Colchane, Chile – Allyson’s breathing grows heavier as she advances along the informal border crossing, making her way across the vast, high-altitude wetlands where Bolivia…
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Private medical clinic opens in Halifax
It hasn’t officially seen any patients yet, but Monday was the first day open for Halifax’s new private medical clinic, called Bluenose Health Primary Care…
Continue Reading....For $30/month, Ontario doctors offer rapid access to nurse practitioners
Some doctors in Ontario are offering their patients the option of extra health care, at a price: seven-day a week rapid access to appointments with…
Continue Reading....Is California breaking its promise to cut health care costs?
Brian Iv works in a factory in Orange County, earning around $26 per hour. He suffers chronic pain from a lifetime of manual labor jobs…
Continue Reading....Face masks are no longer required in hospitals, Arizona’s largest health care system says
Banner Health dropped its mask mandate. Visitors to Banner Health hospitals and medical facilities, including to emergency departments, don’t have to wear face masks anymore.…
Continue Reading....As surgical wait lists grow, Canada’s private clinics cash in
It’s a contentious reality in a country with a universal medicare system: Canadians can pay to sidestep the queue for surgeries with long waiting lists,…
Continue Reading....Health-care advocates urge BC to hire physician assistants to assist doctors
A man originally from BC who is now a health-care worker in Halifax said BC needs to adopt physician assistants to assist doctors. Gabriel Demone,…
Continue Reading....The Bay Health Foundation works to make health care services more accessible
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – A local foundation is proving its commitment to the people of Bay County by continuing to make health care services…
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