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Festering Infections to Untreated Cancer: ICE Detainees Describe Medical Neglect Across US
An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention center. A Honduran mother of two said she was hospitalized for a heart problem after she was denied blood pressure medications while held in Florida. A Venezuelan man said
Focused on Work, Needed at Home: A Federal Caregiving Policy Might Help
(Candice Evers for WPLN and KFF Health News) Jill Woodrow reached a tipping point as a caregiver when her mom began struggling to communicate information about her latest doctor appointments. Woodrow’s mother, a uterine cancer survivor, was seeing specialists to get to the bottom of several new, concerning symptoms. “When she would try to tell
How digital platforms and policy shifts reshape GLP-1 affordability
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CFTC sues 3 states in bid to redefine crypto prediction markets as federal products
Washington has escalated its fight with states over prediction markets, launching lawsuits that could decide whether these platforms operate as national financial products or state-regulated gambling. The outcome will determine if sports contracts can scale or get forced back into local licensing regimes. On Apr. 2, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Arizona, Connecticut
How states are testing ICE resistance strategies
While Congress is at a virtual stand-still on ICE reforms, state governments are working to put guardrails on federal immigration enforcement.Why it matters: State lawmakers across the country are testing the extent to which they can counter President Trump's immigration blitz. It's already leading to legal fights.Driving the news: During this year's legislative sessions in
The 25 states still requiring kids to learn cursive
Science & Nature In Virginia, kids can even join after-school cursive clubs.
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States sue HHS over youth gender-affirming care declaration
Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people.…
States pioneer a new frontier in US science funding | Science
Science & Nature Thirty-five years ago, a survey of university faculty concluded that despite relatively stable public funding, the research environment in the United...
What Michigan State’s Tom Izzo Said About Oregon Coach Dana Altman
Basketball Oregon basketball’s struggles continued on Tuesday night as they dropped their fifth straight game, losing 68-52 to the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans...
States Are Reporting Record-High Flu Infections; Here’s What You Need To Know
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Poor states hosting refugees could start shutting borders, warns NGO
GENEVA, Dec 2 - Developing countries which host most of the world's refugees could close their borders if Western states persist with aid cuts, the head of the Danish Refugee Council warned on Tuesday...
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Festering Infections to Untreated Cancer: ICE Detainees Describe Medical Neglect Across US
An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention center. A Honduran mother of two said she was hospitalized for a heart problem after she was denied blood pressure medications while held in Florida. A Venezuelan man said
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Focused on Work, Needed at Home: A Federal Caregiving Policy Might Help
(Candice Evers for WPLN and KFF Health News) Jill Woodrow reached a tipping point as a caregiver when her mom began struggling to communicate information about her latest doctor appointments. Woodrow’s mother, a uterine cancer survivor, was seeing specialists to get to the bottom of several new, concerning symptoms. “When she would try to tell
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How digital platforms and policy shifts reshape GLP-1 affordability
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Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt.
When Christine Wood received a $12,000 bill from Bristol Hospital, she thought it must be a mistake. It was more than she and her husband made in a month combined. “I’m freaking out,” said Wood, who lives in a 1,700-square-foot home in Terryville, a village just outside Bristol, Connecticut. “I don’t understand it.” Wood, 52
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Former Angels Top Prospect Jordyn Adams, 26, Commits To SMU Football
The 2018 wide receiver recruiting class was spearheaded by top prospects Amon-Ra St. Brown and Ja’Marr Chase. Both elite talents lived up to the immense hype and have since become All-Pro receivers in the NFL. Lost in that group was the player who sat between Brown and Chase in the rankings — a once highly-touted