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Anxiety, fear fill West Virginia's transgender-health clinic

Doctors in West Virginia say transgender health care that could soon be banned in the state is just as essential as the other lifesaving services they provide

The Independent UK

Sanders: "Medicare for All" must wait

As new chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, Sanders maps out his strategy for negotiating with GOP and Big Pharma

Salon

Growth of AI in mental health raises fears of its ability to run wild

The rise of AI in mental health care has providers and researchers increasingly concerned over whether glitchy algorithms, privacy gaps and other perils could outweigh the technology's promise and lead to dangerous patient outcomes.

Axios

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Noncompete rule puts doctors, hospitals at odds - Roll Call

Hospitals say a ban on noncompete clauses would make it hard to retain workers, but doctors say the clauses can limit their career growth.

Roll Call

Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics — until a dad sued

Trump-appointed federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that free birth control for teens from a federal program violates Texas law and parental rights. For now, it's still available in other states.

WEKU

How a pastor is trying to revive a 150-year-old US law to ban abortion

Mark Lee Dickson is trying to get the federal anti-obscenity law at the heart of ordinances enforced across the US

The Guardian - US

CEO Karen Lynch says CVS's acquisition spree will make health care simpler and more affordable

The pharmacy chain is in the process of buying Signify and Oak Street Health.

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The U.S. is seeing a shortage of the life-saving drug albuterol. Here’s what patients with respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD need to know

Albuterol, a drug commonly used to treat asthma attacks, is in short supply, increasing anxiety for patients who use it—and for pharmacies and health care facilities that provide it.

Fortune

South Carolina kidnapping victims’ trip to Mexico was part of growing US trend. Here’s what to know about medical tourism

Three of the South Carolina kidnapping victims accompanied the fourth to Mexico so she could get medical care — part of a growing U.S. trend of traveling abroad for health treatments.

Tribune News Service

Atlanta hospital closure inquiry sought by Georgia Democrats

Democratic Georgia lawmakers, local officials and the NAACP are asking federal officials to investigate a health care system that closed hospitals in downtown Atlanta and a southern suburb

The Independent UK

Why CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch wore a 'taking up space' T-shirt on her first day

As CVS starts offering primary care services, the CEO talks full-service health care.

Fortune

Minnesota governor protects rights to gender affirming care

Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to seek and receive gender affirming health care

The Independent UK

Minnesota governor signs order protecting gender-affirming health care

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order on Wednesday protecting access to gender-affirming health care for transgender Minnesotans, a direct response to recent legislative action in states such as Iowa and South Dakota to ban that care for children and their families.

Tribune News Service

The 4 kidnapped Americans are part of a large wave of U.S. medical tourism in Mexico

Before the pandemic halted travel, some 1.2 million American citizens visited Mexico for health care. The number is rising quickly again, with border restrictions eased.

WEKU

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The Independent UK

Coalition aims to keep Milwaukee Brewers in Wisconsin

A coalition of Wisconsin business, tourism and health care leaders, former office holders and others says it is working to find a bipartisan solution to keeping the Milwaukee Brewers in the state

Axios

How major retailers are trying to change how America consumes health care

Amazon, Walmart, CVS, Dollar General and other big retailers are elbowing their way into primary care, pushing a customized consumer experience driven by digital health products.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: How has American health care gone so wrong?

We all have bad weeks. Mine recently made me marvel at the astonishing dysfunction of our health care system. In calling out the system I intend no disrespect to the talented and heroic overachievers in nursing, pharmacy, medicine and the other providers who fight the system every day on behalf…

The Conversation

Health care offered to women in prison should match community standards – and their rights

On this International Women’s Day, let’s not forget women in prison.

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The Conversation

Leading American medical journal continues to omit Black research, reinforcing a legacy of racism in medical knowledge

The leading U.S. medical journal, read regularly by doctors of all specialties, systematically ignores an equally reputable and rigorous body of medical research that focuses on Black Americans’ health.

Salon

S.C. woman arrested for abortion pills

Though the alleged abortion happened in 2021, police didn’t obtain the warrant for her arrest until after “Dobbs”

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Abortion opponents are trying to revoke FDA approval of a drug. That’s scary

In the post-Roe world, one of the prime targets of antiabortion activists is medication abortion, a two-drug regimen in which a pregnant person takes mifepristone followed by misoprostol.

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3 Health Care Stocks to Buy in a Heartbeat

The healthcare industry is expanding, fueled by the increasing demand and advancements such as personalized medicines and telehealth. Hence, fundamentally strong healthcare stocks Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Centene (CNC), and McKesson (MCK) might be worth buying in 2023. Read more.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 Americans dead, 2 rescued after violent Mexico kidnapping

The surviving Americans were back on U.S. soil after being sped to the border near Brownsville, Texas, in a convoy of ambulances and SUVs escorted by Mexican military Humvees and National Guard trucks with mounted machine guns.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Republicans have filed dozens of bills affecting LGBTQ people. Here’s what they’d do.

Texas lawmakers this year are debating whether to block transgender kids’ access to transition-related health care, classify businesses that host drag shows as sexually oriented establishments and limit public school lessons on sexuality and gender identity.

Axios

As cyber attacks on health care soar, so does the cost of cyber insurance

As health systems' balance sheets continue to get battered by poor investment returns, soaring workforce and supply chain costs, and soft revenue, they are grappling with another unwieldy financial problem: soaring cyber insurance costs.

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