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Missouri OB-GYN talks public health in a ban state and drawing on identity to inform patient care
By: Elisha Brown – August 10, 2024 5:00 am In Missouri, getting an abortion was difficult years before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Lawmakers enacted restrictions that put up hurdles to…
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Texas’ abortion ban has left doctors with their hands tied. New Mexico’s governor is inviting them to her state
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Published 12:06 PM EDT, Sat August 10, 2024 Dr. R. Todd Ivey, a practicing OBGYN in Houston, Texas, opened his Sunday paper last weekend to find a…
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In historic move, EPA bans pesticide; cites alarming setbacks for fetuses
Adrianna Rodriguez August 6, 2024 To watch video report, Click Here. For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken emergency action to suspend the…
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After social media outcry, CDC tells doctors to better manage IUD pain
Lindsey Bever | The Washington Post Amid a nationwide outcry from women who say they experienced severe pain when getting an intrauterine device, new federal health guidelines published Thursday are urging…
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‘I feel dismissed’: People experiencing colorism say health system fails them
By Chaseedaw Giles, KFF Health News Published 6:06 AM EDT, Thu August 1, 2024 Jonnae Thompson has felt for a long time that her dark brown skin and natural hair…
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Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity
Advocates say air conditioning is no longer a luxury but a public health and affordability issue By ANITA SNOW August 1, 2024, 11:13 PM PHOENIX — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez…
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To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu
By Jen Christensen, CNN Updated 3:58 PM EDT, Tue July 30, 2024 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday a $5 million initiative to offer seasonal flu vaccines…
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Climate anomalies may play a major role in driving cholera pandemics
Global climate change could create more opportunities for rise and spread of new cholera strains Date: August 1, 2024 Source: PLOS Summary: New research suggests that an El Nino event…
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Medicine garden at Washington Corrections Center brings healing and connection for Indigenous inmates
The medicine garden is home to culturally significant plants like lavender, sage and sweet grass. Author: Sharon Yoo Published: 7:11 PM PDT August 3, 2024 Updated: 7:11 PM PDT August 3, 2024 To…
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