Healthcare
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'Stolen' Cells: Henrietta Lacks' Family Sues Biotech Company, Citing Racist Medical System
Lacks' family announced today, the 70th anniversary of her death, that they are suing Thermo Fisher Scientific for allegedly reaping millions in profits from her stolen genetic material
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VA to Cover Gender Confirmation Surgery for Transgender Veterans
An anticipated announcement by the Department of Veteran Affairs will reverse a 20-year ban on the procedure
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Record 31 Million Americans Have Coverage Because of the Affordable Care Act, White House Says
President Biden also spoke with former president Obama via video to encourage additional enrollment in the marketplace
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More Than 150 House Democrats Call on Biden to Expand Medicare
“We respectfully request that you fulfill your commitment to expand and improve Medicare,” the lawmakers said in a letter to the president that more than 70 percent of House Democrats signed
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Crisis Responder: What It's Like to Be on the Front Lines
Defunding the police relies on an investment in mental-health workers. But as one former Dallas crisis responder remembers, being on the front lines is hard, unpredictable work
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Why Older People Might Suffer Most, Post-Pandemic
By grouping all people 65 and older into one category, we may inadvertently make a world where later years are valued less
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Women Are Trying to Survive COVID-19. Politicians Are Trying to Take Away Their Care
Now is the time to be making abortion more accessible, not less
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Trump to Deny Visas to Immigrants Who Can't Pay for Healthcare
The proclamation made late Friday night will likely curb chain migration, the same type of immigration the president used to bring his in-laws to the US
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Bernie Sanders' New Plan Wipes Out $81 Billion of Americans' Existing Medical Debt
“The very concept of medical debt should not exist,” the candidate said
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