Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in U.S. think abortion should be legal, poll finds
WASHINGTON — With abortion rights poised to be one of the major issues in the 2024 election, a new poll shows that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians…
UNICEF, Borno State Gov’t Build Healthcare Clinic For Conflict-Affected Children
With support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Borno State government in Northeast Nigeria has unveiled a cutting-edge Primary Healthcare Clinic aimed at…
California single-payer healthcare faces doubts from Democratic leader
SACRAMENTO — California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas cast doubt on the latest proposal to create a state-run single-payer healthcare system, saying he likes the idea but…
Idaho asks Supreme Court to let gender-affirming healthcare ban stand
Idaho has asked the Supreme Court to let stand a ban on gender-affirming healthcare that Gov. Brad Little signed in April of last year. File…
Policymakers try to catch up with rise of AI in healthcare
Lawmakers and regulators in Washington are starting to puzzle over how to regulate artificial intelligence in healthcare — and the AI industry thinks there’s a…
Poor Infrastructure, Underfunding Frustrate Kano’s Basic Healthcare Programme
Ladidi Ado’s* journey into motherhood took shape amidst the challenges of a semi-functional primary healthcare centre in her village. This chapter of her life began…
Remote-controlled robots bring metropolitan healthcare experience to outback patients with heart conditions
A robot, operated by health workers in Brisbane, is scanning patients' hearts more than 1,000 kilometres away in the Queensland outback.Sonographers sitting in a tiny…
Latino voters aren’t really fleeing in droves to Republicans
A widespread and misleading story about the Latino vote has taken hold in the media. It goes something like this: Latinos used to be monolithic…
As budget deficit estimate rises, Newsom seeks ‘major changes’ to healthcare wage law
With California facing an expected $68-billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking “major reforms” to pull funding from a costly plan next year to…
Hiltzik: Republicans hate Obamacare because they hate healthcare
Here’s a pair of handy rules of thumb to know we’re heading into a major election cycle: (1) Republican candidates start talking about the need…
Growing calls for on-country kidney dialysis in North West WA, as wait times grow to more than a year
Yindjibarndi elder Tootsie Daniel sits patiently underneath a tree in the front yard of her home in Roebourne, 1,500 kilometres north of Perth in West Australia's…
AIDS Healthcare Foundation low-income tenants live in squalor, face eviction
After her eviction, Alisha Lucero returned to her apartment to find her belongings thrown away. Gone were Lucero’s passport and her recently deceased brother’s high…
More than a month without water, food and healthcare in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel’s intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip, one of the world’s most densely populated areas, has caused the deaths of 10,328 Palestinians, including 4,237 children,…
Healthcare minimum wage expected to cost $4 billion in first year as California budget deficit looms
SACRAMENTO — When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that set a first-in-the-nation minimum wage for healthcare workers, three words in a bill analysis foretold potential…
California healthcare workers to get $25 an hour after Newsom approves historic minimum wage
SACRAMENTO — Many California healthcare workers — from nursing assistants and medical coders to cleaners and security guards — will see at least $25 an hour…
Doctors fight payroll tax they say will close clinics and destroy universal healthcare
Quick ReadIn short: Doctors have been operating as independent practitioners based in GP clinics rather than employees.They say changes to payroll law will mean they have…
Primary Healthcare Centre In Northwest Nigeria Struggles For Survival
The clock struck midnight and Jummai Abdullahi, a 50-year-old woman from Kuyan Ta Inna, found herself wide awake. Her pregnant daughter, Amina Abdullahi, was in…
New California law takes a step toward single-payer healthcare
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Saturday that sets the stage for California to work toward universal healthcare, such as a single-payer system that progressive…
Cameroonians Turn To Apps, Nigerian Hospitals As War Prevents Access To Healthcare
Nkwa Pascaline, 69, suffers from a bone disorder. She needs to travel over 100 kilometres from her village in Mbengwi, North West Cameroon, to Bafoussam,…
US court battles ramp up over state transgender healthcare restrictions | LGBTQ News
Several courts have allowed state governments to enforce restrictions, with more rulings on the horizon. Courts across the United States have been delivering mixed verdicts…