Healthcare
Families sue over Georgia law restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youth
Four families have filed a lawsuit against a Georgia law placing restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, arguing that...
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New blood donation rules leave room for LGBTQ stigma
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) updated blood donation guidelines were issued last month with the aim of being more...
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Louisiana governor vetoes bills targeting gender-affirming care, pronoun usage
Louisiana Gov. Jon Bel Edwards (D) vetoed three bills targeting the LGBTQ community on Friday. HB 648 would have banned...
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Minnesota sees spike in abortion, amid increase in out-of-state patients: report
Minnesota saw a 20 percent spike in abortions in 2022, amid an increase in patients traveling from outside of the...
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North Carolina abortion ban set to take effect after judge blocks single provision
Much of North Carolina's 12-week abortion ban will take effect on Saturday, after a federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked...
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Biden admin revises drug negotiation program amid legal onslaught
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it has revised its guidance for the Medicare drug price...
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Indiana Supreme Court upholds near-total abortion ban
Indiana's top court on Friday said the state's near-total abortion ban is constitutional, and lifted a preliminary injunction that had...
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CDC to start tracking cases of bacteria tied to infant formula shortage
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set to start tracking cases of cronobacter, a bacteria that's potentially...
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Texas abortion ban led to almost 10,000 additional live births
A research paper published on Thursday linked 9,799 additional live births in Texas to an abortion ban that the state...
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CDC: Overdose deaths from xylazine-laced fentanyl rapidly increasing
Overdose deaths involving illegally-manufactured fentanyl laced with xylazine have skyrocketed in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
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