Tyler Le/Insider Insider spoke to several same-sex couples using GoFundMe to afford surrogacy. Heteronormative definitions of infertility mean that gay couples are often excluded from undercover IVF. LGBTQ advocates are now pushing for a more inclusive definition to add to social infertility. Seven months ago, Noah and Tyler Tyner-Dernulc started a GoFundMe. So far, she’s … Read more
A decade after my mother, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, was killed trying to protect elementary school students in the Sandy Hook School mass shooting, I’m in the midst of another crisis caused by bad policy: crowdfunding for pay for my cancer treatment. In late March, I was diagnosed with stage II lymphoma, a primary orbital tumor, … Read more
A North Carolina General Assembly bill would cut government bureaucracy so that some companies like Blue Cross NC can more efficiently invest their resources, provided those investments are intended to reduce care costs healthcare, increase access or enhance the consumer experience. Unfortunately, a small but vocal minority has made several false claims against the legislation … Read more
Making HMO available at affordable prices for every Filipino Aside from the toll it has taken on lives and the local economy, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on families can also be seen in the increase in their healthcare spending due to many prolonged hospitalizations, tests and follow-ups. Cebuana Lhuillier understands how important it … Read more
To recruit more bedside nurses, Wooster Community Hospital has eliminated the Bachelor of Science in Nursing requirement for new nursing hires, according to the hospital. Removing the BSN option will allow more students to become practicing registered nurses while also opening the door for licensed practicing nurses, said Shelly Huff, chief nurse practitioner at WCH. … Read more
By Judith Graham It was a regrettable mistake. But Kim Sylvester thought she was doing the right thing at the time. His 80-year-old mother, Harriet Burkel, fell at her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, broke her pelvis, and went to a rehabilitation center to recover. It was only days after the death of Burkel’s 82-year-old … Read more
Women in the military shouldn’t have to worry about whether or not they have access to health care depending on where they are stationed or deployed. Nor should it be a service member family. Kim, former US Army officer and veteran activist The US military is one of the largest employers in the world, with … Read more
Comment on this storyComment In the two months it took the insurance company to approve drugs for Washington psychiatrist Jacob Swartz’s patient, he saw how students, once regulated by ADHD and impulse control, unraveled: When and B they turned downvotes, they were suspended, their self esteem plummeted. While Swartz could see the price of delay, … Read more
Despite all the progress being made in helping people with mental health issues, for all the years spent improving our understanding, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, after all one of the lingering challenges is that people’s perceptions of treatment of mental health have not evolved far enough from the days of paramedics and straitjackets. … Read more
Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s plan would also offer city employees up to $500 for a range of products and services, including lift tickets, student loans and gym memberships. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City City Hall in 2022. Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s fiscal 2024 budget includes a program that would reimburse city employees … Read more