“Nobody should have to fear dying in jail for a treatable medical problem,” Cunningham said in a statement.
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A Jail Nurse Said Willie Cunningham Had Heartburn. It Was Appendicitis. Read Post »
Earlier this week, a new page titled “Vaccines and Autism” appeared on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Contrary to previous CDC guidance, the page alleged, “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism,” adding that […]
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“Embarrassing” and “Horrifying”: CDC Workers Describe the New Vaccines and Autism Page Read Post »
Health experts warn that Republicans are undermining even the most baseline HIV prevention infrastructure.
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Key HIV Programs in the US Are in Danger — and the Impact Will Be Devastating Read Post »
Trump doubled down on the idea of funding health savings accounts instead of extending the enhanced ACA tax credits.
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Report Shows How GOP Health Care Scheme Would Further Enrich Insurance Giants Read Post »
The 37-year-old mother was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
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Tierra Walker Kept Getting Sicker — and Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion Read Post »
Even in the house of horrors that is vaccine-preventable illnesses, polio stands out as particularly terrifying. Before the rollout of the vaccine in the 1950s, the disease paralyzed or killed more than 500,000 people worldwide every year. The disease was especially catastrophic for children, some of whom were confined for years to wheelchairs or a […]
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The Anti-Vax Movement’s Wildest Claim Yet: Polio Wasn’t So Bad Read Post »
Imagine an abortion ban so radical that even leading anti-abortion groups have lined up to denounce it. That’s what abortion “abolitionists” are hoping eventually to unleash on South Carolina, with a key legislative hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Senate Bill 323, also known as the Unborn Child Protection Act, may be the most draconian abortion legislation […]
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South Carolina’s Abortion Bill Is So Extreme Even Anti-Abortion Groups Have Doubts Read Post »
In late April, podcasters Audrey Presby and Jeremy Fraser decided to venture out of their studio in California to head to Washington, DC. It was not the most joyous occasion: Presby and Fraser, both of whom have Down syndrome, were there to plead with House representatives not to vote to pass the sweeping health care […]
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What Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Mean for Two Podcasters With Down Syndrome Read Post »
David Dayen of The American Prospect discusses what could be the end of the longest government shutdown in US history.
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Democrats Have Shown Their Hand in Caving to GOP Bill. What Happens Next? Read Post »
Hundreds of VA staff warned that policy changes under Trump will “negatively affect the lives of all veterans.”
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On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services made an announcement that it promised would change the lives of millions of American women for the better: Hormone replacement therapy, the combination of hormone drugs that can treat the symptoms of menopause, was about to be depathologized. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had decided […]
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In a wide-ranging Sunday night interview on CBS News’s “60 Minutes,” President Donald Trump put his desire for unchecked power on full display. He bragged to correspondent Norah O’Donnell that, thanks to the Insurrection Act of 1792, he can invade your city whenever he wants. He said immigration raids—including acts of police violence such as […]
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