Health & Wellness

How tech is bridging health gaps in the Black community

by Defender News Service September 19, 2024 ...
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Inexpensive drug can prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies

A new Cochrane Library Editorial calls for accelerated ...
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Emergency Contraception Fills in Massachusetts Spiked After This Policy Change

Making emergency contraception easier to get ...
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Dobbs-Era Policy Has Irrevocably Changed Teenage Pregnancy

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Threats to IVF Push Political Novices Into Activism

At least 19 states have declared ...
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A Health Care Win for Our Active Duty and Retired Military Personnel

By Sergio Rodriguera Jr.August 02, 2024 Those ...
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I’m An ER Doctor. When I Became A Patient For The First Time, I Was Shocked By What I Experienced.

“I left understanding why patients often distrust the medical system or leave hospitals against medical advice.” By Dr. Shacelles Bonner Jan 27, 2025, 08:45 AM EST I recently suffered from what…
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Egg Freezing Is More Accessible Than Ever — Why Are Black Women Utilizing It Less?

By Jihan Forbes It’s a tricky time for reproductive rights: On one end of the spectrum, people are losing their lives over strict abortion laws in their respective states. On the other, fertility…
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How sedation policies can limit access to abortion care

Some hospital systems are making obtaining an abortion more cumbersome and expensive By Skye A. Miner  Jan. 6, 2025 Miner is a sociologist-bioethicist at RAND. In states where abortion is currently…
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Clift: Health, hunger, housing — deadly trifecta

Elayne Clift Jan 4, 2025 As Inauguration Day approaches, trepidation and diverse emotions are running high. In anticipation of what awaits us, given Donald Trump’s dubious appointments of unqualified sycophants,…
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Were It Not for White Supremacy, America Would Have Single-payer Healthcare

Americans are wondering out loud why we’re getting ripped off by giant insurance companies when every other developed country in the world has healthcare as a right… Thom Hartmann Dec…
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No justice, no peace: Why Americans don’t trust insurance companies

by Adonis Hoffman, opinion contributor  – 12/16/24 9:00 AM ET Following the brazen murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, many Americans have asked why there is so much hate for insurance companies. While…
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Why vasectomies are on the rise after the fall of Roe v. Wade

Nov 11, 2023 5:35 PM EST By John Yang, Gabrielle Hays To watch video, Click Here. Data shows that interest in vasectomies as a form of birth control is on…
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Worried about HRT access under a Trump presidency? Here’s what you need to know

By Henry Giardina November 7, 2024 Trump’s win this week was a huge, if not entirely shocking, blow to the trans community. But even though Trump and his supporters would prefer for trans…
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This Election Day, States Lead the Fight for Reproductive Freedom

Lisa Francois November 4, 2024 We spoke to ACLU affiliates in Arizona and Missouri about how their state’s ballot measures can restore full abortion access in a moment when this…
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A problem of social injustice

Research alone will not close the cancer gap By: Bill Snyder Harold Freeman, M.D., and Jane Weeks, M.D., discuss what needs to be done to reduce the disproportionate impact of…
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