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No proof of work could mean no Medicaid — and women stand to lose the most
Congressional Republicans want to impose work requirements aimed at “able-bodied” adults. But data shows it would actually target poor middle-aged women who have left the workforce.
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A new generation of birth control skeptics leans right
More young women are embracing fertility tracking methods long popular among Catholics, looking to influencers, questioning doctors — and finding a home in MAGA.
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‘She’ll fall through the cracks’: Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality
Cuts to Medicaid and the Department of Education could have detrimental impacts on keeping kids with complex medical needs healthy — and ensuring those same children have equitable access to education.
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With Medicaid cuts, Republicans target men in the name of protecting women
But cuts purporting to address "able-bodied men" using Medicaid would be detrimental to women, children and caregivers, experts say.
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Thousands of people still get abortions in states with bans. This Texas bill aims to stop it.
The bill’s backers have said they intend to target the medical professionals mailing abortion pills, which could provide a blueprint for other states.
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Black women were at increased risk for lead absorption during the L.A. wildfires. Here’s why.
The bodies of people with iron deficiency potentially absorb lead at higher rates.
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RFK Jr. says he wants to curb measles. His former nonprofit keeps undermining his message.
The Children’s Health Defense has inserted itself into the outbreak with a media operation that repeatedly disputes the MMR vaccine.
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Activists pile 200 coffins outside State Department to protest cuts to global AIDS relief
Cuts to PEPFAR, the country’s emergency plan for HIV and AIDS relief, have resulted in an estimated 40,000 deaths overseas, analysis shows.
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Health care could get more expensive for transgender people under a new Trump rule
The proposed rule affects access to “essential health benefits” like hospitalization, mental health services and prescription drugs.