Tag: health care industry
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Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts
A deadline looming, Congress is charging toward a federal government shutdown
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Judge denies preliminary injunction request in Kentucky transgender health care case
A federal judge has declined to temporarily block a Kentucky law that bans gender-affirming health care access for transgender people who are incarcerated in the commonwealth. Maddilyn Marcum, a trans woman currently imprisoned at Northpoint Training Center in Boyle County, filed a lawsuit in federal court in July arguing that the Department of Corrections had…
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Abortion advocates raise alarm about social platforms removing posts in apparent overreach
Clinics, advocacy groups and individuals who share abortion-related content online say they are seeing informational posts being taken down even if the posts don’t clearly violate the platforms’ policies
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California temporarily blocks Trump policy barring some immigrants from food banks, health care, Head Start and more
SAN JOSE, Calif. — California has secured a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from barring immigrants living in the country illegally from accessing dozens of federally funded programs, including child care, health care and education services. As part of the Trump administration’s proposed change, federally funded programs would be required to verify recipients’…
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Advocates say light rail stabbing exposes poor mental health system in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte’s light rail has rekindled conversations about the failures of America’s criminal justice system. But some Charlotte advocates say an important component is being left out of the conversation: mental health. Fonda Bryant, a Charlotte area mental health advocate, said Iryna Zarutska’s slaying on…
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Schumer warns of a shutdown if Republicans don’t accept Democrats’ health care demands
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is willing to risk a government shutdown at the end of the month if Republicans don’t accept Democratic demands on health care
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Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what’s at stake
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Margaret Riley, University of Virginia (THE CONVERSATION) On Sept. 10, 2025, a federal judge blocked the Department of Justice’s attempt to subpoena medical records and other private health information on minors receiving hormone therapy and other gender affirming care…
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PHOTO ESSAY: Newborn caregiving programs help ease parenting in India
GURUGRAM, India (AP) — Antima Kumari lifts one of her newborn nephews, positions him between his father’s bare chest and wraps a cloth around him to steady the tiny body. The baby quickly snuggles into his father’s skin. Kumari stepped in as a caregiver for the newborn twins when her sister Lilavati Devi felt physically…
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Despite improvement, California again has highest poverty rate in US
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California continued to have the highest poverty rate in the nation last year at 17.7%, tied only with Louisiana, according to new data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The state’s supplemental poverty measure, or SPM, declined from 2023, when it stood at 18.9%. Still, the 2024 figure means that…
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Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Patrick Aguilar, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) The share of doctors who belong to unions is rising quickly at a time when organized labor is losing ground with other professions. The Conversation U.S. asked Patrick Aguilar, a…