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More mobile clinics for birth control

“Women who want to prevent an unintended pregnancy should have whatever works best for them.”

Salon

Even Political Rivals Agree That Medical Debt Is an Urgent Issue

About 100 million people in the U.S. are burdened by health care debt. Democrats and Republicans in statehouses around the country have been quietly working together to tackle the crisis.

Kiplinger

COVID shots during pregnancy are crucial

Vaccinating pregnant women so they pass antibodies on to their newborns is an effective way of protecting babies

Salon

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Harris vs Trump on Medicare Drug Price Negotiations: Fact Check

A fact check of what the Trump and Biden-Harris administrations did around Medicare drug price negotiations.

Kiplinger

A college student lost her pregnancy. Then she was charged with homicide

“I want to help other young women that are in my position now and will be in the future,” Amari Marsh, 23, said

The Independent UK

Abortion clinics, patients on the move

American abortion patients are traveling to navigate a patchwork of laws following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision

Salon

Why TV drug ads can be misleading

The FDA launched the Bad Ad Program to help physicians recognize false and misleading ads. Is it working?

Salon

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Catholic hospitals were founded to help the poor. Now they pay executives millions and charge some of the highest prices around

Hospitals that started with a charitable mission are reneging on their commitments, critics charge.

Fortune

New diagnosis trending thanks to Reddit

“Abelchia” or “no-burp syndrome” is caused by a quirk in the gatekeeper muscle to the esophagus

Salon

Deloitte-run Medicaid systems are riddled with glitches that can cost millions and take years to fix

Medicaid beneficiaries risk losing access to health care and food due to error-prone state eligibility systems.

Fortune

How Reddit is convincing people to get Botox to cure their burping disorder

Doctors say social media helped raise awareness of lesser-known throat condition

The Independent UK

Farmworkers not protected from bird flu

“They should give us something more,” one dairy worker from Larimer County said in Spanish

Salon

Harris-Walz stand out on health care

Many of Walz’s stances dovetail with those of Harris, fighting for abortion access and capping drug costs

Salon

The campaign to gut Planned Parenthood

Abortion rights supporters have warned that they anticipate ongoing reproductive health battles in Texas and beyond

Salon

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Bird flu cases going undetected: study

Testing for bird flu among farmworkers remains rare, but new research suggests many cases go underreported

Salon

Harris has outspoken abortion stance

Harris would also have leeway to talk about the Biden administration’s core health policy accomplishments

Fortune

‘A bottomless pit’: How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt

TMJ treatments are often not covered by medical or dental insurance, leaving patients with a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars in debt.

Salon

Rural hospitals now face baby bust

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Finland offering workers bird flu shots

Experts debate the merits of vaccinating farmworkers to prevent an H5N1 pandemic

The Texas Tribune

Medicaid management system in Texas and other states is plagued by errors

Deloitte-run systems have generated incorrect notices to Medicaid beneficiaries, sent paperwork to the wrong addresses, and been frozen for hours at a time, a KFF Health News investigation has found.

Salon

Gun violence "a public health crisis"

“We are raising a whole generation of children for whom exposure to gun violence is normal,” Vivek Rajan said

Latin Times

As HIV rates across the country decline, the number of new Latino infections rise throughout the U.S.

A new analysis found Latinos experiencing a disproportionate number of new infections and diagnoses across the U.S., with highest numbers in the Southeast

The Independent UK

Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is years into an initiative to end the nation’s HIV epidemic by pumping hundreds of millions of dollars annually into certain states, counties and U.S. territories with the highest infection rates

Fortune

A Tennessee mom lost Medicaid after the state launched a Deloitte-run system that managed eligibility. Then her life turned upside down

53 million Medicaid patients rely on Deloitte software—but the technology has generated notices with errors, sent paperwork to the wrong addresses, and been frozen for hours at a time, according to state audits, court documents, and interviews.

Salon

"Flying blind" with bird flu

Testing failures are a key reason the U.S. fared so poorly with COVID. Are we repeating these mistakes with H5N1?

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