U.S. health care

• ‘Here to stay’: Obamacare survives big challenge at U.S. Supreme Court

  The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left the entire Affordable Care Act intact.

  World

  Jun 17, 2021
  
• U.S. sees record coronavirus hospitalizations, cases and deaths as ICUs fill up

  The number of U.S. cases rose by at least 239,018 on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, the highest one-day increase since the pandemic began.

  World

  Dec 18, 2020
  
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• Trump signs executive order on health care; attracts criticism from Democrats

  Trump returned to health care amid disapproval of his administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and growing uncertainty about the future of the Obama-era Affordable Care Act.

  World

  Sep 24, 2020
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• U.S. hospitals brace for system strain due to COVID-19

  “This is going to be a fairly tremendous strain on our health system,” warned Dr. William Jaquis, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

  World

  Mar 13, 2020
• ANALYSIS: Why cheap Canadian drugs are part of Donald Trump’s re-election strategy

  Donald Trump needs a winning campaign issue, and Jackson Proskow says he may have found it with a promise to consider allowing imports of cheap drugs from Canada.

  Commentary

  Jul 31, 2019
• U.S. senator says Canada’s small population makes public health possible, but experts disagree

  According to experts, the opposite is actually true.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2019
• ‘I can’t afford that’: U.S. woman left bleeding after subway accident begs for no ambulance

  The woman was caught in the gap between the train and platform and she sustained a "serious laceration," a police report explained.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2018
• Donald Trump unveils drug plan after more than a year of vowing to lower prices

  As a candidate, Trump railed against the pharmaceutical industry, accusing companies of “getting away with murder.”

  Politics

  May 11, 2018
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• Trump administration to favour funding for ‘natural family planning’ over Planned Parenthood

  Major reproductive health organizations are voicing serious concerns about the changes.

  Politics

  Feb 27, 2018
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• Nearly a third of Americans think Trump repealed Obamacare: poll

  Nearly a third of Americans think that U.S. President Donald Trump has repealed Obamacare (a.k.a. the Affordable Care Act) according to a new poll.

  World

  Dec 27, 2017