Category: healthcare

Nurse Speaks Out: US Hospital Deliberately Terminated Ventilator of Unvaccinated Patient

Medical protocols are the bedrock of our modern health care system. A protocol is a carefully crafted plan. It contains references and steps on how to follow through a medical procedure or treatment. Hospitals, doctors, and nurses rely on these protocols to minimize any chance of errors. The information is always reviewed and updated because…


Midwife Clinic Sues Georgia After Local Hospitals Block Its Opening

A birth center to be staffed by midwives is suing Georgia in federal court for unconstitutionally denying it permission to operate after three local hospitals expressed opposition to it. At present, there are only three non-hospital birth centers in Georgia, a state with more than 120,000 human births annually, but none are within a 130-mile radius of Augusta,…


Ontario to Fund More Private Clinic Surgeries to Reduce Waitlist

The Ontario government says it is looking to increase publicly covered surgeries performed at private clinics to help alleviate the province’s surgical waitlists, among several other measures. Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced Ontario’s “Plan to Stay Open” on Aug. 18, saying the province needs to be “bold, innovative and creative” when looking for ways to…


Critics, CBO Warn Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act Could Slash US Medical Innovation

Critics of Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, as well as the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), are warning that the bill’s health care provisions could cause medical innovation in the United States, which leads the world in the sector, to decline sharply. The measure, hammered out as a compromise agreement between moderate Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and…


Capitol Report (Aug. 8): New Bill to Provide 87K New IRS Agents; Trump, Biden Weigh In on China Threat

Democrats on Capitol Hill are pushing to close out a big package this week, expanding the government’s role in multiple sectors including health care and energy. Virginia Congressman Bob Good spoke with NTD to discuss the implications of the bill and how he plans to vote on it when it lands in the House later…


Australia Needs to Fill the Gaps for Migrant Health Care

A multicultural health collaborative is advocating for the provision of care and a voice for culturally and linguistically diverse people, many whose visas render them ineligible for Medicare. Currently run by the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia, the national initiative highlights the healthcare needs of a growing population of migrants, refugees and asylum…


China Denies Claims of Insufficient Medical Insurance Funds Amid Mounting Public Concern

China’s healthcare authority issued a rare response amid mounting public concern that there was insufficient money in the nation’s healthcare fund because of repeated COVID-19 testing and increased hospitalizations due to the pandemic.. In a disclosure aimed at easing public concern, China’s National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA), on July 23, said the national medical insurance…


Amazon Strikes $3.5 Billion Deal for One Medical in Long March Into US Healthcare

Amazon.com Inc on Thursday agreed to buy primary care provider One Medical for $3.49 billion, expanding the e-commerce giant’s virtual healthcare and adding brick-and-mortar doctors’ offices for the first time. The all-cash deal would combine two relatively small players as Amazon continues a years-long march into U.S. healthcare, seeking to grow at a faster pace….


US Health Care Is Under Attack

Commentary The United States could be under attack. In 2020, the country experienced 1,389 ransomware attacks, averaging 3.8 attacks per day. A year later, the number of attacks had risen to 2,690, representing a 92.7 percent increase, according to Security Magazine. This year, things have gotten considerably worse. In the last 12 months, ransomware attacks…


6 Things You May Not Know About Medicare

Whether or not you are on Social Security at age 65, you are eligible for Medicare, as long as you are a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. Medicare is federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and for some younger people with disabilities. Most people on Medicare have helped fund it over the…