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A Fourth of U.S. Health Visits Now Delivered by Non-Physicians
Health care provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants expected to rise as their ranks grow faster than physicians’ By Jake Miller On September 14, 2023 At a glance: The proportion of health care visits delivered by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the U.S. is increasing rapidly and now accounts for a quarter of…
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Study finds gap between what rural residents want for end-of-life care and what they receive
Lack of conversations among the family members, and a more difficult access to healthcare are among the reasons responsible for the discrepancy. Daily Yonder by Center for Rural strategies and Liz Carey On September 16, 2023 When it comes to end-of-life wishes, a new study has found that while most people have end-of-life wishes, only…
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Medical credit cards ‘exploit loopholes’ in healthcare debt protection, report finds
The credit cards, which can promise patients deceptive no- or low-interest rates, are increasingly being offered in hospitals and physician offices. By Sydney Halleman On September 8, 2023 Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Medical credit cards are offered to patients in healthcare settings as a solution to pay off medical debt, often featuring enticing interest-free or deferred interest…
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Missouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law
By Jim Salter and Summer Ballentine On September 12, 2023 ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to minors for the purpose of gender transition, citing a new state law that one clinic says “creates unsustainable liability” for health care workers. Washington University Transgender Center at…
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‘Despair is settling in’: female suicides on rise in Taliban’s Afghanistan
Unofficial figures point to a mental health crisis amid severe restrictions on Afghan women’s lives By Zahra Nader and Zan Times reporters On August 28, 2023 First, her dreams of becoming a doctor were dashed by the Taliban’s ban on education. Then her family set up a forced marriage to her cousin, a heroin addict.…
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Haiti violence: gang guns down churchgoers protesting against criminals
Rights groups say churchgoers were killed and wounded as they marched in order to rid the area of gang members t least seven people were killed in Haiti, a rights group said, after a powerful gang that controls a northern suburb of the capital, Port-au-Prince, opened fire with machine guns on a protest organised by a…
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Nagorno-Karabakh: ‘People are fainting queuing up for bread’
By Rayhan Demytrie On August 30, 2023 They call it the Road of Life, as it is the only route connecting 120,000 ethnic Armenians living in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region with the Republic of Armenia. But for nearly nine months the Lachin Corridor has been blocked by Azerbaijani authorities, resulting in severe shortages of food, medication,…
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Kyrgyzstan brings back 95 ISIL wives, children from Syrian internment camps
The country’s third repatriation was carried out with the help of the US, the UN and the Red Cross. On August 30, 2023 The government of Kyrgyzstan has said 95 wives and children of ISIL (ISIS) fighters have been repatriated from internment camps in Syria. “The humanitarian mission on August 30, was carried out to…
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Should the ballot box be 18-plus? Maryland advocates are pressing for a lower voting age in local elections
By William J. Ford On September 15, 2023 Common Cause Maryland is encouraging local officials to allow more young people to vote in local elections. The nonprofit advocacy organization, based in Annapolis, posed a question in a recent mass email: “Do you agree with lowering the voting age to 16 for local elections so young…
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