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Here’s how high uninsured rates could be contributing to the pregnancy-related death crisis
The United States ranks worse than any other wealthy nation for pregnancy-related health, and new data suggests high rates of uninsurance among low-income people could be a reason why.
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Biden administration kills food stamp restriction that could have affected 1.3 million Americans
The restriction would have particularly affected Black women and Latinas, who remain disproportionately affected by the recession.
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New study finds 1 in 3 U.S. mothers don’t plan to vaccinate their children
This hesitancy is most common among White Republican-leaning mothers — with more than half planning to opt out when a coronavirus vaccine is available for children.
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Older women lag older men in COVID vaccination rates, new polling says
The Kaiser Family Foundation data on the disparity in adults 65 and older comes a day after Biden said 90 percent of adults would be eligible for a vaccine in just a few weeks.
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Dr. Rachel Levine makes transgender history in confirmation as assistant secretary of HHS
Levine is the first ever Senate-confirmed trans official in U.S. history, but she faced anti-trans sentiments on her road to the historic confirmation.
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'From bad to worse': How COVID-19 could undo gender equity efforts across the globe
The United States anticipates immunizing most adults by summer. But vaccines are far less available in other countries.
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Wyoming's flood of anti-abortion bills reveal what's happening across the country, experts say
Wyoming has filed eight anti-abortion bills this session, a record number in recent history for the state legislature.
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Xavier Becerra confirmed as nation's first Latinx health secretary
Becerra, most recently California's attorney general, won support from reproductive rights groups and organizers for transgender equality.
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How the COVID stimulus bill could help fight pregnancy-related deaths
Letting states extend Medicaid eligibility for postpartum people could be lifesaving, experts told The 19th.
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A year into the pandemic, LGBTQ+ life and death remains largely invisible
LGBTQ+ people face myriad health disparities that put them at higher risk for complications from the virus. So why don’t we know how COVID has affected them?