Health & Wellness
‘Lookback window’ extended for child abuse survivors to file lawsuits in Louisiana
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Child abuse survivors may have more time as adults to file lawsuits against their perpetrators under a new
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States are already collecting more abortion data. And HIPAA won’t always keep it private.
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — Years before the Dobbs decision, providers like Dr. Kylie Cooper were already uncomfortable with some of the
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(Blackmansstreet.Today) — Richard “Rick” Slayman, who received the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically edited pig kidney, has died. High price of popular diabetes drugs deprives low-income people of effective treatment
By Renuka Rayasam Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — For the past year and a half, Tandra Cooper Harris and her husband, Marcus, who both have diabetes, have struggled to fill their prescriptions for ... New research uncovers genetic variant’s alarming impact on heart health and longevity in Black Americans
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA) — A groundbreaking study led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Duke University sheds light on the significant health risks posed by ... Abortion ban exceptions for child rape, incest fail in Louisiana House committee
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A Louisiana House of Representatives committee scuttled legislation on Tuesday, May 7, to create exceptions to the state’s abortion ban for minors who become pregnant ... Summer in Louisiana: Beat the heat and stay safe
By Damian Simoneaux Guest Contributor Louisiana summers are notoriously hot. From June to September, the state experiences average high temperatures in excess of 90 degrees Fahrenheit. However, high humidity can make these ... Study finds domestic violence cost La. $10 billion in 2022
By Bobbi-Jeanne Misick Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Incidents of intimate partner violence cost Louisianians $10.1 billion in 2022, according to a new report from Tulane University’s Newcomb Institute. FDA announces recall of heart pumps linked to deaths and injuries
By Daniel Chang and Holly K. Hacker Contributing Writers (kffhealthnews.org) — A pair of heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths has received the FDA’s most serious ... Lawsuit alleges Obamacare Plan-switching scheme targeted low-income consumers
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — A wide-ranging lawsuit filed Friday (April 12) outlines a moneymaking scheme by which large insurance sales agency call centers enrolled people into Affordable Care Act ...
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