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Texas lawsuit threatens abortion pill access networks like Mayday health

Texas lawsuit threatens abortion pill access networks like Mayday health

by Avani Kalra | Apr 19, 2023 | Health & Science, Politics

Since the federal right to an abortion was overturned last year, 24 states have banned or severely restricted the right to terminate a pregnancy. Except in extremely rare circumstances, doctors are not able to perform or prescribe abortions to patients needing or...
HHS could implement new rules to protect reproductive health information under HIPAA

HHS could implement new rules to protect reproductive health information under HIPAA

by Avani Kalra | Mar 2, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Abortion-rights lawmakers in Congress are aiming to close loopholes that may force providers and hospitals to disclose a patient’s medical records if they are subpoenaed or requested by law enforcement.  These exceptions have become especially worrisome...
‘Perilously short of nurses’: Senate examines ways to address nationwide nursing shortage

‘Perilously short of nurses’: Senate examines ways to address nationwide nursing shortage

by Joanna Hou | Feb 16, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Frontline nurses faced challenges including understaffing, burnout and underappreciation, driving thousands to quit their jobs during the pandemic, several experts told members of Congress on Thursday. A McKinsey report from May found that by 2025, the...
Sanders, Braun press on railroads to guarantee 7 days of paid sick leave

Sanders, Braun press on railroads to guarantee 7 days of paid sick leave

by Shannon Tyler | Feb 9, 2023 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) on Thursday demanded that railroad companies guarantee seven days of paid sick leave for their employees — something Sanders had on his agenda last Congress without much success.   “We are here today to...

Advocates call for simplification of veterans’ toxic exposure health care coverage

by Charlotte Varnes | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON –– Health care coverage for veterans exposed to toxins needs to be streamlined, advocates told lawmakers on Tuesday. “We are a country that loves its veterans — certainly, we purport to,” actor and veterans advocate Jon Stewart told the House Committee on...
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