Mar 23 New state laws aim to tackle surge in eating disorders By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press Lawmakers in states including Colorado, California, Texas and New York are taking big, legislative swings at the eating disorder crisis. Continue reading
Mar 23 Most state bans on gender-affirming care for trans youth still allow controversial intersex surgery By Kate Sosin, The 19th More than two-thirds of the bills include exemptions for surgery that assigns minors who are born intersex as "male" or "female," an irreversible procedure condemned by the United Nations. Continue reading
Mar 23 North Carolina approves Medicaid expansion, reversing long opposition By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Thursday's state House vote reverses longstanding opposition to the measure, which now goes to expansion advocate and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 6:15 Biden administration proposes overhaul of organ transplant system By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas The Biden administration announced plans to overhaul the network that has run the nation’s organ transplant system for nearly four decades. The United Network for Organ Sharing has faced criticism for inadequately managing the process. The proposal would open up… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 9:03 West Virginia doctors work to bridge healthcare gap in rural areas By William Brangham, Courtney Norris When it comes to health, rural America lags far behind the country’s urban and suburban areas. The reasons are complex and these challenges are the focus of a new series called Rural RX. With support from the Pulitzer Center and… Continue watching
Mar 22 Biden administration announces plans to modernize organ transplant system By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The United Network for Organ Sharing has a government contract to oversee how organs are retrieved and distributed and to run the massive computer system that matches patients and organs. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: Senators press Moderna CEO on COVID-19 vaccine price increases By Tom Murphy, Associated Press Moderna’s CEO on Wednesday defended a plan to more than quadruple the company’s COVID-19 vaccine price, but he also said the drugmaker will work to ensure patients continue paying nothing at drugstores or clinics. Continue reading
Mar 21 Georgia senators send gender-affirming care restrictions to governor By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Doctors could still be able to prescribe medicines to block puberty under the Georgia bill. Republicans say restrictions on other treatments are needed to prevent children from making decisions they'll regret later. Continue reading
Mar 21 Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions, sports ban By Summer Ballentine, David A. Lieb, Associated Press The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to legislation that would temporarily prohibit gender-affirming treatments for minors and restrict their participation in sports. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 6:10 World Food Programme director discusses how to address growing global hunger By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The causes of global hunger are many and well-known: conflict, climate and in too many cases, cruelty. But it is the job of the United Nations World Food Programme to push through those barriers to feed hundreds of millions in… Continue watching