Category: healthcare

Victoria Healthcare Workers to Get $3000 Payment

Victoria’s public sector frontline health staff will get a one-off payment of $3000 (US$2,200) as part of an inducement scheme to attract and retain workers in the state’s public healthcare. Those who work in public hospitals and in the ambulance service field will be given a one-off cash payment and free meals, by the state government…


Obamacare ‘Double Whammy’ to Hit Right Before Midterms

A temporary COVID-19 relief program that aimed to lower healthcare premiums under the Affordable Care Act is slated to expire and voters would begin receiving notices just weeks before the midterms in November. Under the Biden administration-backed American Rescue Plan, a temporary program was initiated to cut monthly healthcare premiums to make it more affordable for people purchasing individual…


Labor Commits $1.5 Billion to Domestic Medical Manufacturing

Australian Labor party’s leader Anthony Albanese has announced his plan to create a new $1.5 billion (US$105 billion) fund to secure Australia’s medical goods supply chains. The money would be used to boost domestic medical manufacturing capability, such as creating medical technologies, producing rapid antigen tests, and creating vaccines. The investment, which is part of Labor’s…


Why Home-Based, Tech-Enabled Care Is the Future of Medicine for Seniors

Home-based, technology-enabled primary care can make all the difference for seniors, whether they have chronic conditions or just want to remain healthy and prevent illness. As the American population continues to age, it is critical to reimagine primary care to account for the emerging trends in the senior community. More tech-savvy seniors, like those with…


Victorian Premier Called Out Over His Role in the State Health Emergency

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been questioned over his role in the state’s health crisis that led to the death of a 14-year-old girl waiting for an ambulance as well as 15 other Victorians’ deaths in the recent months. 14-year-old Lydia Anseline died on April 13 from an asthma attack after waiting for over 30…


22 Countries Drop Mask Mandates as Experts Debate Consequences

A total of 22 countries around the world have dropped mask mandates since January this year, according to The Epoch Times. As debates over masks have returned to the United States after a judge struck down a federal mask mandate for interstate travel, the nation joined nearly to dozen countries which have ended broad mask…


4 Big Expenses You Could Face in Retirement

Retirement planning is part savings, part guessing game. While many of your day-to-day expenses will remain the same, there are big-ticket categories that can take a large bite out of your savings. The more you can plan, the better prepared you’ll be to weather the costs. Here are four expenses to keep in mind as…


How California’s Single-Payer Model Won’t Fix the Hidden Cost of Health Care | Rupali Chadha

In a previous episode of California Insider, we covered the impacts of a single-payer health care solution for Californians. But why does health care cost so much? My guest is Dr. Rupali Chadha, a physician with Free2Care. She discusses why we have the highest cost of health care in the world and what it will…


Do You Want a Doctor or a Healer?

There seems to be a divide among those two professions. Our modern doctors have become MANAGERS of symptoms through the chemistry of pharmacology. Who wants to be on a cocktail of dozens of chemically formulated pharmaceuticals for the rest of their lives? Each with their own lengthy list of side-effects, typically requiring even more medications….


Amount of Missing Medication in Melbourne Public Hospitals ‘Significant’: Experts

A study led by Austin Health in Melbourne has found around one-fifth of medication supplied to public medical, surgical wards, and emergency departments (EDs) in Melbourne had not been administered to patients. The study, led by David Taylor, Director of Emergency Medicine Research at Austin Health, concluded that in 2019 around 19.2 percent of medication to…