Indigenous Canadian women kept from seeing their newborn babies until agreeing to sterilization, says lawyer
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My Health Record: Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt bows to pressure and extends opt-out deadline as website hits issues
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Aetna ordered to pay $25.5 million after denying coverage to woman who died of cancer
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What stops some US states from providing universal healthcare on their own?
I'm not very familiar with how government works in the US, and I've always had this question. Like, if states are reasonably independent, and it seems like there are some states who lean way more...
I'm not very familiar with how government works in the US, and I've always had this question.
Like, if states are reasonably independent, and it seems like there are some states who lean way more into the socially liberal side of the spectrum from providing universal healthcare (or at least some better healthcare policies) on their own?
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Losing Laura - Laura Levis died from an asthma attack just outside a Boston-area ER, after calling 911 from outside its locked doors. Her husband has been piecing together how it happened.
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Seventeen million Australians to be automatically enrolled in My Health record
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‘I’m Dr. Cohen’: The powerful humanity of the Jewish hospital staff that treated Robert Bowers
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Last chance to opt out of #MyHealthRecord, Australians! (Deadline November 15, 2018)
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Using technology to fight counterfeit medicines in Africa and South Asia
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A senior Australian doctor offering medical care to refugees on Nauru was detained by police yesterday and deported from the island this afternoon
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UK Biobank data on 500,000 people paves way to precision medicine
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Toronto's Sick Kids hospital preparing policy for euthanasia for youth over eighteen that could one day apply to minors
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The comforting fictions of dementia care
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The US was once a leader for healthcare and education — now it ranks 27th in the world
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Taken for a ride: MD injured in ATV crash gets $56,603 bill for US air ambulance trip
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Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon says US healthcare system is 'morally wrong'. Former UN secretary general accuses ‘powerful’ health interests in the US of blocking universal healthcare
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NHS beats drug companies in £100m Avastin battle
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GPs treat mental health issues more than any other condition, reveals the latest Health of a Nation report released by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
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Pharma chief defends 400% drug price rise as a ‘moral requirement’
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Nearly 600 Russia-linked accounts tweeted about the health law
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The secret drug pricing system middlemen use to rake in millions
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Does a generic EpiPen mean lower prices? Don’t hold your breath.
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The roots of cooking for the sick and why hospital food is so bad
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Considerations on cost disease
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Jehovah’s Witness girl could receive blood against her will during childbirth
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Vancouver man charged with ignoring medical health officer's orders for HIV treatment
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The imminent departure of Saudi medical residents
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An unconscious patient with a DNR tattoo
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Hospitals scrap surgeries, Venezuelans forgo showers as taps run dry
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The burnout crisis in American medicine
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The simple change that could save patient lives
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Parents break teen out of Mayo Clinic
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Five things nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer suggests might have stopped her killing
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How dropping the 'brain death' requirement has boosted organ donations in Alberta
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Overall health includes oral health: Should dental be part of universal health care
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Saudi Arabia halts all medical treatment for citizens in Canada
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The federal government's My Health Record system is capable of storing genomic information, which could turbocharge medical research but has intensified privacy and security fears
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How 'fat shaming' from doctors is leading to misdiagnoses for obese patients
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Is the "obesity crisis" a disguise for a deeper problem?
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My Health concessions 'woefully inadequate', says former Australian Medical Association president
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Insurers can send patients to religious hospitals that restrict reproductive care
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The Federal Government will change the law to reassure Australians their privacy will be protected in the My Health Record system
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Australians are 'rightly' concerned about trusting My Health Record, says Privacy Commissioner
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Hospitals know how to protect mothers. They just aren't doing it.
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Medicinal cannabis products to be legalised
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Motherhood brings the most dramatic brain changes of a woman's life. So why does prenatal care ignore the topic altogether?
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Millions of Australians to opt out of My Health Record as backlash builds
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Why mainstream health organisations are finally starting to work with LGBTIQ+ women
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My Health Record: Confusion as some Australians shocked they already have one
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How do you guys feel about medical marijuana in the states being legalized?
I've been researching into the topic recently, and I wanted to see how other people felt about it.
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