Austin, Texas First US City To Fund Travel For Abortion
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 21:14
crooksandliars.com - Pro-choice groups in Texas this week were hopeful that thousands of women in the state could better obtain abortion care despite state restrictions after Austin's city council…
Category: Politics
crooksandliars.com - Pro-choice groups in Texas this week were hopeful that thousands of women in the state could better obtain abortion care despite state restrictions after Austin's city council…
Record 569,498 people waiting for hospital outpatient appointments
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 19:46
irishtimes.com - Hospital waiting lists have continued their upward trend, with more than 53,000 additional people waiting for an outpatient appointment since the start of the year. A record 569,498…
Category: Politics
irishtimes.com - Hospital waiting lists have continued their upward trend, with more than 53,000 additional people waiting for an outpatient appointment since the start of the year. A record 569,498…
More Māori and Pacific health workers should be doctors, nurses and managers - Dr Matire Harwood
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 19:04
stuff.co.nz - The Waitangi Tribunal will dissect over 200 claims of inequality and system failure. District Health Boards are among the biggest employers of Māori and Pacific people. But they're not…
Category: Business
stuff.co.nz - The Waitangi Tribunal will dissect over 200 claims of inequality and system failure. District Health Boards are among the biggest employers of Māori and Pacific people. But they're not…
Bupa's nursing home scandal is more evidence of a deep crisis in regulation
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 17:52
theconversation.com - British health-care conglomerate Bupa runs more nursing homes in Australia than anyone else. We now know its record in meeting basic standards of care is also worse than any…
Category: Business
theconversation.com - British health-care conglomerate Bupa runs more nursing homes in Australia than anyone else. We now know its record in meeting basic standards of care is also worse than any…
Column: Elizabeth Warren just proved she's the best candidate. Get out of her way
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 16:58
latimes.com - The word has popped up in every dinner conversation I’ve had the last few months: Electability. It is the focus of news stories, analyses and so much hand wringing on the Democratic…
Category: Politics
latimes.com - The word has popped up in every dinner conversation I’ve had the last few months: Electability. It is the focus of news stories, analyses and so much hand wringing on the Democratic…
Amazon-owned Whole Foods’ decision to drop health benefits for hundreds of part-time workers reveals how promises to workers like CEO Jeff Bezos’ recent pledge are worthless
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 16:22
businessinsider.com - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is committed to investing in employees — until he isn't. The sudden decision to cut the healthcare benefits for hundreds of part-time employees at Amazon-…
Category: Technology
businessinsider.com - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is committed to investing in employees — until he isn't. The sudden decision to cut the healthcare benefits for hundreds of part-time employees at Amazon-…
My doctor stopped returning my calls after she found out I’m gay
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 15:09
lgbtqnation.com - This room had grown all too familiar. Stale beige walls, speckled black and white tiles, and those uncomfortable purple chairs — everyone knows the kind, straight and stiff with no…
Category: Health
lgbtqnation.com - This room had grown all too familiar. Stale beige walls, speckled black and white tiles, and those uncomfortable purple chairs — everyone knows the kind, straight and stiff with no…
The Trump Administration is sabotaging veterans' access to health care
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 13:03
alternet.org - On June 6, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs deployed seven staffers to five veterans’ hospitals across the country. Their goal: to monitor the rollout of a new law set to…
Category: Politics
alternet.org - On June 6, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs deployed seven staffers to five veterans’ hospitals across the country. Their goal: to monitor the rollout of a new law set to…
Georgia senator 'horrified' after veteran dies covered in ant bites
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 12:46
usatoday.com - A daughter is devastated and a senator outraged after a 74-year-old veteran died in a Veterans Affairs nursing home covered in ant bites. Joel Marrable, an Air Force veteran who served…
Category: Health
usatoday.com - A daughter is devastated and a senator outraged after a 74-year-old veteran died in a Veterans Affairs nursing home covered in ant bites. Joel Marrable, an Air Force veteran who served…