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Health Care
Israel Has Carried Out 464 Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care System Since October 7
“There are no fully functional hospitals any longer in Gaza,” says an emergency doctor, who just returned from Gaza.
As Utilities Cut Power to Prevent Wildfires, Nursing Homes Are Left in the Dark
Preemptive power cuts have become more widespread, and nursing homes are being forced to evaluate their preparedness.
Clinics That Serve Medicaid Patients Cut Staff and Services Amid “Unwinding”
Nearly a quarter of community health center patients who rely on Medicaid were cut from the program.
Louisiana Banned Abortion Pills. It Also Faces a Maternal Mortality Crisis.
Instead of addressing sky-high rates of pregnancy-related death, Louisiana lawmakers criminalized abortion pills.
Texas GOP Platform States “Abortion Is Not Healthcare, It Is Homicide”
Reproductive rights advocates warn that the party may push the death penalty on those who obtain abortion care.
Abortion Wait Times in Southeast Have Soared Following Florida’s 6-Week Ban
Before the ban, the average Florida resident lived 20 miles from a clinic. Now, it's 590 miles.
FDA Maintains Discriminatory Rules on Donated Tissue for Gay and Bisexual Men
Federal regulations prevent gay and bisexual men from donating tissue, such as corneas, ligaments and blood vessels.
Anti-LGBTQ Censorship Is Endangering Trans People Behind Bars
“Trans Bodies, Trans Selves,” a basic trans health resource, is explicitly banned from prisons in eight states.
Medicaid Unwinding Threatens Native Communities’ Already Tenuous Access to Care
Three in ten Native American and Alaska Native people younger than 65 rely on Medicaid.
Ballot Measures May Restore Access to Abortion — But Will Clinics Survive?
Election results could come too late for clinics that have scaled back or even shut down while bans were in effect.