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Shefali Luthra
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Women in health care are at a breaking point — and they’re leaving
In the pandemic, women are abandoning health care jobs, citing burnout and decades of inequities in a system that was never designed to support them.
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Parents are vaccinated, kids can’t be. That complicates the new masks-off guidance.
‘He won’t wear one if I don’t wear one’: Some parents may keep masking and taking precautions until a COVID-19 vaccine is approved for children under the age of 12.
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With COVID vaccinations, CDC finds older women are being left behind
A new analysis showed that older women, who face significant barriers to access, were less likely than older men to have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine.
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Biden restores transgender ACA protections, ending Trump era of uncertainty
The change comes as many state legislatures are pushing restrictive anti-trans medical bills.
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'It's really been a disaster': How COVID-19 has endangered gender equity worldwide
The 19th spoke with Natalia Kanem, who heads the United Nations Population Fund, about the pandemic's impacts on reproductive health access and the broader implications if the coronavirus surge is not stopped.
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Exclusive: Study finds pregnancy-related health care coverage varies widely from state to state
Despite an Affordable Care Act regulation that deems pregnancy-related care essential for many private insurance plans to cover, it really depends on where you live.
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'There isn’t a sense of this slowing down': 2021 could be the year of abortion restrictions
Statehouses are on track to pass an unprecedented level of abortion restrictions this year, with 28 signed into law this past week.
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We don’t really know if vaccines have been distributed equitably
The federal government has collected vaccination data by race, sex and age, but it hasn’t analyzed those together, making it impossible to tell if Biden has delivered on a key promise of his first 100 days.
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Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should resume, CDC panel says
The vaccine, which has been linked to a rare side effect involving blood clots and low platelets in women under age 50, will come with a warning label.
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Elizabeth Warren to reintroduce $700 billion universal child care proposal
That investment, far more than what Biden has indicated he will seek, has support from other progressive lawmakers, per a letter shared first with The 19th.