WAIT TIMES PUSH MORE CANADIANS ABROAD FOR TREATMENT
According to the Calgary Herald, an increasing number of Albertans are travelling abroad, especially for hip and knee replacement surgeries. The article also says that … Read More
Pelosi’s Price Control Committees Will Destroy Research and Development into New Medicines
Opinion: Gov’t would create a panel to weigh some combo of politics, bureaucratic inertia and left-wing economic ignorance… Read More
Canada can’t be New York’s medicine cabinet
Connected by 445 miles of land and sea border, Canada and New York enjoy a long and deep trade partnership. Canada is New York’s No. 1 customer and sells… Read More
My daughter’s medication isn’t available for patients in Britain’s single-payer system
Trump was right to question the UK’s National Health Service. Single-payer health care prevents patients from procuring drugs to live longer and well. Read More
Yes, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, The VA Is Badly Broken
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently offered a vigorous defense of the Veterans Health Administration, arguing that its problems were a “myth” peddled by Republicans who want to privatize the system. “If… Read More
In China, Even Healthcare for All Isn’t Enough
One wouldn’t think Chinese in their 60s worried about the cost of cancer treatment would be a demographic slice that interested high-flying technology companies. Earlier this week, however, Ant Financial… Read More
Heidi Heitkamp: Democrats, don’t ditch the ACA for Medicare-for-all
As the Democratic presidential primary begins to take shape, I’m thrilled by the growing field of talented, capable contenders — any of whom would be a welcome breath of fresh… Read More
A shortage of staff is the biggest problem facing the NHS
In a brightly lit, immaculately clean room, 16 cadavers await the next batch of students at Anglia Ruskin medical school. Not all universities still use them, but “we like to get… Read More
GP shortage: Nurses and pharmacists could step in for doctors
A landmark report being released today warns that GP numbers will not meet demand within the next decade, meaning alternative medical staff will be used to plug the gap. Read More
Doctors pray for sick as blackout batters Venezuelan hospitals
Maria Rodriguez’s daughter has spent a month in Caracas’s J.M. de los Rios children’s hospital with hydrocephalus, a buildup of spinal fluid in the brain, but staff there have faced… Read More