I’m giving birth as a battle rages over maternity care in Ireland. We shouldn’t have to pay to feel safe | Caelainn Hogan
There were no chandeliers in the public ward where I spent my first days as a mother, at…
£87m surgical centre opens aimed at cutting Somerset waiting lists
“We’ve got two bonuses here. One is that we’ve increased our capacity, so we have additional operating theatre…
Denmark versus UK: which country gets more health for their money?
Denmark and the UK both wear the badge of universal healthcare with pride. Nobody is turned away, nobody…
Online mental healthcare is here to stay: Here’s how to navigate your options and find the right clinician
As a mental health nurse practitioner who sees patients both in person and via telehealth, I’m often struck…
France in September 2026: pension, healthcare, tax and property changes
September is a busy month in France, marking the end of the summer holiday season and the start…
You Need to Understand Your Employees’ Caregiving Responsibilities
Most of us are caregivers. Seventy-three percent of all U.S. employees, and 71% of employees globally, identify as caregivers with…
Patients going blind amid ‘tsunami’ of demand for tests: expert
Tens of thousands of people are overdue ophthalmology appointments in the public system and doctors are aware of…
Planning for Hawke’s Bay Hospital multi-storey acute services building underway
“Planning and design is underway for a new multi-storey acute services building,” Trotter said. Acute or unplanned care…
‘Fake rooms’ in Ashburton Hospital keeping rural medicine alive
There are two fake rooms inside Ashburton Hospital. And often, they are occupied by fake patients. “Twenty years…
What A $4,000 Membership Says About American Emergency Care
I first heard about Sollis Health the way most of us hear about the good parts of American…
This Popular Healthcare ETF Is Diluting Your Dividend Income
XLV bundles the entire healthcare sector into one tidy package, but its cap-weighted structure quietly siphons off the…
“It’s Devastated Me That I’m Not Being Listened To:” Patients Prescribed Antipsychotics Say Their Voices Aren’t Being Heard
In contrast to the paternalistic approach of days past, Western medicine has almost universally adopted an aspirational philosophy…