Angela Meriquez Vázquez said she used to be an active and healthy runner. But when she contracted COVID-19 in March 2020, her condition continued declining long after the initial infection. She had severe blood clots and mini-strokes. She struggled with confusion and numbness that eventually resulted in her inability to walk for days. She knew […]
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A federal judge said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has repeatedly spread false information about doctors mutilating children’s genitals in a push for a ban against transgender health care to minors, even though there have been no documented cases of such procedures. Judge Robert Hinkle made the remarks during the final day of a trial, […]
The White House is pushing employers to create “recovery-related workplaces” to support those struggling with substance use disorder or who are in recovery. The Biden administration released a guidebook for employers on how they can “respond more effectively to substance use disorder among employees, build their workforces through hiring people in recovery, and develop a recovery-supportive workplace […]
The House GOP’s election of Rep. Mike Johnson (La.) as Speaker is likely to give an opening to social conservatives, who plan to press him on bringing anti-abortion and anti-transgender policies up for a vote. But Republicans remain divided on those red-meat issues, and any such floor votes could endanger the swing-district members who voted […]
Progressive abortion rights activists want to go much further in advancing abortion protections, and are pushing Democrats nationally and at the state level not to put any limits on the procedure. As abortion rights supporters increasingly look to ballot initiatives in red and purple states, there are internal divisions over what limits, if any, they […]
An abortion rights group in Nebraska is taking initial steps to put the issue on the ballot in 2024. A political campaign committee called Protect Our Rights filed paperwork earlier this month in support of a ballot initiative that would amend the state constitution to protect the right to an abortion. Language for the measure […]
A push to have more obesity care services covered under Medicare is picking up steam in Congress, buoyed by enthusiasm for newer medications and recognition of the massive cost of chronic health issues linked to being overweight. Under the Medicare Modernization Act passed in 2003, Medicare is prohibited from covering medications used for weight loss. […]
Cancer centers are contending with shortages of key chemotherapy drugs, with potentially dire consequences once the scarcity starts hitting patients. A new survey released this week by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) found that 93 percent of cancer centers are reporting shortages of carboplatin and 70 percent are reporting shortages of cisplatin. These two […]
After a string of defeats at the ballot in red and purple states in the 2022 election, a growing number of GOP-controlled state legislatures and anti-abortion groups are pushing back. They are working to restrict or even ban citizen-led ballot initiatives, which have been used by progressive groups to bypass conservative lawmakers. Some of the […]