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Abortion Restrictions Worsen Racial Inequities in Maternal Care
Aziza Ahmed Sept. 23, 2024, 3:30 AM CDT Shifts in abortion law, with some states banning abortions altogether, have had a wide impact on maternal and child health. This generalized crisis…
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Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients
By: Dennis Thompson Published on Sep 24, 2024, 4:28 am Key Takeaways TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Latino and Black family doctors are more likely to hang their…
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Half of Black gay men will be diagnosed with HIV, despite highly effective preventive treatments − why?
Published: September 20, 2024 8:26am EDT Authors At a pharmacy in Iowa, a 42-year-old Black gay man couldn’t find a medication he needed. The pharmacist, a white woman, told him…
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Suicide among female doctors gets a closer look
Samantha Laine Perfas September 20, 2024 Epidemiologist discusses research, shrinking gap between rates of male, female physicians, what can be done A recent study by epidemiologist Eva Schernhammer found that women physicians…
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Doctors ‘fight like hell’ against a second Trump admin: ‘Elections do matter for your health’
Some see the politicking as a moral obligation, but others see a threat to the doctor-patient relationship. By Daniel Payne 09/21/2024 07:00 AM EDT Doctors are giving nearly twice as much…
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Indiana Planned Parenthood expands gender-affirming care capacity at statewide clinics
IPB News | By Lauren Chapman Published September 19, 2024 at 3:22 PM EDT Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai‘i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky has expanded its capacity to offer gender-affirming care services in…
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Virginia’s rural healthcare committee considers unique challenges, possible solutions
Virginia Mercury | By Charlotte Rene Woods Published September 18, 2024 at 9:52 AM EDT A committee of state lawmakers met in Virginia’s Eastern Shore this week as part of ongoing gatherings…
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Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women’s rights to IVF
BY MARY CLARE JALONICKUpdated 7:01 PM CDT, September 17, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization,…
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A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban
Exclusive analysis finds the rate of maternal deaths in Texas increased 56% from 2019 to 2022, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period. Sept. 20, 2024, 4:49…
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