The abuse last year of an Indigenous woman in a Quebec hospital has prompted outrage and underlined the discrimination facing Canada’s Indigenous community.
Tag: Health Insurance and Managed Care
For China’s Single Mothers, a Road to Recognition Paved With False Starts
Unmarried mothers are often denied government benefits. A debate over the policy is being propelled by a declining birthrate and a new generation of independent Chinese women.
For China’s Single Mothers, a Road to Recognition Paved With False Starts
Unmarried mothers are often denied government benefits. A debate over the policy is being propelled by a declining birthrate and a new generation of independent Chinese women.
A Different Early-Bird Special: Have Vaccine, Will Travel
People over 65 have been among the first in line to receive Covid-19 vaccinations. And they are leading a wave in new travel bookings.
Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy
President Biden ordered the reopening of Affordable Care Act exchanges and moved to restore coverage mandates and Medicaid plans undermined by his predecessor.
Welcome Back to Germany. Now Take Your Free Coronavirus Test.
The country’s capacity to make testing efficient, affordable and available has distinguished it. Now, to head off a potential second wave, it’s testing anyone returning from a “hot zone” on entry.
They Made New Lives in the U.S. The Coronavirus Sent Them Fleeing.
Expatriates, especially in New York, have abandoned the lives they built over fear of the inequalities in the American health care system.
‘Health Care Kamikazes’: How Spain’s Workers Are Battling Coronavirus, Unprotected
Over 12,000 health care workers have contracted Covid-19 in Spain amid grave shortages in personal protective equipment. Nurses and doctors showed us how they make their own gowns, masks and shields.
Pandemic Erodes Gig Economy Work
Gig companies promoted their flexible hours as an economic lifeline for workers. In the coronavirus outbreak, it has been anything but.
He Took a Bullet to Save His Son in Christchurch. Can They Ever Heal?
The attack that claimed 51 lives at two mosques in New Zealand made Zulfirman Syah a hero and a victim. Over the year that followed, he and his family were left to navigate the blind turns of trauma.