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New Biden administration rules aim to hold insurers accountable for mental health care coverage
By Maya Miller and Annie Waldman ProPublica The Biden administration announced on last Monday that it has finalized new regulations to strengthen protections for mental
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Doctors criticize misoprostol guidance from Louisiana Department of Health: ‘It’s not helpful’
By Lorena O’Neil Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana doctors say they still have plenty of questions about how they will be able to access a
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By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Programs for medically vulnerable children, seniors and people with disabilities could be eliminated next year as a result of Louisiana’s looming budget deficit, officials with ... Doctors grapple with how to save women’s lives amid ‘confusion and angst’ over new La. law
By Lorena O’Neil Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — When a woman starts bleeding out after labor, every second matters. But soon, under a new state law, Louisiana doctors might not be able to ... Louisiana woman criticizes AG Murrill over comments about her abortion story
By Rosemary Westwood WWNO/WRKF A Louisiana woman who spoke at the Democratic National Convention about being denied miscarriage care in the wake of Louisiana’s abortion ban is criticizing Attorney General Liz Murrill ... At NOLA Baby Café in New Orleans East, families get breastfeeding advice
By Arielle Robinson Contributing Writers (Veritenews.org) — Bree Anderson sat in a circle of mothers, sharing about how she dealt with the death of one newborn child while raising another newborn. FDA okays new COVID vaccine after a rising numbers of cases
By Jennifer Shutt Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine intended to address severe symptoms of the virus ahead of the ... Exercise is key for Parkinson’s relief
By Elizabeth Cohen Contributing Writer But bias, underdiagnosis hold Black patients back (kffhealthnews.org) — A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease ... ‘I feel dismissed’: :People experiencing colorism say health system fails them
By Chaseedaw Giles Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Jonnae Thompson has felt for her dark brown skin and natural hair have made finding work in Hollywood especially hard. Maternity care in rural areas is in crisis. Can more doulas help?
By Jess Mador, WABE Contributing Writer (Special from WABE and kffhealthnews.org) — When Bristeria Clark went into labor with her son in 2015, her contractions were steady at first. Then, they stalled. ...
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