Closure of UMass Memorial’s Leominster maternity ward handled badly, mayor says – NBC Boston
UMass Memorial Medical Center “failed miserably” in its plan to maintain access to maternal care after the proposed closure of a Leominster birthing center, the city’s mayor contended Tuesday in a plea for state regulators to take a more forceful approach. Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella asked the Department of Public Health, where officials have said […]
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U.S. public health emergency could increase abortion access in Arkansas
Illustration: Natalie Peeples/Axios The Biden administration is weighing a possible public health emergency declaration that would free up resources to help people access abortions, including in Arkansas, Axios’ Oriana Gonzalez writes. State of play: Abortion is illegal in Arkansas except in cases to save a pregnant person’s life, to treat ectopic pregnancies or to remove […]
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Governor signs bill banning surgical procedures for minors seeking gender-affirming care | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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CNN — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill on Saturday that banned hormone treatment and surgical procedures for minors seeking gender-affirming care, the latest in a series of anti-trans bills involving minors that have been passed across the country. Senate Bill 16, which the governor signed a day after it was sent to his […]
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NYC mayor cites slower economic growth spurred by high office vacancy, cost of migrant crisis and health care, in budget address
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CNN — New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the state of the city’s economic outlook as part of a $102.7 billion budget proposal for 2024 on Thursday, highlighting slow economic growth despite spikes in tourism and jobs. Adams touted investments that will be made into public safety and affordable housing while promoting what he […]
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Arkansas governor says he supports the science behind COVID-19 vaccines, as daily U.S. cases hold above 65,000
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Outgoing Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is considering a presidential run, took a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s call to investigate the COVID-19 vaccines, arguing that “we shouldn’t undermine the science.” Hutchinson, a Republican, told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that Arkansas didn’t have vaccine mandates, but that he and other medical experts […]
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Heartland report helps rural communities navigate health care
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Affordability, telehealth and a trained, motivated workforce are the keys to keeping the engine of rural health care running smoothly. What’s happening: A Heartland Forward report out Thursday outlines strategies policymakers and community leaders in rural America can use to improve health care access and services. Driving the news: Since the height […]
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Clintons elevate women’s voices at Arkansas summit
Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton accept an award during Variety’s Power of Women on Sept. 28. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Variety via Getty Images Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and vice chair of the Clinton Foundation Chelsea Clinton are hosting a “Women’s Voices Summit” in Little Rock on Friday. What’s happening: Organizers say conversations at […]
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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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Houston Mayor Sylvester shares details about cancer diagnosis
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. For more than four months, the mayor of the nation’s fourth-largest city let few people know he had been diagnosed with bone cancer. Not even his 35-year-old daughter was aware. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner publicly […]
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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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