Palliative care patients face added stress and extra costs amid pain medicine shortages
Doctors often prescribe strong medications to relieve pain, distress and discomfort in palliative care, but many of these ...
‘You could die trying to reach this treatment’: how Israel’s war on Hizbullah has shattered healthcare in south Lebanon
With a fragile ceasefire in place, medics look to repair hospitals and care centres to get services running again ...
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Oregon won’t set price caps on prescription drugs — for now
A key state lawmaker says that the push for Oregon to set price limits on increasingly costly prescription drugs will have to ...
AllAfrica on MSN18h
Lesotho: Health Minister Confident Lesotho Can Manage Without U.S. Funding, but Jobs Are Already Being Lost
Executive Director for the Lesotho Council of NGOs, Sekonyela Mapetja said he is sceptical of the government's ability to fill the gap left by USAID. He is concerned that the budget for the 2025/26 ...
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With US funding cuts, ARVs will only be available to the highest bidder
Rosemary Aoko has been buying antiretroviral (ARV) medication for two of her relatives. She found the free medication system too cumbersome, often plagued by stockouts, shortages of preferred drugs, ...
Why medical deserts are on the rise—and how patients there are accessing in-person care
Lyft explains how, with medical deserts growing across the country, patients are seeking transportation workarounds to get to ...
Illinois Times11hOpinion
Protecting low-income access to medications
Health care advocates in Springfield are working to pass legislation to secure low-income Illinoisans access to medications ...