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New report predicts health care worker shortages in Colorado, with less populated areas suffering more
By John Daley Sep. 10, 2024, 4:00 am If you’re a nurse practitioner or some other health care occupation, you can expect to be in high demand in Colorado and many…
Read MoreMaternity care deserts are growing
Caitlin Owens September 11, 2024 Half of U.S. counties don’t have a hospital that provides obstetric care and more than a third lack a single obstetric clinician, according to a new…
Read MoreWhite House announces rule that would cut insurance red tape over mental health and substance use disorder care
By Carma Hassan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Updated 3:43 PM EDT, Mon September 9, 2024 The Biden administration announced a final rule on Monday meant to expand access and lower costs for care…
Read MoreMore Women Underwent Surgical Sterilization After Fall of Roe v. Wade
By HealthDay Sept. 11, 2024, at 11:00 a.m By Ernie Mundell As fears of the consequences of an unintended pregnancy rose after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, rates of…
Read MoreHow Columbia’s Gentrification Impacts Reproductive Justice in West Harlem
SEP 4, 2024, 9:24AM SURINA VENKAT The gap in access to reproductive health care caused by the closing of St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital has not yet been filled in West Harlem.…
Read MoreNew Mexico starts building an abortion clinic to serve neighboring states, train medical students
BY MORGAN LEE Updated 7:33 PM CDT, September 5, 2024 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Construction is getting underway on a state-funded reproductive health and abortion clinic in southern New Mexico…
Read MoreVoting is a social determinant of health
By Hugo Balta Aug 29, 2024 Approximately 244 million Americans will have the opportunity to vote in the 2024 elections. In the 2020 election, an unprecedented 67 percent of those eligible…
Read MoreTribal Health Officials ‘Blinded’ by Lack of Data
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 A strong public health system can make a big difference for those who face stark health disparities. But epidemiologists serving Native American communities, which…
Read MoreIn a rural small town, a group of locals steps up to support senior health
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 5:00 AM ET By Juliana Kim, Tim Evans GLEN ULLIN, N.D. — When small rural towns get smaller, the challenges for those who remain get bigger. It’s especially…
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