healthcare
Brooklyn
fromBKReader
3 months ago

New City Initiative Strengthens LGBTQ+ Health Care in Brooklyn

New initiative launched to enhance health care access for LGBTQ+ residents in Brooklyn.
Food & drink
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
3 months ago

This is draconian': Trump's big bill expected to bring more hunger, sickness, homelessness to Berkeley

Cuts to food stamps and Medicaid will severely impact residents' ability to access food and health care services.
#nhs
US politics
fromTruthout
4 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State's 1849 Abortion Ban

Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state's 1849 abortion ban, reaffirming reproductive rights and clarifying legislative intent to cover abortion regulation.
fromChicago Sun-Times
4 months ago

State Rep. Hoan Huynh joins crowded race to replace Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky

"My story is a story of a refugee from the rice fields to Springfield. But it's also a story that's similar to a lot of immigrants and refugees in this district."
US politics
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
4 months ago

New initiative will safeguard LGBTQ+ community's access to healthcare

A new initiative aims to protect healthcare access and support the LGBTQ+ community in New York City amid increasing threats and disinformation campaigns.
#supreme-court
fromThe Local France
4 months ago

MAP: Will your part of France be a priority for more doctors?

Yannick Neuder stated, 'With this map, which identifies 151 priority inter-communities for access to healthcare, we're not solving medical deserts, since they affect 87 percent of the country, but it’s a first step that will benefit around two million patients.'
Healthcare
SF LGBT
fromNon Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
4 months ago

The Continued Threat to LGTBQ+ Communities-and What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

The Trump administration's executive orders significantly harmed transgender communities and the nonprofits that support them.
fromsfist.com
4 months ago

Stanford Medicine Announces 'Pause' In Providing Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Trans Youth

UCSF may become one of the last places in California to provide gender-affirming surgeries for teenagers, following Stanford's suspension and closures of other facilities.
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