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  The state-level battles brewing in America over LGBTQ+ rights

  PBS NewsHour - Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Gabrielle Hays, Adam Kemp, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

  More than a dozen GOP-led states have passed bans with limits ranging from healthcare to sports participation, while Democratic-controlled states …

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  For many Asian Americans, medical interpreters are a vital but scarce resource

  PBS NewsHour - Ali Rogin, Maea Lenei Buhre

  For many immigrants, a mastery of everyday English doesn’t mean they feel comfortable in all settings, like doctors’ offices. That’s where medical …

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  Analysis: Health insurance claim denials are on the rise, to the detriment of patients

  PBS NewsHour - Elisabeth Rosenthal, KFF Health News

  Millions of Americans in the past few years have run into this experience: filing a health care insurance claim that once might have been paid …

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  After battling COVID, can mRNA vaccines fight cancer?

  PBS NewsHour - Tim Vernimmen, Knowable Magazine

  Vaccines against Covid-19 were delivered with remarkable and unprecedented speed. The ones pioneered by Moderna in the US and BioNTech in Germany …

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  What the U.S. is doing to address its deepening maternal mortality crisis

  PBS NewsHour - Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young

  The U.S. maternal mortality rate continues to steadily increase, with 2021 being one of the worst years on record. According to the Centers for …

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  Why a proposed Texas mandate to ‘wean’ trans youth off their meds contradicts medical science

  PBS NewsHour - Theresa Gaffney, STAT

  If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or suicidal ideation, call 988 to access the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or find help …