Birthing services are under threat as region struggles with same crushing economic realities facing rural hospitals across the U.S.
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Sarah Tory and The Colorado Trust (via The Colorado Sun)
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12/11/23
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The health care industry has been consolidating since the 1990s, but mergers — ever bigger ones — have marked the landscape in the last decade.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin (via Hartford Courant - Politics)
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12/11/23
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The results of my genetic test arrived in an unpretentious white envelope. It was the summer of 2021, and I almost missed it when I flipped through the mail, but I set it aside from the rest of the …
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Golda Arthur (via MIT Technology Review)
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12/11/23
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By Anissa Durham | Word In Black (WIB) – Long-held stereotypes, medical bias, and stigma have convinced society that Black people don’t deal with infertility. Unfortunately, this type of …
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WordInBlack.com (via The Sacramento Observer)
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12/11/23
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Tony Granato announced Sunday night that he has been diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma and will begin treatment this week
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Curtis Pashelka (via Marin Independent Journal)
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12/10/23
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Tony Granato announced Sunday night that he has been diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma and will begin treatment this week
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Curtis Pashelka (via The Mercury News)
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12/10/23
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Older adults are less likely to seek or obtain mental health services compared to other age groups.
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Daniel A. Plotkin (via Marin Independent Journal)
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12/10/23
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Aurora VA hospital employees struggle with their own mental health under Dr. Lisa Brenner, who is known for retaliation, intimidation and, they say, unequal treatment of people of color.
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Sam Tabachnik (via The Denver Post)
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12/10/23
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has cited Houston's success in reducing homelessness as an inspiration for his own strategy, and a visit by The Denver Post revealed both lessons and continuing challenges …
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Saja Hindi (via The Denver Post)
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12/10/23
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While 18 U.S. states have essentially banned abortion for pregnant people facing a mental health crisis, Ireland has taken a different approach.
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Tribune News Service (via Hartford Courant - Politics)
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12/10/23
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As painful as it is, grief can be transformative in a good way, says this expert on loss.
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Danielle Bauter (via Hartford Courant - Politics)
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12/10/23
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Nearly a dozen of Alliance Defending Freedom’s ongoing lawsuits involve abortion and contraceptive access. Here is a look at those cases. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug …
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Sofia Resnick (via Louisiana Illuminator)
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12/10/23
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Several senators asked Baker about women’s sports and about whether the NCAA might revisit policies that allow males to compete on women’s college teams. Disappointingly, Baker hedged.
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Riley Gaines (via Boston Herald - National News)
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12/10/23
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Last December, TxDOT said 108 people were killed and 229 were severely injured by drivers under the influence across the state.
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Via WFAA
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12/9/23
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Research by centre-right thinktank says gap between the mainstream and poorest in society is wideningCovid lockdowns had a “catastrophic effect” on the UK’s social fabric and the most …
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PA Media (via Guardian)
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12/9/23
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Students performed six different orthopedic surgery simulations using drills, hammers and other medical implements.
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Sam Gorski (via WBOY)
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12/9/23
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Banner Health has launched seasonal visitor restrictions at its hospitals, including McKee Medical Center, due to the increased flu and respiratory virus season.
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Reporter-Herald Staff (via Loveland Reporter-Herald)
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12/9/23
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In a recording in 2020, the actor made a case for giving ‘human beings true agency over their bodies at the end of life’• Read more: ‘Push me over the edge’ – Diana Rigg’s daughter …
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Lucy Rock (via Guardian)
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12/9/23
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning about the danger of high-powered, pea-sized magnets found in toys, announcing one company's recall of a set containing them and saying it was …
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Associated Press (via Boston Herald - National News)
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12/9/23
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TAMPA — “Peace of mind” is tattooed on Nicole Gossett’s left rib cage and punctuated with a semicolon, which is a symbol of hope for those impacted by mental illness. She’s the third member …
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Paul Guzzo (via Orlando Sentinal)
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12/9/23
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