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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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