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July, 2023

Chemists develop sustainable method to remove 'forever chemicals' from water
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Conservatives have already written a climate plan for Trump's second term - POLITICO
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Crisis pregnancy centers in Illinois that are popping up near abortion facilities to offer information about alternatives face penalties if they disseminate misleading or untruthful information.
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Man Gets Asked “Could You Prove That All Billionaires Are Evil”, Goes Ahead And Does It | Bored Panda
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State senator, doctors slam TN attorney general over stance on abortion health record rule Democratic Sen. Heidi Campbell called Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti's position 'patriarchal;'
Outrage as DeSantis Staffer 'Retweets' Nazi Symbol Video: 'Disgusting'
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A simple finger prick blood test may help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to research revealed this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Amsterdam.
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GOP Senators Warm to Vance Bill Criminalizing Trans Care for Minors (And Making It Harder For Adults)
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89% Of Sports Supplements Tested Did Not Accurately Label Their Ingredients - Testing of 57 sports supplements revealed that 23 (40%) didn’t even have detectable quantities of particular ingredients that were listed on their labels.
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RFK Jr. Wants to Make It Easier for Doctors to Spread Medical Lies – His war on a California law against Covid misinformation is just the beginning.
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The Biden administration wants to prevent investigators from seeking out-of-state private medical records. Republican AGs have a problem with that.
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Airline passengers pass out awaiting takeoff in triple-digit temps in Las Vegas - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism
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Iowa's new abortion ban blocked as judge rules to stay amid lawsuit
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The new law went into effect Friday, replacing a measure that allowed abortion up to 22 weeks — which now once again governs Iowa abortions.

Doctors treating trans kids are leaving Texas, exacerbating adolescent care crisis
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F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill - The move could significantly expand access to contraception. The pill is expected to be available in early 2024.
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Iowa’s GOP-led legislature passes 6-week abortion ban bill -Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) called the House and Senate back for a rare special session for the “sole purpose” of enacting new restrictions on abortion.
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"Corners are cut to dispense prescriptions," CVS employee tells Ohio Board of Pharmacy - Ohio Capital Journal
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At least eight CVS pharmacies in Ohio are so understaffed that they have seen rampant turnover, dirty conditions, lack of controls over dangerous drugs and wait times for prescriptions as long as a month, according to reports from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. 

After fall of Roe, emboldened religious conservatives lobby to restrict abortion in Africa: When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion a year ago, it shook efforts to legalize and make abortions safer in Africa.
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Big business lobbies against heat protections for workers as US boils | Climate crisis | The Guardian
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Abortion fight clouds AIDS-fighting program’s future - Republicans rejected a Democratic bid to re-up PEPFAR via the annual defense policy bill
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Transgender patients sue VUMC for providing records to state attorney general
A new report from the Elevance Health Public Policy Institute shows that Medicare Advantage enrollees who use supplemental benefits are more likely to live in areas with fewer resources.
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Hundreds of women in Poland have protested outside police stations to oppose the allegedly ruthless way officers treated a woman who had taken an abortion pill.
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CO2 pipeline push raises alarms in Illinois about safety - Calls for moratoriums come as the nation faces a potential “tsunami” of new carbon dioxide pipelines, driven by billions of dollars in federal incentives aimed at combating climate change.
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what the fuck is wrong with Marjorie Taylor Greene
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More than two years after federal hospital price transparency rules went into effect, only about a third of hospitals are currently in compliance, according to a report released this week
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. The nonprofit Patient Rights Advocate (PRA) released its fifth semi-annual report, which found that only 36 percent of 2,000 surveyed hospitals were in complete compliance…

Court: Time For Florida to Stop Needlessly Institutionalizing Disabled Kids – A landmark ruling says DeSantis' state is violating the rights of children with disabilities.
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Patients seeking out-of-state abortions and gender-affirming care are at risk of increased surveillance from law enforcement, according to a new report.
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The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) released a report Tuesday detailing the elevated dangers for patients who travel for abortions or gender-affirming care.   “Surveillance doesn’t stop at the state line,” said Albert Fox…

Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, records say
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Restrictive abortion laws in states like Alabama are harming the U.S. military's ability to retain service members and impacting morale, the White House said on Monday as the administration sought to increase pressure on the Senate over the issue.
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Tennessee attorney general threatens Fortune 100 companies with legal action for race-based policies
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is leading a coalition warning the nation's largest companies — many of which have diversity and equity programs — they could face legal action for using race-based policies.

Ohio Republicans’ Devious Plot to Stop Voters From Legalizing Abortion
Chamber of Commerce asks judge to block the landmark ability of Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked a judge to block

Researchers found Latinos are underrepresented in medical professions that require advanced degrees but overrepresented in support positions.
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Georgia is set to become the only state in the country to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients, and the success or failure of its plan could be a test case for other states that are planning ahead for the next Republican White House.
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Georgia is set to become the only state in the country to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients, and the success or failure of its plan could be a test case for other states that are planning ahead for the next Republican White House. The new program, set to launch this weekend, will allow able-bodied adults…

Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning; As climate change fans hotter and longer heat waves, breaking record temperatures and leaving dozens dead, the poorest Americans suffer the hottest days with the fewest defenses.
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House Republicans Are Quietly Using A Spending Bill To Pick An Extremely Specific DC Abortion Fight
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Behind two dense lines of text in one of the 12 must-pass House appropriations bills lies a contentious battle over abortion, free speech, social decency — and a peek into the pipeline from anti-abortion protesters to their powerful supporters in Congress.

Cost sharing does reduce health care spending. That’s not up for debate. But the implications economists drew from this are.
Economists: Enough with the health care policy patchwork. It’s time for universal insurance for the US.
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There is only one way to fulfill our innate societal instinct to help those who are ill and lack the resources to care for themselves.

Emmett Till-inspired art installation marks groundbreaking on work to restore his former Woodlawn home
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The annual ice cream social to celebrate Emmett Till’s birthday also marked the opening of an interactive art installation, titled ‘Be Careful, I Always Am,’ by Chicago-born artist Germane Barnes.

Alabama Republicans refuse to draw a second Black congressional district in defiance of Supreme Court
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Texas’ abortion restrictions – some of the strictest in the country – may be fueling a sudden spike in infant mortality as women are forced to carry nonviable pregnancies to term.
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Fallout from the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling just hit trans people. Dobbs and Geduldig play a central role in the defense of laws targeting transgender Americans.
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Louisiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ recent veto of a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Tuesday.
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Justice Department Extends Public Comments Period On Marijuana Pardon Certificate Application
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The Justice Department extending a public comment period concerning its marijuana pardon certification process that was established under a directive from the president last year. In a notice published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, DOJ’s Office of the Pardon Attorney said the comment window will now be open until August 15 as it requests […]

Italy begins stripping lesbian mothers of their parental rights - LGBTQ Nation
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti wants the state to be able to investigate and compel information on out-of-state abortions, according to a letter he co-signed with 18 other Republican attorneys general in response to a White House-backed federal rules change that would further shield reproductive health medical records.
Researchers have discovered the predominant population of patients suffering from Long Covid are white women in their 40s.
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US Has Worst Geographic Health Disparities in Developed World Rural/urban geographic health disparities were less common in Canada, Norway, and the Netherlands.
US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world | LGBTQ+ rights | The Guardian
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Because the rules will not be applied evenly: The Satanic Temple Inc. can’t sue a Texas health official over state abortion laws that allegedly interfere with its religious beliefs, a federal court said.
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Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe
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Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine.

Abortion Ban Upheld in Indiana - The court said the state Constitution provides a limited right to abortion, but not a “fundamental” one.
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