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Insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their medical necessity
By Michael Adams Updated on: January 6, 2025 / 11:36 AM EST When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right leg to cancer 40 years ago, and he has worn out more legs than he can count. He picked…
Fewer than 0.1 percent of U.S. adolescents receive gender-affirming medications, report finds
Jan 6, 2025 4:05 PM EST By Carla K. Johnson As U.S. lawmakers debate issues around health care for transgender youth, it’s been difficult to determine the number of young people receiving gender-affirming medications, leaving room for exaggerated and false claims. Now, a medical journal has published the most reliable estimate yet and the numbers…
Study reveals gaps in reproductive health care at Las Colinas jail
By Heidi de Marco / Health Reporter Published January 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM PST Women are the fastest-growing segment of the incarcerated population, with more than 190,000 currently behind bars, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. A new study by the Urban Institute highlights the challenges women face in accessing reproductive health care at the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry…
Study: Obstetrics Units in Rural Communities Declining
According to the researchers, the decline of obstetrics units in rural communities is contributing to rising maternal morbidity rates. by Liz Carey December 30, 2024 According to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the number of obstetric units across the country is falling. Without them, the health and life of rural mothers…
‘It doesn’t make sense’: Why millions of children have lost their health insurance
Medicaid paperwork issues caused by the unwinding process have left families scrambling for months to get coverage for their young children with chronic conditions. Dec. 31, 2024, 2:37 PM CST By Jesse Kirsch, Jason Kane and Michelle Cho AURORA, Colo. — Isabella Quintana’s first birthday came with an unwelcome gift this summer: She abruptly lost her health insurance weeks…
Meta is getting rid of fact checkers. Zuckerberg acknowledged more harmful content will appear on the platforms now
By Clare Duffy, CNN Updated 1:06 PM EST, Tue January 7, 2025 To watch video report, Click Here. In a number of sweeping changes that will significantly alter the way that posts, videos and other content are moderated online, Meta will adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram, getting rid of fact checkers and…
Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office
The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily. By Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan Jan. 10, 2025. The Biden administration on Friday issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela in a move that…
Senate immigration bill aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent in a sea change for legal system, experts say
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Updated 10:15 AM EST, Sun January 12, 2025 Anti-immigrant state officials and federal judges would have new power to dictate immigration enforcement — including whether to detain individual migrants — under a GOP bill that has passed the House and is moving forward in the Senate with bipartisan support. The Laken Riley…
Seattle boosts funding to tackle Aurora Avenue’s persistent sex trafficking issue
by Joel Moreno, KOMO News Reporter Wed, January 8th 2025 at 4:14 PM SEATTLE — Efforts to confront prostitution along Seattle’s Aurora Avenue will be getting a new infusion of resources this year, and many neighbors in the area said sex trafficking seems less pronounced but remains a problem. On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council’s Housing and…