On Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, advocates spotlight ongoing racial disparities
Call for greater investment in Black-led treatment organizations.
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Approaching ‘Medicaid cliff’ could leave hundreds of thousands uninsured
Pandemic-era program will expire on March 31.
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Evictions on the rise in the Midwest put public health at risk
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The trouble for Rolland Carroll started last fall. That’s when the 61-year-old said his apartment complex in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, informed him that his federal housing aid for his one-bedroom apartment had been reduced months ago. https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s4780019/audio/2023/02/sfx-evictions-krebs.mp3 Listen to this story here. He owed more than $2,000 in back rent. “I…
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A new Champaign clinic will focus on equity in abortion care
CHAMPAIGN – The Supreme Court ruling in June overturning Roe v. Wade did away with federal protections for abortion rights. The decision returned the power to ban the procedure to states, rendering the country a patchwork of different abortion laws. Listen to this story here. In Illinois, abortion remains legal. But the procedure is banned…
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Illinois’ COVID-19 disaster proclamation to end in May
State emergency orders will end in tandem with national public health emergency
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‘Omnibus’ health care bill passed amid criticisms
Wide-ranging law put popular, controversial measures into a single package.
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Three health policy stories to watch in 2023
Considering the country’s divided Congress, Americans shouldn’t hold their breath for major health reform legislation this year. On the other hand, 2023 is shaping up to see some incredibly consequential health policy changes that could impact millions. Here’s a quick look at three of them: State officials are looking to pass new abortion laws and…
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DCFS, director face lawsuit filed on behalf of jailed wards
Suit claims department held the children past release dates.
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Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time?
WASHINGTON — If you’re like most Americans, someone in your family or social circle is sick right now with COVID, flu, a cold or RSV. With the rolling waves of sickness hitting many households, some people are wondering: Could I have caught more than one of these germs at the same time? The answer is:…
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If the antibiotics shortage worsens, children with sickle cell risk preventable deaths
INDIANAPOLIS — Mary Warlo has been extremely worried lately. Her baby Calieb, who is six months old, has sickle cell disease. In early December he went for a few days without liquid penicillin, a medication that he – and thousands of other children in the U.S. – rely on to prevent potentially life threatening infections….
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Pritzker signs reproductive rights expansion
Bill expands access to abortion, gender-affirming treatments
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Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54
Lisa Marie Presley, a singer, Elvis’ only daughter and a dedicated keeper of her father’s legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54.
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Illinois lawmakers greenlight enhanced abortion protections
The legislation that legislative Democrats were hoping to pass Tuesday would make Illinois the latest state to pursue abortion rights protections since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June.
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When rural hospitals close, access to critical care is put in jeopardy
MEXICO, Mo. — A half-dozen Gouldian finches greet patients with their chirps from a cage in the waiting room of the Boone Health Primary Care clinic in Mexico, Missouri. The birds belong to Dr. Peggy Barjenbruch who, alongside Dr. Michael Quinlan, has served the Mexico community for decades. https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s4780019/audio/2022/12/ruralhospitalaccess-feature-se-web.mp3 Listen to this story here. That…
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Illinois Democrats push to further expand abortion, gender care access
Bill contains legal protections for providers, out-of-state patients.
