Results for "healthcare"
7 articlesHospitals evacuate, MSF halts services as rival gangs clash in Haitiβs capital
Medical facilities in Port-au-Prince's Cite Soleil neighborhood evacuated patients and suspended services on May 11 as gang violence escalated in the area. MSF (Doctors Without Borders) halted operations, indicating a security crisis affecting humanitarian access to healthcare.
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India signs 8 MoUs with Trinidad and Tobago during Jaishankarβs visit
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Trinidad and Tobago on May 8-9, during which India and the Caribbean nation signed eight memoranda of understanding covering tourism, healthcare, infrastructure, and Ayurveda. The visit resulted in formal bilateral agreements according to an official statement.
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RFK Launches Plan To Stop Predatory Overprescribing Of Psych Drugs
RFK's administration plans to issue CMS billing guidance that would compensate healthcare providers for deprescribing psychiatric medications. The framing positions this as stopping 'predatory overprescribing,' though the description provides minimal detail on implementation, scope, or medical evidence supporting the approach.
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Health Care Would Improve If More States Eliminated Hospital βPermission Slipsβ
The article argues that states should eliminate or scale back Certificate of Need (CON) programs, citing Tennessee's approach as a model. The piece frames CON requirements as bureaucratic barriers ('permission slips') that restrict healthcare access and improvement.
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Baby clothes, razor blades and water buckets: Exposing the reality of global inequalities in maternal care
WaterAid's campaign contrasts maternal care resources across countries by showcasing what mothers bring to hospital deliveries. In London, expectant mothers bring baby clothes; in Malawi and Ethiopia, mothers bring razor blades to cut umbilical cords and buckets to collect water, illustrating disparities in healthcare infrastructure and maternal support systems.
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In India, Medical Titles Debate Raises Public Health Concerns
India faces a public health debate over medical title regulation following a landmark court case. The issue centers on tension between expanding healthcare access and preventing unqualified practitioners from using professional titles that could endanger patients.
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βThere is an imbalance of powerβ: My husband has cancer. Why must we wait two hours for a 10-minute CT scan?
A personal letter describing frustration with long wait times for medical imaging appointments, using the author's husband's cancer diagnosis as the central narrative. The piece frames healthcare delays as a systemic power imbalance and dedicates the letter to patients who died while waiting for appointments.
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