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A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms
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What The New Trump Presidency Could Mean For Public Health
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Judge rules the military must cover gender-affirming surgery for members’ dependents
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Many state abortion bans include exceptions for rape. How often are they granted?
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Health insurance needs to fully cover over-the-counter birth control like condoms, White House says
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Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress
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1 million+ patients lose coverage as insurers, hospitals drop Medicare Advantage
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Medicaid will cover traditional healing practices for Native Americans in 4 states
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More Mobile Clinics Are Bringing Long-Acting Birth Control to Rural Areas
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Racially balanced workplaces may protect employees against cardiovascular disease
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Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much
By Tony Leys March 25, 2025 PLEASANTVILLE, Iowa — Zach Mecham has heard politicians demand that Medicaid recipients work or lose their benefits. He also has run into a jumble of…
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After historic indictment, doctors will keep mailing abortion pills over state lines
March 19, 2025 5:00 AM ET By Rosemary Westwood At the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project (MAP), physicians use telehealth to prescribe and mail pills to people who live in states…
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Tribes That Rely on Federal Funds for Medical Care Worry About DOGE Cuts
by Solcyré Burga Mar 21, 2025 3:42 PM CT The reservation of the Kashia Pomo Tribe, based in Sonoma County, Calif., is nearly two hours away from the nearest hospital…
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Online GLP-1 sales fuel hormone replacement therapy
Tina Reed Mar 11, 2025 The surge of online weight-loss drug providers is unexpectedly fueling demand for a much older, once-stigmatized treatment: hormone replacement therapy. Why it matters: Facing a dearth…
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Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, maternity care
Lauren Weber Sun, March 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM CDT HONDO, Tex. – Jaylee Williams needed to find somewhere to deliver her son. The 19-year-old knew more about barrel racing…
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Trump’s policies are destabilizing mental health care for veterans, sources say
March 12, 2025 5:00 AM ET By Katia Riddle In the wake of federal firings and executive orders, providers and patients at the Department of Veterans Affairs say mental health and mental health…
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Trump DOJ’s limits on FACE Act enforcement fuel concern from abortion providers
March 9, 20256:00 AM ETRyan Lucas One morning in late August 2021, Phebe Brandt was attending to patients at a Planned Parenthood facility in Philadelphia, where she works as a…
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Risks of state abortion reporting mandates outweigh the benefits, an advocacy group says
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Updated 9:47 AM CDT, March 12, 2025 States should stop requiring health providers to file reports on every abortion because the information poses a risk to both them…
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More hospitals are treating patients at home to reduce overcrowding. Here’s how it works.
By Mark Strassmann March 10, 2025 / 8:38 PM EDT To watch video report, Click Here. For James Edwards, a 57-year-old patient with congestive heart failure, recovering at home from shortness…
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The Impact of Medicaid Cuts on Infection Prevention and Public Health
March 10, 2025 By Niobis Queiro, MBA,Imamu Tomlinson, MD, MBA Experts Niobis Queiro, MBA, and Imamu Tomlinson, MD, MBA, discuss how Medicaid cuts could impact infection prevention, reduce vaccinations, and strain…
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