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September, 2023

A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce laws banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgery.
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Subsidized day-care food program linked to better health overall in children and reduced food insecurity.
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A study finds that children who received subsidized nutritious meals in child-care settings were 30 percent less likely to have household food insecurity.

PBM Officials Said AbbVie Threatened Loss Of Rebates If They Promoted Humira Biosimilars.
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Learn how PBMs are blocking competition from Humira biosimilars despite lower prices.

An umbrella review published in The BMJ provided a breakdown of the associations between cannabis and health outcomes, highlighting the uneven potential for clinical use.
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An umbrella review published in The BMJ provided a breakdown of the associations between cannabis and health outcomes, highlighting the uncertain potential for clinical use.Cannabis or products that contain THC “are widely available and have increasingly high tetrahydrocannabinol content,” Marco Solmi, MD, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Ottawa, in Canada,

Menstrual suppression effective, well-liked by transgender, gender-diverse adolescents
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Transgender and gender-diverse adolescents reported high menstrual suppression effectiveness and satisfaction, according to a cross-sectional study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.“In the general population, menstrual suppression is typically used for dysmenorrhea and heavy menstrual bleeding. Although menstrual suppression can be used in transgender and gender-diverse adolescents

The Americans With Disabilities Act is under threat at the Supreme Court. ADA testers are critical to ensuring the promise of the ADA is fully realized.
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What Ohio lawmakers could do if marijuana Issue 2 passes
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Orlando abortion clinic crowdfunds $200,000 to stay open after massive Florida fines
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The Center of Orlando for Women faced a massive fine for violations of a new law requiring women to wait 24 hours before having an abortion.

Common vaccinations shown to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s: New research shows several adult vaccines are associated with a reduction in the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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Tennessee's lost reproductive healthcare funding will go to Planned Parenthood after state was disqualified from Title X over not following federal guidelines about abortion.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) produced clinical benefits in patients with fibromyalgia by reducing pain-related catastrophizing and inducing adaptive alterations in default mode network functional connectivity.
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Patients with fibromyalgia receiving CBT experienced significant improvements in pain interference and larger decreases in pain catastrophizing post-treatment.

Hospitals share differing medical prices online versus over the phone, secret shopper survey finds | Healthcare Dive
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Healthcare

A study reveals a link between low free thyroxine and fatty liver risk in type 2 diabetes patients, suggesting a gender-specific thyroid-liver interaction.
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The federal government has warned hospitals that using third-party analytics tools on their websites could violate HIPAA, and more than 20 hospitals are facing class-action lawsuits over the use of these tools. But a recent analysis found that hospitals are doing a poor job of fixing their websites and preventing patient data collection.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion Nationwide - The decision builds on an earlier high court ruling and reflects how Latin American countries are expanding women’s rights.
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Cases of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea ‘super strain’ multiply
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CDC and WHO have once again sounded alarm about STI

Disability groups win fight to be included in health equity research - The designation as a “health disparity population” allows for more funding and research into the health equity barriers disabled people face.
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Working from home has not historically been considered a "reasonable accommodation" under ADA; however, that appears to be changing following the pandemic - including for some physicians.
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Lawsuit raises the question: do physicians have the right to work from home?

State legislation prohibiting gender-confirming medical care for children and adolescents may lead to decreased access as pediatric endocrinology providers expressed concerns about their ability to practice in a survey.
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“Our study found that pediatric endocrinology providers were significantly less likely to report providing gender-affirming medical care in states where legislation aiming

A majority of Americans said they believe politicians should not have a say in whether transgender people are able to access gender-affirming health care, even as a record number of states press legislation to severely restrict care for transgender youths and adults
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An abortion bot from abortion access organizations including Planned Parenthood is rolling out — even in states with abortion bans — to help people find care.
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Congressional watchdog says Trump's wall "toppled untold numbers of saguaro cactuses in Arizona, put endangered ocelots at risk in Texas and disturbed Native American burial grounds."
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Congress' official watchdog says in a report that the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump toppled untold numbers of saguaro cactuses in Arizona, put endangered ocelots at risk in Texas and disturbed Native American burial grounds.