People in ICE detention struggle to access period products, despite rules to provide them
A new federal report spurred a call for better oversight of how pads and tampons are made available in detention and prisons.
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Utah lawmakers sweep their own study on care for trans kids under the rug as they push to ban it
“They have no intention of actually using the data,” a Utah health provider treating transgender youth said.
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Long COVID affects millions of children. The largest pediatric trial so far launches this year.
There’s still a ways to go before doctors and scientists fully understand pediatric long COVID, but three upcoming clinical trials are on the horizon.
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Fear of ICE is keeping pregnant immigrants in Minnesota from critical care
Health care providers said pregnant patients are having more complications linked to stress. But fear of immigration agents is keeping them from prenatal care.
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Nurses saw themselves in Alex Pretti's death. Now they’re demanding justice.
Nurses have advocated for better working conditions for years. Pretti’s death elevated the ongoing challenges for a profession that is increasingly in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement.
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Health insurance costs are up. Women and LGBTQ+ people are paying the price.
After the expiration of ACA subsidies, soaring health care costs have forced some to dip into savings, take on second jobs or go without coverage.
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As federal anti-smoking programs get cut, who’s looking out for LGBTQ+ adults?
Amid cuts to national smoking programs, The 19th spoke with LGBTQ+ people about how their queer or trans identity is linked to smoking.
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A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks
Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.
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This health insurance alternative could leave pregnant patients footing the bill
With premiums rising, some Americans may turn to cheaper options like religious health shares, which have strict limits for women and queer people.
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Virginia voters will decide the future of abortion access
Virginians will determine whether to enshrine the protection of reproductive rights into the state constitution later this year.