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Instead of Responding With Cops, Denver Sends Health Care Teams to Non-Criminal Calls — and It’s Already Saving Lives
A pilot program where teams of social workers and paramedics respond to certain non-criminal complaints in Denver is showing early success.
The Support Team Assisted...
NFL Giving Away Free Super Bowl Tickets to 7,500 Health Care Workers
As a thank you for their tireless service during the pandemic, NFL has announced it's inviting around 7,500 vaccinated health care workers to Super...
People are ‘Adopting’ Health Care Workers As a Way to Thank Them For Their Service
Christine Danderand knows firsthand just how challenging coronavirus can be. This past October, the Nebraska-based makeup artist, her husband, and their daughter all contracted...
New York City Lights Up With Thank You Messages For Health Care Workers
The Walkway Over the Hudson as well as hospitals in New York City were illuminated with Thank You messages for healthcare workers.
Comedian Jay Leno is Producing Face Shields 24/7 in His Garage to Give to Health Care Workers
Jay Leno, who turns 70 today, has been using a couple 3D printers in his garage to manufacture clear plastic shields round the clock for healthcare workers.
Doctors Turn Down Pay Raise So Their Fellow Health Care Workers Can Get a Raise Instead
Over 250 doctors and physicians rejected a proposed pay raise so they could pass the funds towards hardworking nurses and clerks instead.
Saudi Women Will No Longer Need Men’s Permission to Seek Education, Health Care
Saudi Arabia is slowly – but surely – starting to join the modern world in terms of gender equality
Though the kingdom is still one...
For Years College Students Provide the Homeless With Free Health Care
Stephanie Oh knows what it’s like to live below the poverty line.
After graduating college with a degree in bioengineering, she volunteered for AmeriCorps and subsisted...
Legislation To Improve Mental Health Care For Millions Passes in Bipartisan Vote
This revolutionary bill on mental health care reform was just passed in Congress – and next week, it goes to the Senate.
New York City Steps Up Mental Health Care and Security for Homeless
New York City is making it easier for the city’s homeless to receive mental health care.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans to increase the...
Surgeon Treats 100,000 Patients Unable to Pay for Health Care
When a doctor grew concerned with patients being put on waiting lists because they could not afford treatment, he started his own clinics —...
In Indonesia People Can Trade Trash for Free Health Care
Patients in Indonesia can trade recyclable trash for doctor visits in a clever plan to get affordable medical care to people in rural villages.
Three...
Pakistan’s ‘Miracle’ Doctor Inspired by UK Health Care
"Pakistan's shambolic public health system suffers from corruption, mismanagement and lack of resources. But one public sector hospital in Karachi provides free specialized healthcare...
Health Care Wait Times for US Veterans Have Decreased, New Data Show
The Department of Veterans Affairs has reduced by half the number of veterans waiting more than three months to see a doctor since a...
Health Care Law Helps Entrepreneurs Quit Their Day Jobs
The Affordable Care Act — which many see creating challenges for businesses — could benefit a particular group of business people: entrepreneurs. Joshua Simonson...
British Celebrate Their Health Care System in Olympics Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics included a visual narrative, highlighting the many accomplishments of the British people over many centuries. The...
Former Cowboy Flying Free Health Care to Those in Need
Several decades ago, Stan Brock nearly died when a horse kicked him in the head, while working on a ranch in the middle of...
Cell Phones Boosts Health Care in Bangladesh With 24-hour Help Line
Recent mobile phone initiatives in Bangladesh are allowing patients to reach a health worker for advice at no cost 24 hours a day. They...
U.S. Health Care: The Good News – A New PBS Documentary
You don't often find the words "health care" and "good news" in the same sentence, but in a new Public Television documentary, we learn...
As Smartphones Get Smarter, We Get Healthier and Health Care Gets Cheaper
The use of mobile technology to distribute health care, especially in rural areas perfectly exploits the wonders of a device that's fast becoming ubiquitous,...