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Gov. Abbott signs Texas bill banning some transgender surgeries or hormonal interventions for minors

June 6, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation June 3 banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures in Texas for minors who identify as transgender.

Dioceses wake up to youth mental health crisis, helping parents, teachers and pastors take action

May 29, 2023
By Kimberly Heatherington
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News, Youth Ministry

According to Catholic mental health professionals and diocesan executives, young people face considerable mental health challenges — and the adults in their lives need to listen.

Experts hail U.S. surgeon general’s social media warning for youth mental health

May 28, 2023
By Kimberly Heatherington
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News, Youth Ministry

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy had a warning May 23: “We are in the middle of a national youth mental health crisis, and I am concerned that social media is an important driver of that crisis — one that we must urgently address.”

Missouri lawmakers ban gender reassignment surgery, treatments for minors

May 11, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News

Missouri lawmakers passed a bill May 10 banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, as well as a measure blocking transgender student athletes from competing on sports teams opposite their biological sex.

Catholic nurses care for body and soul as part of long tradition of care, say experts

May 11, 2023
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News

Every year the U.S. marks National Nurses Week May 6-12, ending on the birthday of nursing and social reform pioneer Florence Nightingale.

Catholic hospital says federal government told it to extinguish sanctuary candle or risk funding

May 5, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Religious Freedom, World News

A Catholic hospital in Tulsa, Okla., said the federal government has presented it with a choice to either extinguish a candle in its chapel’s sanctuary or risk its ability to treat patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, jeopardizing its ability to operate at all.

St. Joseph Medical Center earns top safety grade

May 4, 2023
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Health Care, Local News, News

University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center was recognized by a national organization for its commitment to maintaining high patient-safety standards, primarily during the COVID-19 pandemic.

End of life a time for accompaniment, discernment and respect for human dignity, say Catholic bioethicists

April 28, 2023
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News

Accompaniment, discernment and respect for God-given human dignity are central to church teaching on end-of-life issues, several Catholic bioethicists said.

Notre Dame of Maryland University partners with Mount St. Mary’s University to address nursing shortage

April 27, 2023
By Mary K. Tilghman
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News

In response to nursing shortages growing more critical every year in Maryland, the leaders of Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore and Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg have signed a partnership to enable graduates of Mount St. Mary’s to earn their nursing degrees.

Limited access to medication is ‘hidden euthanasia,’ pope says

April 13, 2023
By Justin McLellan
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Vatican, World News

The pope met at the Vatican April 13 with members of the Religious Association of Social and Health Institutes, which represents more than 250 hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and other health care centers operated by religious institutes throughout Italy.

Military archdiocese: Walter Reed pastoral care contract ‘turns ministry on its head’

April 13, 2023
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News

The end of a long-running Catholic pastoral care contract at a leading U.S. military medical center highlights broader concerns about the federal contracting process for such services, according to the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services and several lawmakers.

Walter Reed decision to cancel Catholic pastoral contract ahead of Holy Week ‘incomprehensible,’ says US military archbishop

April 11, 2023
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News

Hours before Holy Week began, a U.S. major military medical center ended a long-standing contract to provide Catholic pastoral care to veterans and service members, violating their religious freedom, according to Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for Military Services.

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