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Florida officials say they want to eliminate school vaccine mandates. It won’t be that simple.
Many of the reversals will require action from lawmakers. Public health experts and educators warn that dropped mandates could worsen disease outbreaks and add to a teacher shortage.
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The new COVID vaccine rules leave parents with more questions than answers
Eligibility for postpartum people has changed, and while children can still access shots, questions about the cost and availability are still unclear.
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Anti-abortion groups have a new strategy to end telehealth abortion
Abortion opponents argue that telehealth abortion is making it easier to force people to have an abortion. Experts say the real picture of reproductive coercion looks quite different.
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For Republicans who see IVF as akin to abortion, an obscure alternative has emerged
MAHA-backed 'RMM' is seen as an option for conservatives to address infertility politically without explicitly supporting IVF.
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Premature babies must be connected to life-changing therapies under new Illinois law
The bill was introduced after The Hechinger Report wrote about how too many fragile infants are missing out on federally mandated services.
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Planned Parenthood is getting involved in the redistricting battle
Alarmed by Republicans’ deep cuts to health care and restrictions on reproductive rights, advocates are supporting California’s effort to counter gerrymandering in Texas.
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He graduated early to get gender-affirming surgery before college. Then his hospital cut him off.
Months before his first class at Carlow University, Lee, a 17-year-old in Pennsylvania, found himself without a provider.
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Despite federal shift, state health officials encourage COVID vaccines for pregnant women
Heading into respiratory illness season, states and clinicians are working to encourage pregnant patients to get COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Before Trump’s efforts to make kids healthier, there was Michelle Obama
The first lady’s “Let’s Move!” initiative to improve school nutrition and exercise drew some criticism from the right — which has been much more muted as the Trump administration promotes MAHA messaging.
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A hidden civil rights fight: New book shares the untold story of the intersex movement
Juliana Gleeson wrote “Hermaphrodite Logic: A History of Intersex Liberation” mainly for intersex people, but there’s something in its history for everyone.