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White 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…
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More 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…
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How 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.…
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New 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…
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Voting 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…
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Tribal 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…
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In 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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CVS pharmacists in Massachusetts can now prescribe birth control. Here’s how it works
Melina Khan September 13, 2024 To watch video report, Click Here. CVS pharmacists in Massachusetts can now prescribe birth control. The new initiative, which was announced Thursday, allows women in Massachusetts to be…
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Two more Boston colleges report declines in Black student enrollment in wake of SCOTUS decision
BU’s first-year Black student enrollment falls to 3%, Northeastern to 5%. By Beth Treffeisen September 13, 2024 Another two Boston colleges reported declines in Black student enrollment in their incoming classes…
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