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Mental health disparities seen among sexual, gender minority populations
by Lori Solomon Feb 4, 2025 There are significant mental health disparities between sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations and cisgender heterosexual populations (non-SGM), according to a study published online Jan. 29 in JAMA Network Open. Junjie Anderson Lu, M.D., from Stanford University in California, and colleagues explored mental health disparities between SGM and non-SGM populations…
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Cleveland doctor changing narrative on Black health outcomes
According to KFF, federal US policies dating back to the 1800s have influenced some of the challenges, including access to care, life expectancy and a lack of diversity in the health care workforce. By: Tiffany Tarpley Posted 6:05 AM, Feb 04, 2025 To watch video report, Click Here. BEACHWOOD, Ohio — The health disparities that exist today…
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New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order
Feb 3, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for such treatments. In a letter, James,…
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Dozens of People Died in Arizona Sober Living Homes as State Officials Fumbled Medicaid Fraud Response
by Mary Hudetz and Hannah Bassett Jan. 27, 2025, 7 a.m. EST Reporting Highlights At least 40 Native American residents of sober living homes and treatment facilities in the Phoenix area died as state Medicaid officials struggled to respond to a massive fraud scheme that targeted Indigenous people with addictions. The deaths, almost all from drug and…
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Hundreds of thousands of Virginians could lose insurance coverage if Medicaid expansion is rolled back
Since the November election, Republican leaders at the federal level have shown themselves to be open to making cuts to Medicaid. by Emily Schabacker and Elizabeth Beyer January 27, 2025 Denise Smith sat with her legs crossed on a blanket-covered sofa in her Rocky Gap home, reflecting on a life shaped by hard work and financial struggle. The…
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Trump signs sweeping order to further restrict trans care for minors nationwide
The order says the U.S. will not “fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support” transition-related care for minors, which it defines as those under age 19. Jan. 28, 2025, 6:13 PM CST By Jo Yurcaba President Donald Trump signed a broad executive order targeting transition-related medical care for minors Tuesday. The order, titled “Protecting Children From Chemical…
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SCOTUS agrees to hear challenge to Obamacare’s preventive care coverage
The court will decide the fate of the insurance mandate later this year. By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Josh Gerstein 01/10/2025 07:05 PM EST The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a broad challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s coverage of preventive services in its upcoming term, the latest in more than a decade of battles over…
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Pentagon ends paying for travel for abortion and other reproductive care
The move, which is already drawing criticism from women in Congress, reverses a policy put in place after the repeal of Roe v Wade. Jan. 31, 2025, 12:58 PM CST By Courtney Kube The Pentagon has rescinded a Biden administration policy that reimbursed service members and dependents for travel to states where abortion and other reproductive health procedures are legal.…
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Multiple health agency websites on HIV, contraception taken down to comply with executive orders
Researchers were scrambling to collect and archive as much data as possible. By Selina Wang, Steven Portnoy, Cheyenne Haslett, Dr. John Brownstein, and Youri Benadjaoud February 1, 2025, 2:17 PM Government agency webpages about HIV, LGBTQ+ people and multiple other public health topics were down as of Friday evening due to President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at gender ideology and…
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