Healthcare
20 Confessions About The Healthcare System From The People Who Work In It
"Best aging advice? Keep eating and pooping; that's how your body works. Drink lots of water."
33 Misconceptions About The Healthcare Industry Debunked By The People Who Work In It Every Day
"I'm not mad at you for gaining/losing weight, forgetting to take your meds, forgetting to do your exercises, etc. If what I've recommended for your care isn't feasible for whatever reason, I'm happy to try something else until it works for YOU! Please, please don't apologize, fib, or nod along just because you think it will make me happy."
If You Work In Healthcare, We Want To Hear The Misconceptions About Your Job
Time to clear some things up.
Aussies Are Comparing Australia’s Healthcare System To The USA And Wow, I Never Realised How Big The Difference Is
"I can't imagine living with the constant anxiety of whether I could afford basic healthcare."
Healthcare Workers Are Sharing The Most Entitled Things Patients Have Ever Done, And It's Absolutely Brutal
"I was in the middle of a code when another patient's family member stopped to remind me I hadn't brought them their coffee."
If You Work In The Medical Field And Have Dealt With An Entitled Patient, We Want To Hear The Story
Some patients require extra patience.
If You're A Black Person Who Has Been Misdiagnosed By A Doctor, Tell Us Your Experience
It's time to share your story.
This OBGYN Went Viral For Explaining What Could Happen If Roe V. Wade Is Overturned, And It's Incredibly Eye-Opening
"They should not be so afraid of pregnancy that they feel pushed to this."
14 Screenshots That Prove What A Nightmare US Healthcare Can Be
Don't call an ambulance — just take an Uber.
Whether You Use Birth Control Or Not, This Poll About Its Side Effects May Surprise You
Let's talk about sex(ual health).
18 Things That Are, For Some Unknown Reason, Accepted In Society When We Know Damn Well They Shouldn't Be
"Paying for medical insurance, only to be told where to go and who you can see for your medical care."
People Are Calling Out Scams That Are So Normalized, You Don't Even Notice Them, And There Are No Lies Detected
"The fact that existing customers aren’t automatically moved to better deals once their contract ends."
Tell Us About A Time When You Put Off Medical Care Because Of The Cost
Healthcare is a human right.
Women Are Sick And Tired Of These 17 Female Issues Not Being Brought Up Enough, So I'd Like Everyone To Pay Attention Now, Please
"Once the baby is born, you, now merely the box the baby came in, get exactly that level of mental thought and care."
People Are Sharing Their Most Heartbreaking Medical Bill Stories, And It Just Goes To Prove The US Has A Long Way To Go
"When you’re already dealing with an illness, you shouldn’t need to worry about a bill, too."
If You've Had An Abortion, We'd Like To Hear About Your Experience
Reproductive rights are human rights, plain and simple.
26 People Told Us Why They Changed From Anti-Abortion To Pro-Choice, And You Should Read This No Matter What You Believe
The Supreme Court on Friday struck down Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion in the US.
People Who Switched From Anti-Abortion To Pro-Choice, Tell Us Your Story
Tell us your story.
People Are Sharing What The English Do Better Than Americans, And There Are No Lies Detected
"Leaving religion out of politics."
Over 100 Veterans Say A Doctor Butchered Their Feet. He’s Still Working And Says He Was A Scapegoat.
The institutions and people meant to protect northern Indiana’s veterans instead failed them. Repeatedly. For years.
Non-Americans Are Sharing Things That Confuse Americans, And It's Eye-Opening
"That commercials for prescription drugs on television are so wrong."
These Veterans Have Endured Not Having Their Gender-Affirming Surgeries Covered. That’s About To Change.
"I already, essentially, have given myself the mentality that I wasn't going to get this surgery until I was probably, you know, closer to 40 years old."
Angelina Jolie Is Exposing Institutionalized Racism In Medicine After Seeing Her Daughter Zahara Affected By It
"This goes beyond just looking at skin."
The Supreme Court Saved Obamacare Again By Throwing Out A Republican Lawsuit
The 7–2 decision saw justices nominated by Donald Trump join with the court's liberals.
Doctors Are Sharing The One Medical Fact They Wish Everyone Knew, And All Should Be Required Reading
"Do not keep your medicine in your 'medicine cabinet' in your bathroom."
Biden Reinstated Transgender Healthcare Protections That Trump Had Stripped Away
"Everyone – including LGBTQ people — should be able to access health care, free from discrimination or interference, period."
Meet The “Fringe Extremists” Pushing Flawed Science To Target Trans Kids
Every major US medical group supports gender-affirming care for transgender youth, but experts say a vocal minority of “fringe extremists” has found receptive ears in legislatures across the country.
18 Stories From Americans Who Were Charged Outrageous Amounts For Healthcare
"Boomers like to harp on us for not letting our kids 'be kids,' and this is why. We just can’t afford for them to get even minor injuries."
Tell Us About A Time You Were Overcharged For Healthcare
We wanna know!
Listen: David Dobrik And His Vlog Squad Have Been Problematic For A While
“He would constantly make fat-phobic jokes about his friends who are fat. There would also be a lot of slut-shaming of his female friends. It really runs the gamut.”
12 Hospital Workers Shared The Most Disgusting Things They've Ever Seen, And I Feel Sick
"Diarrhea flew out of her butt and splashed into my face."
People Who Have Lived Abroad Shared The Moments They Realized America Is Messed Up, And There Are No Lies Detected
Maybe it's NOT a party in the USA.
Republicans Have Succeeded In Putting Amy Coney Barrett On The Supreme Court
Barrett deepens the court’s conservative wing to 6–3. She was sworn in Monday night at the White House.
While Texans Brace For Another COVID Spike, Healthcare Is Defining Their Senate Race
“A lot of people are one illness or injury away from bankruptcy,” Democratic Senate candidate MJ Hegar said.
Amy Coney Barrett And The Cult Of Conservative White Womanhood
White Christian mothers have historically succeeded in carrying out the work of white supremacist patriarchy by dressing it in a prettier, more feminine package.
A Judge Blocked The Trump Administration's Effort To Roll Back Transgender Healthcare Protections
The court ruling is one of the first to apply the US Supreme Court's expansion of employment protections for LGBTQ individuals to other areas.
Cardi B Encouraged AOC To Run For President, And She Responded With Her Own Definition Of "WAP"
"In other words, I got a bag and fixed my teeth."
The Trump Administration Won A Legal Fight To Slash Federal Payments To Hospitals During The Coronavirus Pandemic
The DC Circuit ruled the administration could cut a Medicare reimbursement rate by nearly 30% for hospitals that serve patients with low incomes.
A Black Psychologist Shares Some Tips On Starting Therapy
In this excerpt from The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, Dr. Rheeda Walker offers great advice on getting help at a hard moment.
A Viral TikTok Is Sparking A Conversation About Racial Bias Against Black People In Healthcare
A TikTok from a white physician is making people suddenly aware of an issue that's long affected Black patients and doctors.
21 Emotional Pictures And Stories From Essential Workers Who Are On The Front Lines Right Now
"A woman coughed at me because she was mad."
27 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week
As businesses slowly start to reopen amid a worsening economic crisis, we are confronted with a very new version of normal.
8 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World
Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet.
25 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week
As disagreements about protecting public and economic health escalate, we still find moments of hope amid loss.
“We Are Desperate”: 10 Nurses And Doctors Explain What It's Like To Fight The Coronavirus Without Enough Face Masks
“We want to protect public health and if we are sick there isn’t going to be anyone to treat these patients. America has no idea what it’s in for,” said one nurse practitioner.
Take This Survey About Coronavirus Testing In Hospitals Across The US
As the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the US, we want to hear about your experiences with the testing shortage.
OB-GYNs Are Using Reddit To Help People Who Desperately Need Advice
Facing public budget cuts and restrictive anti-abortion legislation, some medical providers are using Reddit to connect with people who can't find answers anywhere else.
Opinion: Trump Said He'd Battle Big Pharma. Instead, He Let It Run The White House.
From the former Eli Lilly executive running the Health and Human Services Department to the pharma lobbyists designing health policy, Trump has embraced the swamp.
15 Products Under ₹1,000 That Will Solve Your Daily Problems
It's always the same problem every day.
You Wanted Same-Sex Marriage? Now You Have Pete Buttigieg.
To a lot of progressive queer people, Buttigieg’s campaign symbolizes everything the marriage-focused mainstream gay rights movement has failed to deliver.
Opinion: We Have A Mental Health Crisis. Why Isn't Washington Acting Like It?
In the US, 1 in 5 children have a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder. Treatment should be a human right, not a privilege.
Women With Pregnancy Complications On Nauru Waited For Days While Lawyers Fought Over Their Medical Care
"Pregnancy and birth are only normal until they become abnormal — and if that happens on a place like Nauru, it is very difficult to transfer a woman."
Europeans Are Sharing All The Things They Do Better Than Americans And It's Painfully Accurate
"Not wanting ice in every drink."
This 15-Month-Old Girl Has Spent Her Whole Life In Detention. She's In Hospital With The Flu
The 15-month-old is being treated for Influenza A.
Every Democrat At Thursday’s Debate Said They’d Extend Health Care Coverage To Undocumented Immigrants
“We do ourselves no favor by having 11 million undocumented people in our country be unable to access health care,” argued Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Medicare For All's Moment Is Here. Don't Back Down.
Those who make billions from our broken health care system will spend enormous amounts trying to divide us. But we cannot rest, and we cannot back down.
How To Choose A Primary Care Provider
If there's one thing you can do to empower yourself as a patient, it's finding a primary care provider — one who feels like a real partner. (An excerpt from How to Be a Patient)
I’ve Been Committed To A Psych Ward Three Times — And It Never Helped
For those of us living with severe mental illness, the world is full of cages. (An excerpt from Esmé Wang's The Collected Schizophrenias.)
“Prudent That Close Scrutiny Be Avoided”: Inside The Meetings That Decide Sick Refugees’ Fates
“Members discussed the level of compassion to be shown…” Redacted minutes from a powerful committee show how decisions are made on the fate of sick refugees and asylum-seekers detained offshore.
Democrats Are Running On Obamacare In Places Where They Lost On Obamacare
To see where the country is going on health care, look at what’s happening in central Arkansas.
This Company Stockpiled Massive Amounts Of Amputated Body Parts And Toxic Waste
Healthcare Environmental Services said that the backlog was created by a lack of incinerators in the UK.
Our Diet Is Affected By Education, Socioeconomic Status, And Culture — Here's How
The way we choose to eat is influenced by a complex combination of factors.
Here's Why We Need To Get Better At Measuring Sexual Satisfaction
This is a really important and tricky thing to gauge.
What It's Like To Have Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
"I was just convinced that I was bipolar or really depressed."
We Can Pay For Free College The Same Way We Paid For A Pointless $5.6 Trillion War
Ideas like Medicare for All are written off as fantasy thinking by the same people who support virtually unlimited military spending.
Pills By Amazon: The Retail Giant Just Bought The Online Pharmacy PillPack
In its latest move into the commercial health care industry, Amazon acquired an online pharmacy that sends customers prepackaged medication doses.
Theresa May Said There Will Be A £20 Billion "Brexit Dividend" For The NHS – But Economists And MPs Say It's A Myth
The prime minister is pledging a new 10-year funding settlement for the National Health Service, partly funded by a supposed dividend from Brexit, even though experts say it doesn't exist.
These Uplifting Medical Stories Will Absolutely Make You See The Good In The World Again
"You were shot in the abdomen while holding your infant daughter. I repaired your stomach and liver and removed your kidney and part of your pancreas. It’s been 10 years. You still send me a Christmas card every year."
These Volunteers Are Battling Idaho’s Government To Expand Medicaid
State legislators in Idaho have refused to accept federal funding that could help thousands without health insurance get coverage. Meet “Reclaim Idaho,” the group that’s trying to do what elected officials won’t and put Medicaid expansion up for a vote in November.
This Is What It's Like To Be Put To Sleep So You Can't Resist Electric Shock Treatment
As a 22-year-old, Eleanor was pumped with drugs to keep her in a sleeplike state, then subjected to excessive rounds of electroconvulsive therapy as a treatment advocated by the notorious Dr William Sargant. “You can’t find your way back to who you were because you don’t kind of remember yourself,” she tells BuzzFeed News.
What It Is Like To Live With Mental Illness In India
There is so much about mental illness that is not just unseen, but hopelessly misunderstood by the law, people, and Indian society.
I Live With An AutoImmune Disease
This is not a death sentence.
The Authors Of The Senate Republican Health Care Bill Are Getting Ratio’d Like Crazy On Twitter
Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy are testing the upper limits of the ratio for a politician.
Jimmy Kimmel Rips Into The GOP Health Care Bill And Sen. Bill Cassidy — Again
"He made a total about-face. Which means he either doesn’t understand his own bill – or he lied to me."
J.K. Rowling Admits She Was Wrong About Trump Ignoring A Kid In A Wheelchair
The Harry Potter author admitted she did not see a "full or accurate" video of the president's interaction with the toddler.
McCain Makes Dramatic Return To The Capitol, Blasts Fellow Senators For "Getting Nothing Done"
"We are the servants of a great nation," McCain said after returning to the Senate on Tuesday to vote to open debate on a Republican health care bill.
Boy Scouts Of America Chief "Regrets" That Trump Inserted Political Rhetoric At Scouting Event
"We sincerely regret that politics were inserted into the Scouting program," BSA's chief wrote in an apology to the Scouting community.
It’s Time For Democrats To Stop Defending Obamacare And Start Replacing It
The Affordable Care Act will not be killed off from the right. But Democrats should accept that the time has come for universal health care.
Dear Indian Doctors, I'm An Unmarried Woman And My Sexual Health Matters Too
An unmarried woman’s sexuality is so terrible, so unimaginable, that it is completely written out of our language – in movies, in media, and even in the doctor’s office.
Trump's Former HIV/AIDS Advisers Are Blasting The New Health Care Draft Bill
Former members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, who resigned last week in protest, say the Senate's new health care proposals will hurt people with the disease.
The Number Of EU Nurses Registering To Work In The UK Has Fallen 96% Since The Brexit Vote
Just 46 nurses from the EU applied to work in the UK in April 2017, compared to 1,304 in the month after the referendum.
Do I Have To Choose Between A Good Life And Good Teeth?
After growing up poor in West Virginia, I thought I had made it out and built a better life for myself. But my teeth are only getting worse.
There’s A Christian Alternative To Health Insurance, But It's Not For Everyone
For a growing number of Christians in the US, faith-based health care sharing ministries seem like the perfect alternative to an expensive, volatile insurance marketplace. But there may be serious drawbacks for some members — and for everyone else.
Miss USA Would Like To Change Her Answer About Affordable Health Care
“Having a job, I have to look at health care like it is a privilege,” the newly crowned Miss USA said Tuesday, clarifying her comments from Sunday's pageant.
People Are Not Happy With The New Miss USA's Answer About Health Care
This year's winner said health care in America is a "privilege" and people were shook.
A GOP Congressman Said "Nobody Dies" Because They Don't Have Healthcare, And People Are Freaking Out
Idaho Rep. Raúl Labrador made the comment during a rowdy town hall Friday, eliciting loud boos from the crowd.
The Australian Prime Minister Just Said Trump's Repeal Of Obamacare Is "Great"
"So keep at it, it's great."
41 Things You Should Know About Abortions And The Doctors Who Perform Them
"I'm in a constant battle to help women and it can get exhausting sometimes, but the good days outweigh the bad ones."
Women Try Vagina Chapstick
Because your other lips get chapped too!
These Terminally Ill Patients Adorably Performed Standup Comedy About Their Death For Their Families
"Life is like that TV journalist, Arnab Goswami. Never take it seriously."
Trump Says Obamacare Will "Explode" After Replacement Fails In Congress
After Republicans abandoned their Obamacare replacement Friday, President Trump lamented the lack of Democratic support and claimed his predecessor's signature law would self-destruct.
Just 24 Really Funny Tweets About The Health Care Bill Withdrawal
"Oh the irony that Donald Trump and Paul Ryan have no Plan B."
Who Should Pay For Evan Karr’s Heart?
Every day, millions of Americans, even those with insurance, struggle to pay for health care. If the Republican health care plan passes, that struggle will only intensify.
The Real Peril Of Crowdfunding Health Care
On who gets funded — and who gets left behind.
Experts And Anti-Abortion Groups Are Both Worried About How The GOP Health Care Bill Covers Abortion
Insurance and tax experts say the Republican health care bill's exemptions would be difficult to enforce, while anti-abortion groups say the bill could potentially allow people to use refundable tax credits to pay for abortion.
Republican Chairman Says Sean Spicer Should Stay “In His Lane” On Health Care Bill
After the White House press secretary told reporters that “every member” of Congress would be able to amend the health care bill “on the floor,” Rules Chairman Pete Sessions said he didn’t appreciate Spicer “getting in my business.”
America's Biggest Health Stocks Aren't Moving Much In Response To Obamacare Repeal
The proposal for another major overhaul of the health care industry has not translated into big moves on the markets.
This Republican Says Poor People May Have To Choose Between An iPhone And Health Care
“They’ve got to make those decisions themselves,” Jason Chaffetz said of the Obamacare replacement plan.
As A Woman, Have You Ever Felt Like A Doctor Didn’t Take Your Pain Seriously?
*starts typing aggressively*
15 Things Black Trans People Face When Going to the Doctor
Racism and transphobia won't keep these people down.
