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What London’s mayor learned when he took on the cars – POLITICO

It looked like group therapy. One late summer day, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, sat with a group of faith leaders and clean-air campaigners in a small circle in the near-empty hall of a suburban church. The moment was meant to be one of celebration, for Khan and for London. He was marking the […]

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Arkansas

Defense takes turn in federal transgender youth trial in Arkansas

Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios A trial to decide the fate of Arkansas’ 2021 law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors resumed Monday. At issue is whether to uphold or permanently block a law Gov. Asa Hutchinson refused to sign. Why it matters: The inability to access gender-affirming care has been linked to worse mental health outcomes […]

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Arkansas

New medical residency program launches

Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios Washington Regional Medical Center and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Regional Campus will soon launch the first batch of 92 new residency slots to be phased in by 2030. Why it matters: NWA needs doctors, and more in-state residencies mean more people working in medicine who could stay and […]

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Arkansas

A panel of Arkansas experts says abortion law makes pregnancy riskier

A Northwest Arkansas doctor is recommending that residents move out of state if they want to get pregnant. What’s happening: A panel of experts on Tuesday said the wording of Arkansas’ newly enacted abortion law puts physicians and hospitals in tough positions and pregnant people at a higher risk of health complications and death. The […]

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