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TL/DR - South Korea is overhauling its mental health care policies in an effort to curb high suicide rates and address mental health issues in the country. The plan includes the provision of mental health counseling to one million people by 2027. Concerns have been raised about whether the measures go far enough to tackle the problem. South…

TL/DR - The U.S. claims that Russia has rejected its substantial proposal to secure the release of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, both detained in Russia on alleged spying charges. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller states that there is “no higher priority” for President Biden and the…

TL/DR - A poll by the health policy research group KFF found that many patients of color take steps to present themselves well when seeing a doctor, in an effort to avoid unfair treatment. 55% of Black respondents felt they needed to be very careful about their appearance to be treated fairly at medical appointments, a rate nearly double that of…

TL/DR - The Association of Health Care Journalists has awarded the 2024 International Health Study Fellowships to four journalists for projects comparing aspects of the U.S. health care system with a European country. The fellows consist of Ariel Cohen (CQ Roll Call), Avery Martinez (KVIA/ABC-7 El Paso), Eleanor Klibanoff (Texas Tribune), and…