Health Policy
New Abortion Laws Jeopardize Cancer Treatment for Pregnant Patients
As abortion bans go into effect across a contiguous swath of the South, cancer physicians are wrestling with how new state laws will influence thei...
Statement from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on National Hispanic Heritage Month
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra issued the following statement to mark the beginning of National...
Montana health department defies judge’s order on transgender birth certificates
Montana District Judge Michael Moses gestures during a court hearing over a state health department rule that prevents transgender people from chan...
Maternal Mortality Rates Are Too High, Especially for BIPOC Women
It’s 2022 and absolutely no one should be dying while pregnant, during childbirth, or immediately afterward.
And yet, in the United States, that is...
Why Extreme Heat Affects Low-Income and Minority Communities More
Climate change is creating dangerously high temperatures that put human health at risk. But some communities are disproportionately affected by ext...
Florida sued over trans health care denied by Medicaid
Four transgender Floridians sued the state agency that administers Florida’s Medicaid program, alleging that a new rule excluding coverage of...
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