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January, 2023

Nearly 27% of Louisiana state inmates are held beyond release dates, US Justice Department says | CNN Politics
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'Dads Caucus': House Dems Push for Childcare, Parental Leave, Child Tax Credit
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"Dads need to do our part advancing policies that will make a difference in the lives of so many working families," Rep. Jimmy Gomez told NBC News"

The Cruel Tyranny of Sick Notes - Your boss asking for a doctor’s note is more about controlling labor than worker health.
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Your boss asking for a doctor’s note is more about controlling labor than worker health.

Federal judge could decide as soon as February to yank abortion pill nationwide – A Trump-appointed judge could decide as soon as February whether to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to pull approval of the abortion pill.
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Inside CNET’s AI-powered SEO money machine - The Verge
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Post-Dobbs, pathologists who study pregnancy loss walk a thin line. Placentas can hold important insights into pregnancy loss. Pathologists are worried about how law enforcement might misuse that information.
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The state of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Tennessee - Tennessee passed the second-highest amount of anti-LGBTQ legislation in the nation last year, behind only Texas.
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Benefits of gender-affirming hormones for teens persist, study finds. The results augment a substantial body of research that shows gender-affirming care improves mental health.
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A transgender doctor in Louisiana is facing financial hardship and may have to close due to insurance companies that have refused to reimburse her for patient care using her legal name and insist on using their deadname.
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Dr. Tiffany Najberg, who owns

Ice Mountains of Pluto as seen from New Horizon spacecraft.
Caregivers of people living with dementia are treated negatively by others and face discrimination, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
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10 healthcare names get Shkreli Awards for bad behavior - No one in healthcare aspires to win an award named after a 'pharma bro.' 
“I want to fight”: LGBTQ Texans ready for legislative session as GOP lawmakers target them in dozens of bills
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Republicans are backing legislation targeting gender-affirming care for children,...

Texas lawmakers move to restrict transgender health care in 2023 - The move to curb access to gender affirming care and medications have drawn criticism from activist groups like Equality Texas.
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Maryland hospital violated Affordable Care Act in denying medical care to trans patient, court rules | The University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center violated federal law when it refused to provide gender-affirming surgical care to a transgender man because of his gender identity, a federal court ruled Friday. Jesse Hammons, a transgender man diagnosed with gender dysphoria, was denied a hysterectomy to remove his uterus in 2020
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after his scheduled surgeon…

Trump judge’s rollback of birth control rights forces Texas clinics to turn away teens who now need consent to get birth control
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U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling against allowing confidentiality for minors who seek contraceptives at Title X clinics is the latest indication...

A transgender woman who used changing facilities at the Xenia YMCA has been charged with three counts of public indecency in Xenia, Ohio, court records show.
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RNC urges GOP candidates to ‘go on offense’ on abortion in 2024 - The Republican National Committee passed a resolution pushing the strictest antiabortion legislation possible.
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The U.S. has seen more mass shootings than days so far in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
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A New York consultant who reportedly published false news articles about political figures has created a website called the San Francisco Inquirer, which is designed as a local news site but appears to be an effort to pressure federal lawmakers into supporting the consultant's client, a Bay Area-based tribe.
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The website has so riled California lawmakers it was recently the subject of a tense meeting in Washington, D.C.

10 Nutrition Myths Experts Wish Would Die - Includes notes about plant diets, soy, and more
Intermittent fasting may not be as helpful for losing weight as once thought, study finds | CNN
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Many diet trends will tell you what time to eat in the morning or when to stop at night in order to lose or maintain weight, but new research adds to growing evidence that timing may not be that important. Experts explain what does make a difference.

Tennessee is cutting funding to HIV prevention, detection and treatment programs that are not affiliated with metro health departments as of May 31.
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Coastal and politically progressive states have passed stronger paid sick and family leave policies, but many workers in rural America are left out, facing tough decisions when choosing between caring for themselves or sick family members or keeping their jobs.
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Calling Female Government Leaders By Their First Names Is Gender Bias (From Forbes, which is why it's notable.)
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At the World Economic Forum, Zakaria called the women leaders by their first names and the men by their titles. He clearly knew what he was doing, even admitting it. Zakaria is unfortunately not alone, though this a new low. Studies show this pattern is part of the bias that's holding women back.

Demanding employees turn on their webcams is a human rights violation, Dutch Court rules • TechCrunch
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Study: Medicaid expansion states saw declines in postpartum hospitalizations
US Law Used To Separate Immigrant Families Ruled Unconstitutional, Discriminatory Against Latinos.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — As thousands of children were taken from their parents at the southern border during a Trump administration crackdown on illegal crossings, a federal public defender in San Diego set out to find new strategies to go after the longstanding deportation law fueling the family separations.

States target transgender health care in first bills of 2023 - After a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year, Republican state lawmakers this year are zeroing in on questions of bodily autonomy with new proposals to limit gender-affirming health care and abortion access.
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South Carolina abortion ruling: State Supreme Court protects reproductive rights.
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It won’t be the last.

An investigation of the collection policies of more than 500 U.S. hospitals found that many will aggressively pursue patients who cannot pay their bills.
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Abortion, gender care legal advice now available for free in Mass., AG says The hotline, which went live at 7 a.m. Monday, can be reached by calling or texting (833) 309-6301.
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The 14 Hottest Food Mascots That Are, Themselves, a Snack -- Look away, Tucker Carlson.
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Women in the 16 states with the most restrictive abortion laws, including Tennessee, are more than three times more likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth or soon after giving birth, a recent report found.
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Women in the 16 states with the most restrictive abortion laws, including Tennessee, are more than three times more likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth or soon after giving birth, a recent report found.

Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions. In Practice, Few Are Granted. - The New York Times Rape victims and patients with complicated pregnancies are confronting the limits of state abortion laws.
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Transgender people in rural America struggle to find doctors willing or able to provide care - Many health professionals in rural areas don't know how to provide gender-affirming care, leaving transgender patients with few options.
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The results of a study examining teens and social media use "establishes correlation, not causation, between participants’ neural patterns and their social media behavior. So it’s not clear whether checking these apps more frequently leads to greater sensitivity to feedback, or if young people who are more sensitive to feedback are also more prone to scrolling their social feeds. The study also doesn’t take a position on whether greater sensitivity to social feedback is inherently positive or negative."
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The study establishes correlation, not causation, between participants’ neural patterns and their social media behavior. So it’s not clear whether checking these apps more frequently leads to greater sensitivity to feedback, or if young people who are more sensitive to feedback are also more prone to scrolling their social feeds. The study also doesn’t take a position on whether greater sensitivity to social feedback is inherently positive or negative.

Getting abortion medication online is easier than ever thanks to regulatory changes. The practice is pushing the boundaries of the traditional doctor-patient relationship.
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Transgender Louisiana doctor says she was denied insurance payments due to name change
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Study: 1 in 4 adults with chronic pain turning to cannabis |More than a quarter of U.S. adults suffering from chronic pain have turned to using cannabis to manage their discomfort, according to a new study published in JAMA Open Network
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. Researchers at Michigan Medicine surveyed 1,661 adults last spring with chronic pain who lived in one of the 36 states with active medical cannabis programs…

After Jan. 6, numerous corporations said their PACs would stop or pause contributions to those who objected to the election results. It didn't last long.
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Pregnant inmates claim Arizona prisons induced labor against their will - Medical records show three pregnant women were induced before their due dates. They claim they weren't given a choice.
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