#healthcare-access

#healthcare-access

Across the country, rural hospitals will close, and the empty towns will mirror the quiet halls where doctors and nurses once rushed to heal.

Morie Abibu, paralyzed and suffering from a growing mass near his spinal cord, requires urgent neurosurgery to prevent suffocation and a devastating end of life.

Those of us fighting to protect the right to vote find ourselves against a movement that doesn't want to take us back to 1965. They want to create an America that more closely resembles the one of 1865.

"It's been massively frustrating. We are really wanting to serve the need in Beeston where there is a massive cry for NHS dentistry. We have realised this in the past few weeks, with people just popping in to see if we can offer them appointments via the NHS."

Jade Kendall carries her wheelchair-bound daughter up three flights of stairs in Bermondsey following major surgery, facing a precarious situation without proper assistance from Southwark Council.

"The little boy doesn't want to leave his home. He's terrified. He sobs, cries and screams when his mother takes him out of the house," says attorney Elora Mukherjee.

Planned Parenthood expressed gratitude that the court recognized the "harm" caused by defunding efforts while also noting disappointment over the members losing funding, which could disrupt patient care.

"The asset of health is among the few, if not only, luxuries we enjoy in life. With access to better health and especially effective healthcare, we can manage life well and provide for ourselves, our families and our communities."

Bariatric surgeries involve removing, restricting or rerouting parts of the gastrointestinal tract to change the amount of food the stomach can digest or absorb.

Doctor Hilary Jones emphasized the impact of Patient Choice in the NHS, stating, 'Patient Choice gives people real power - they just need to know it's there.'

“With every week that passes, the risk increases the cancer will grow or worse will spread to other parts of the body,” stated Dr. Michael McCarthy.

Rachel Castor recalls the shocking experience of her son being denied hospital admission during an asthma attack due to the closure of obstetric services by Bonner General Hospital.

"My story is a story of a refugee from the rice fields to Springfield. But it's also a story that's similar to a lot of immigrants and refugees in this district."

Yannick Neuder stated, 'With this map, which identifies 151 priority inter-communities for access to healthcare, we're not solving medical deserts, since they affect 87 percent of the country, but it’s a first step that will benefit around two million patients.'

UCSF may become one of the last places in California to provide gender-affirming surgeries for teenagers, following Stanford's suspension and closures of other facilities.

Legislators in California have approved a budget measure that freezes access to Medi-Cal for undocumented migrants starting in 2026, requiring enrollees to pay a monthly fee.

Rabideau has to take multiple buses to get to his nearest Walgreens on Point Lobes and 42nd avenues, which has gotten increasingly busier as it picks up the slack from shuttered businesses.

You really want to get people to care as quickly as possible, but some people could be very anxious about those results as well, Cherabie said.

"Obesity is a serious, chronic disease, and access to obesity medications should be treated with the same urgency as other chronic conditions," said Rhonda Pacheco, emphasizing the importance of medication access.

Disabled people could lose more than £10,000 a year as a result of Sir Keir Starmer's benefit cuts, a group of MPs has warned.

Lord Adebowale stated that the missed diagnosis of his mother, Grace, and the sub-standard care during her final hospital admission exemplify significant systemic issues within the NHS.

"The LGBTQ+ community is going through a lot right now and it's really important that our community have access to safe and welcoming healthcare which is why it's so exciting that we are now able to offer same-day appointments," said Paula Ellison, director of Callen-Lorde Brooklyn.

"I'm bleeding from God knows where. My partner is lying on the ground... Who cares? I'm a human. Even if I were in the car or driving, I'm a human first."

The abortion pill mifepristone has been proven safe by millions of Americans over 25 years, and its restrictions threaten access particularly for vulnerable populations.