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A Texas county has told an appeals court it has a right to cull books on sex, gender and racism
By KEVIN McGILL Updated 4:53 PM CDT, September 24, 2024 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its shelves — some dealing humorously with flatulence and others with issues including sex, gender identity and racism — argued its case Tuesday before 18 federal appeals court judges amid questions on whether the…
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2 dismissed from Pennsylvania college swim team after student allegedly scratched racial slur onto another student’s body
Updated on: September 22, 2024 / 2:44 PM EDT / CBS At least two students at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania were suspended from the swim team after a report that a racial slur was scratched onto a student’s body, officials said. School administrators received “a deeply concerning report of a racial slur being scratched onto a student using…
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Nearly 40 percent of Gen Z men don’t have a primary care provider
Millennials and adult Gen Zers were more likely to take care of their mental health than members of Gen X and baby boomers. By Hannah Docter-Loeb September 23, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. EDT About 37 percent of Gen Z men in the United States do not have an established primary care provider, according to a recent survey…
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Postpartum depression is common. New research aims to help rural moms get care
The Ohio Newsroom | By Erin Gottsacker Published September 23, 2024 at 5:15 AM EDT Postpartum depression affects a lot of women. Research suggests about 1 in 7 new moms deal with it. But fewer than half get the mental health care they need, and treatments for the mood disorder remain understudied, said Dr. Frances Wymbs, a clinical psychologist and associate…
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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 heightens an already acute issue for racial minorities accessing health care. Almost immediately after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, patients of all backgrounds began reporting…
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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 shingle in their old neighborhood and care for the less fortunate, researchers report. The new findings, which also showed these doctors were more likely to…
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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 they didn’t stock that medication. But while he waited to pay for his other purchases, he saw another customer place the medication he just asked…
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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 face a 24 percent elevated risk of suicide compared to the general population. It’s a sobering figure, but a significant improvement over what the adjunct…
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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 to Democrats as Republicans this cycle, teaming with Kamala Harris’ campaign and broadcasting the hazards they see in a second Trump administration on social media.…
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