Health
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Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get an abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws
Arizona Sen. Eva Burch said her speech was meant to share the practical effects of abortion restrictions passed over the years.
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Biden issues executive order to improve women’s health research
The order directs federal agencies to ensure that they are using federal funds to research diseases and health conditions that disproportionately affect women, and requires them to report their investments in women’s health research annually.
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Arizona Republicans say they support IVF, but their records suggest otherwise
Washington longtimers like Rep. David Schweikert and perennial candidates like Kari Lake have one thing in common: their policies would effectively end family planning healthcare like IVF and abortions.
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First over-the-counter birth control pill will go on sale this month
Upon hitting store shelves, Opill will become the most effective birth control method available without a prescription.
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OPINION: Republicans lawmakers want to ‘Alabama’ our Arizona
Even now, legislators want to define conception as when life begins, which would not only impact people in need of abortion care, but could also take away the opportunity to raise a child from people whose only option is IVF.
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After expanding health care access for Arizonans, Harris has new plan to cut costs further
More than 40,000 Arizonans whose healthcare benefits were set to expire last year got to keep their coverage due to provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Software tool used at Mayo Clinic Arizona takes on institutionalized racism in health care
TruLite Health partnered with Mayo Clinic Arizona to use a software that identifies and remedies racial disparities in health care.
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This OB-GYN was terrified for her patients who needed abortions. Then she became one.
Texas OB-GYN Austin Dennard reveals what a future under a Republican president would do to reproductive rights in America.
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Local group, US task force target disparity in Black breast cancer mortality rates
Black women are over 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, a percentage that has largely stayed the same for a decade.
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Federal grants help low-income seniors with long-term care and assisted living costs
There’s good news for Arizonans who rely on health services delivered in their homes and communities: $356 million in federal funds to help law-income residents cover the cost of medical care. So far, grants have gone towards: Home health care and personal care services Rehabilitation Private duty nursing Mental health and substance abuse treatment School-based…
