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Despite a law meant to protect IVF in Alabama, patients and advocates worry the protections won’t hold — and warn of future attacks on reproductive rights.
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A new report estimates the public cost of underwriting U.S. plastics industry growth and the environmental violations that followed.
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Delaney Nolan discusses her report for The Guardian that revealed a spike in heat-related illness calls among New Orleans’ unhoused people this summer.
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For one family of farmers in Louisiana, this year’s record-breaking extreme heat is taking a toll on both their crops and their health.
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The Claiborne Avenue Alliance hopes a study on the health impacts caused by the expressway will support efforts to remediate and potentially remove the highway.
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No alarm sounded when the fire broke out, and in the days following, neither Marathon nor state and federal agencies answered questions from residents and reporters about which chemicals are being tested for.
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This has been a record-breaking summer across the country and particularly in the Gulf South in August.
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Mississippi has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the country. The state is taking a community-centered approach to improving the health of Black moms and babies.
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Aeroflow Healthcare has been pushing state lawmakers to end sales tax on necessary items such as diapers, breast pumps and other incontinence products.
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Factors like the cost of treatment, the location of clinics and a lack of specialized doctors have contributed to the lack of care across the country.
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Louisiana lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming health care for minors during a single-day veto override session on Tuesday. The controversial bill was the primary driver of and and the only bill that ultimately passed from the session.
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Louisiana will get $325M from a major opioid settlement. Advocates want to know how it will be spentLouisiana sheriffs will receive 20% of the state’s opioid settlement funds but are not required to report how it’s spent, raising concern for advocates.
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Losing his brother to an overdose inspired Jacob Bassin to arm his fellow medical students with free doses of Narcan and train them on how to use it.
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A lawyer representing the families of five transgender youth says the ban violates equal protection rights under the Louisiana Constitution.
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The loss of specialized doctors due to the influx of anti-LGBTQ laws is the latest blow to a region already dealing with a shortage of health care providers.
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While the results showing an increase in rates may seem alarming, researchers say it could be a sign of better access to mental health services.
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The free program in Clarksdale, Mississippi teaches young parents how to better care for their children while filling in the gaps of the social safety net.
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The Fourth of July holiday brought sweltering temperatures to the Gulf South. Here’s how some of the people most vulnerable to the heat are dealing with it.
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The Commonwealth Fund’s new report includes 12 new measures that evaluate and rank states on reproductive services and women’s health care.
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As book bans and legislation pile up, a Louisiana trans teen describes the mental toll it’s taking on him and highlights the importance of support systems.
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With the COVID-19 public health emergency over, Diaper Bank of the Delta is trying to fill in the gap and connect struggling families to more resources.
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The city of Birmingham has teamed up with BirthWell Partners’ community doula project to sponsor 32 trainees to work in underserved communities.