"The hospitals have signaled a greater willingness to dig in and fend off the nurses’ demands, which they have characterized as out of touch. And they don’t seem worried about escalating a fight with the nurses, who are generally more trusted and held in higher regard than members of just about any other profession."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/nyregion/nyc-nurses-striking-again-different.html

#healthcare #nurses #hospitals #labor #unions #nyc

"The hospitals have signaled a greater willingness to dig in and fend off the nurses’ demands, which they have characterized as out of touch. And they don’t seem worried about escalating a fight with the nurses, who are generally more trusted and held in higher regard than members of just about any other profession."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/nyregion/nyc-nurses-striking-again-different.html

#healthcare #nurses #hospitals #labor #unions #nyc

"Marketplace plans from the Affordable Care Act no longer feel very affordable to many people, because Congress did not extend a package of enhanced subsidies that expired at the end of 2025. An estimated 4.8 million will go without coverage this year."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/aca-enhanced-subsidies-obamacare-uninsured-drop-coverage-medicaid-gap/

#healthcare #ACA #insurance #medicaid #hospitals #RuralHealth #CostsOfCare #DrugPrices

"Marketplace plans from the Affordable Care Act no longer feel very affordable to many people, because Congress did not extend a package of enhanced subsidies that expired at the end of 2025. An estimated 4.8 million will go without coverage this year."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/aca-enhanced-subsidies-obamacare-uninsured-drop-coverage-medicaid-gap/

#healthcare #ACA #insurance #medicaid #hospitals #RuralHealth #CostsOfCare #DrugPrices

Many hoping to lose weight are turning to a drug approved in Japan for treating type-2 diabetes, but doctors specializing in diabetes warn that the risks of taking the drug are underestimated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/japan/society/diabetes-drug-weight-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #health #drugs #mounjaro #hospitals #diabetes

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and health minister Kenichiro Ueno have agreed to raise medical service fees by 2.22% in fiscal 2026, the first increase in 12 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/medical-service-fees-agreement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hospitals #inflation #health #wages

Scots told to wear face mask if you feel ill

Scots advised to wear face #masks & stay away from #work, #school, #hospitals until they are better as flu cases across the country continue to rise

Public #Health #Scotland has advised anyone with flu symptoms to stay away from public settings and to wear face masks in high-risk parts of hospitals. Some #NHS trusts have also asked anyone with flu symptoms to avoid visiting hospitals entirely.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25677864.scots-told-wear-face-mask-feel-ill-flu-surge/

#illness #PublicHealth #OurNHS

Victims of an arson attack on a mental health clinic in Osaka were remembered on Wednesday, the fourth anniversary of the 2021 incident, which killed 26 people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/japan/crime-legal/osaka-arson-four-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #mentalhealth #hospitals

A health ministry panel has agreed to raise copayment limits for high-cost medical care, with income threshold categories refined to ensure that those who earn more pay more for treatment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/science-health/expensive-treatment-fees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #hospitals #health

Four years after a deadly arson attack on a psychosomatic clinic in Osaka, the sister of the clinic's director is helping rehabilitate inmates and those who have a drug addiction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/crime-legal/arson-osaka-sister-rehabilitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #arson #osaka #mentalhealth #hospitals #japaneseprisons

Scots told to wear face mask if you feel ill

Scots advised to wear face #masks & stay away from #work, #school, #hospitals until they are better as flu cases across the country continue to rise

Public #Health #Scotland has advised anyone with flu symptoms to stay away from public settings and to wear face masks in high-risk parts of hospitals. Some #NHS trusts have also asked anyone with flu symptoms to avoid visiting hospitals entirely.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25677864.scots-told-wear-face-mask-feel-ill-flu-surge/

#illness #PublicHealth #OurNHS

Japan’s parliament has enacted a bill aimed at addressing the uneven availability of doctors in the country and promoting digital transformation in the medical sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/parliament-bill-doctor-availability/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hospitals #doctors #diet

Japan is expected to lower the state-set prices of drugs in its fiscal 2026 revision after a health ministry survey found that market prices are lower than the official prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/japan/japan-to-lower-drug-prices/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #drugs #mhlw #hospitals

"Following direction from the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill, the Department of Education determined that nursing was among the programs that would now be excluded from the 'professional degree' list. This would affect how those seeking a nursing degree would be reimbursed for student loan payments."

https://www.newsweek.com/nurses-union-says-trump-policy-will-worsen-crisis-level-conditions-access-health-11101654

#healthcare #education #HigherEd #StudentLoans #nurses #nursing #DOE #labor #hospitals #massachusetts #USpol

A government subcommittee on public health insurance has mostly agreed to ask patients for additional payment for OTC-like prescription medicines while still maintaining insurance coverage for them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/health-insurance-otc-drugs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hospitals #medicine #drugs #mhlw

"Following direction from the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill, the Department of Education determined that nursing was among the programs that would now be excluded from the 'professional degree' list. This would affect how those seeking a nursing degree would be reimbursed for student loan payments."

https://www.newsweek.com/nurses-union-says-trump-policy-will-worsen-crisis-level-conditions-access-health-11101654

#healthcare #education #HigherEd #StudentLoans #nurses #nursing #DOE #labor #hospitals #massachusetts #USpol