Thomas Deane reports for MedicalXpress that countries with female leaders tend to be healthier and more equitable, promoting social and environmental wellbeing. Female leaders around the world have...
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President Trump’s prescription drug executive orders...
For a long time now, President Trump has said that Americans should not be paying more for drugs than people in other wealthy countries, who generally pay prices that are half what we pay. Yet, Trump...
Coronavirus: Who will get a vaccine and when?
With a few COVID-19 vaccines making their way through the clinical trial phase and seeing successful outcomes, it is more than likely that a vaccine will be approved by the end of this year or early...
Coronavirus: Many older adults at risk because they are unable...
Older adults who are not tech savvy and cannot navigate in a digital world are particularly at risk right now. If you don’t know how to access Zoom or FaceTime or buy groceries and medicines...
Coronavirus: Trump demands Social Security cut in next stimulus...
Jake Johnson writes for Common Dreams about Trump’s plan to cut Social Security and Medicare. He is privately warning Republican members of Congress that he will not sign off on any new...
It’s time to rethink nursing home care
For decades now, nursing homes in the US have failed to provide older residents with a dignified and humane life. Their horrifying response to the COVID-19 pandemic and inability to provide residents...
Coronavirus: President Trump’s immigration policy leaves...
President Donald Trump’s recent change to US immigration policy is leaving many hospitals short-staffed, reports Dara Lind for ProPublica. Trump’s proclamation of June 22 bars most...
Coronavirus: Should you travel?
Paula Span reports for the New York Times on how older adults are weighing the risks of traveling during the pandemic. Because older adults are more likely to get seriously ill from COVID-19...
Coronavirus: Another reason to stay home, deadly mosquitoes
By now, we all recognize that we will not be able to contain the novel coronavirus effectively until we have a strong public health infrastructure. Kaiser Health News reports that without that strong...
Coronavirus: Blame corporate health insurers for our failure to...
Wendell Potter, a former health insurance executive at Cigna, knows first-hand how poorly corporate health insurers ensure that Americans get the care they need. They create all kinds of obstacles to...