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LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
12 hours ago

Connecting the dots: Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are inextricably linked

Abortion care and gender-affirming care restrictions share similar tactics and challenges, particularly affecting young people with limited resources.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
14 hours ago

MAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor opens Bellevue medical outpost for Rikers detainees, saying it's a step toward closing the jail | amNewYork

Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a new medical unit at Bellevue Hospital, marking progress towards closing Rikers Island and improving care for detainees.
SF parents
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

She paid into Medicare for years. Trump's immigration policy will end her coverage

Lawfully present immigrants, including Rosa Maria Carranza, will be disenrolled from Medicare due to new legislation, affecting around 100,000 individuals.
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Female athletes' fertility is still a blind spot | Letter

Changes to insurance for female athletes are positive, but fertility support remains a critical issue that needs addressing.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago

Psychology says people who grew up poor and became successful often can't fully enjoy it - not because they're ungrateful, but because some part of them never stopped waiting for it to disappear - Silicon Canals

Successful individuals often struggle with feelings of scarcity and anxiety about their financial stability, despite their achievements.
NYC parents
fromPsychology Today
5 days ago

Is Mandated Reporting Racist? What Families Must Know

Low reporting standards and systemic racism lead to unjust CPS reports, disproportionately affecting Black and Brown families.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 days ago

NAACP responds after homeless man 'dumped' in Oakland by San Leandro police

San Leandro officers forcibly transported a homeless man to Oakland and 'dumped' him, prompting outrage from civil rights groups.
fromShore News Network - The Latest Breaking, Viral and Trending News
4 days ago

Federal judge allows parts of discrimination lawsuit against NYC agency to proceed

The lawsuit was filed by Deshanae L. Brown, who alleges she was subjected to discrimination based on her race, sex, and disability, citing violations of federal and state laws including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Law
Medicine
fromFast Company
4 days ago

The $80,000 clue hiding in plain sight in U.S. healthcare

Genomic sequencing can identify genetic causes of neurological conditions but is often underutilized early in patient care.
Mental health
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Men's group hopes to eases strain on NHS services

Moreton Men Sports Group provides informal mental health support through sports, helping men combat loneliness and connect with their community.
Washington DC
fromSlate Magazine
5 days ago

They Had to Clean Solitary Cells. What They Saw Forced Them to Quit.

Solitary confinement work is demoralizing and involves invasive strip searches, contributing to severe mental health issues among incarcerated individuals.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Next week's disability cuts will make people destitute and you might not understand how bad they are until it's too late | Frances Ryan

Almost 750,000 severely ill and disabled people in Britain face a significant cut to their universal credit support.
Higher education
fromAbove the Law
13 hours ago

Philly Law Students Demand School Break Ties With ICE - Above the Law

Law students are demanding protections against ICE and DHS recruitment on campus due to threats to their rights and safety.
fromThe Nation
6 days ago

The Hidden Crisis of Addiction Treatment

Doyle's death at Above It All is one of several preventable deaths that Walter investigates in Rehab. The case exemplifies systemic failures in addiction treatment.
SOMA, SF
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

New poll shows why it's important for everyone to speak up in favor of trans rights - LGBTQ Nation

Majority of Americans support trans rights, but polling wording significantly influences public opinion on specific issues like gender-affirming care.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

California kids are going without vision care, and the problem is getting worse

Vision problems in children are increasing, yet fewer kids on Medi-Cal are receiving necessary eye care.
Healthcare
fromTruthout
3 days ago

Nurses Forge Alliances to Protect Patients From Trump's Immigration Crackdown

Nurses demand the abolition of ICE and improved patient rights protections in healthcare settings.
Social justice
fromThe Nation
5 days ago

Why Black People Can't Earn Our Way Out of Racism in Maternal Care: A Q&A With Khiara Bridges

Khiara Bridges's book, Expecting Inequity, critiques maternal healthcare's treatment of low-income people, emphasizing the intersection of race and class.
Public health
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

LGBTQ+ adults worry more than cis-hets about affording healthcare - LGBTQ Nation

LGBTQ+ adults face greater financial concerns regarding healthcare and basic necessities compared to non-LGBTQ+ adults.
fromNews Center
4 days ago

Policy Intervention Linked to Increase in Kidney Transplants in Black Patients - News Center

"This argues for the need to sustain such policies and shows that it is possible to right the wrongs retroactively, which is a powerful idea," said Kenneth Michelson, MD, MPH, associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Emergency Medicine and a co-author of the study.
Medicine
Women in technology
fromFast Company
4 days ago

The cosmetic surgery industry is mainly built for women. So why is it run by men?

Leadership in the aesthetics industry is predominantly male, despite women being the primary consumers and decision-makers.
Law
fromAbove the Law
5 days ago

The Price Of Justice And The Promise Of AI - Above the Law

Rising legal service costs and declining access-to-justice funding widen the gap for those needing legal protections, with AI presenting potential solutions.
#california
California
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

California is a sanctuary state. Its public pensions invest in companies working with ICE

California's pension funds have invested over $2.7 billion in companies contracting with ICE and DHS, raising concerns about alignment with state values.
NYC parents
fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago

Criminal case against man shot by cops during mental health crisis will move forward | amNewYork

A Queens man shot by police during a mental health crisis faces criminal charges despite calls for dismissal from his mother and community members.
Left-wing politics
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

How the Battle for Affordable Care Became a Culture War

The Affordable Care Act's passage and implementation faced significant political and cultural challenges, shaping national discourse for years to come.
Higher education
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help

Blind students face significant challenges due to inaccessible learning materials in online education programs.
New York City
fromNew York Post
6 days ago

Mamdani's outrageous child-care boondoggle shows who comes first in NYC

Mamdani's 'free' child-care center costs taxpayers $10 million to renovate and $2.3 million annually, serving only 40 children.
LGBT
fromGothamist
3 days ago

NYC's LGBTQIA+ office leader poised to tackle 'entrenched disparities'

New York City opens its first office for LGBTQIA+ Affairs, led by civil rights attorney Taylor Brown, the highest-ranking openly trans person in city government.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Southern California sisters face losing mom to brain cancer, father to deportation

A Big Bear handyman faces deportation while his wife battles Stage 4 brain cancer, prompting their daughters to seek legal assistance.
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Op-Ed | Revisiting More Black Male Judges, the Collegial Effect, Public Perceptions and Paths Forward | amNewYork

Increased representation of Black judges leads to fairer judicial outcomes and reduces racial disparities in sentencing.
Law
fromURL Media
6 days ago

For Asian Immigrants in NYC, Legal Help Remains Out of Reach With Life-Altering Consequences

Mohan's deportation highlights systemic issues in immigration legal services for Asian immigrants in New York City.
Public health
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

ICE Raids and Medicaid Cuts Put Both Caregivers and Their Patients at Risk

Access to in-home care for disabled individuals is threatened by fears of immigration enforcement against care workers.
fromFlowingData
1 week ago

Why rural hospitals close

Nearly 90% of the land in the United States is rural and about one in five people, or some 60 million, live throughout it according to the U.S. Census.
Healthcare
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

Freedom of speech can never trump liberation - LGBTQ Nation

A chief tenet of liberation is the freedom to define oneself while being accorded the rights and privileges established and guaranteed under law and social standing.
Social justice
#higher-education
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Federal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants' race

A federal judge halted data collection efforts by the Trump administration regarding race in college admissions, citing rushed implementation and potential privacy risks.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Federal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants' race

A federal judge halted data collection efforts by the Trump administration regarding race in college admissions, citing rushed implementation and potential privacy risks.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

The real class divide isn't between rich and poor. It's between people who were taught the world will accommodate them and people who were taught to accommodate the world. Both are right about the world they grew up in. - Silicon Canals

Social fluency stems from early life experiences, not wealth, shaping expectations of how the world responds to individuals.
Healthcare
fromCity Limits
2 weeks ago

Opinion: Albany Must Act to Prevent a Healthcare Crisis in Asian-American Communities

Recent federal changes to Medicaid and Medicare threaten healthcare access for New York's Asian-American community, risking patient care and stability of local practices.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Casey's review of adult social care offers hope | Letters

Local authorities must stabilize existing systems through adequate funding and joint commissioning to enable a successful national care service transition.
Women in technology
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

The gender gap no one talks about: men missing from care professions

Care professions dominated by women face severe labor shortages and will become increasingly critical as populations age, yet society undervalues these essential jobs compared to male-dominated tech sectors.
fromJezebel
2 weeks ago

Florida Forced 2 Black Women to Have C-Sections They Didn't Want

Pregnancy is the only condition where Florida courts have ruled that a patient can be forced to undergo unwanted treatment. Even a state prisoner on a hunger strike has more rights to make medical decisions.
Medicine
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 month ago

90 Percent of Student Discrimination and Harassment Complaints Were Dismissed Last Year. Here's Why. | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education has created a crisis that critics long feared: leaving marginalized students vulnerable to misconduct with little federal intervention. A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan arm of Congress, paints a damning picture of how mass layoffs and the slashing of resources at the agency have significantly impacted the civil rights of students.
US politics
Design
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The biggest barrier to accessibility is not usability

Accessible product adoption fails primarily due to shame and stigma rather than functional deficiencies; successful design requires dignity and emotional appeal alongside technical functionality.
Social justice
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

AI is the most important civil and human rights issue of our time - HBCUs need to be in the driver's seat | Fortune

AI systems currently reproduce existing inequalities across hiring, healthcare, finance, and criminal justice, requiring diverse collaboration to build equitable technology that benefits all humanity.
Healthcare
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Fear of ICE Is Driving Patients Away From HIV Care

ICE enforcement presence causes queer and Mexican-American individuals to isolate from essential services, disrupting HIV prevention medication adherence and healthcare access.
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

The Human Cost Of Our Broken Justice System - Above the Law

Drawing from years in public defense and her work co-founding Partners for Justice, she explains why the criminal legal system often punishes instability rather than crime - and how policy choices, not individual morality, frequently determine who enters the system.
Law
Higher education
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

Employers, Parents, and Politicians Have Requested a Drastic Change to American Colleges. They're Getting It.

Colleges nationwide are rapidly introducing three-year bachelor's degrees requiring 90 credits instead of the traditional 120, allowing students to save time and tuition costs while entering the workforce sooner.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Racism and 'poor' staff relationships factors in maternity care failings, report finds

I have seen bad, poor, good and excellent care co-existing side by side. Families have described to me good experiences, terrible experiences. It is patchy, it is inconsistent and what this investigation is about, is trying to find out the things that move us from poor and bad to good and excellent.
Public health
Healthcare
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Cost of Not Having Health Insurance

A woman survives a burst brain aneurysm and undergoes emergency surgery, with family members gathering to support her recovery in the ICU.
History
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

How America Got So Sick

The Antonine Plague, likely smallpox, killed over a million across the Roman Empire and contributed to systemic crises that hastened Rome's decline.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Racial Bias in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychosis

Schizophrenia and psychosis have been historically and presently overdiagnosed in Black individuals, driven by racialized perceptions that hinder accurate diagnosis and equitable care.
Social justice
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Data is power: What we need to build meaningful infrastructure for Black & brown trans folks - LGBTQ Nation

Black transgender people are systematically excluded from research design and data collection, rendering their lived experiences invisible in statistics used by policymakers and organizations.
Women
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Why Women Get Stuck in Their Careers (and How to Move Again)

Career stagnation is common; identifying unclear direction and visibility gaps enables deliberate change to regain progress and fulfillment.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Colorism: An Underrecognized Mental Health Issue

Colorism systematically privileges lighter skin and profoundly influences mental health, identity, relationships, education, employment, and health outcomes worldwide.
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

It's the Inequality, Stupid: Why Test, Trace, Isolate Won't Stop Covid-19 in America

Everything is changing, and in the face of that, America is failing. Over 90,000 souls have paid for our failing. Millions more are living in terror for their livelihoods and their families. But Covid-19 isn't a technology problem, or a science question, or a supply chain issue, or even a question of doctoring. This challenge is public health, and that is something we've been failing at for a damn long time.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Opinion: California families face deadly health care cuts. Billionaires can afford to pitch in.

Doctors told us my grandson wouldn't live past three months, but they didn't know Elijah was capable of. Today he's 7 years old, stubborn as ever and fighting every day to prove them wrong. Elijah was born with cerebral palsy. Caring for him is a full-time, all-hands-on-deck operation that includes in-home nurses, physical and occupational therapy, school support and a small pharmacy's worth of medications.
California
Mental health
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

The mental health system is failing queer kids of color-and we're letting it happen

Queer BIPOC youth in low-income communities face systemic barriers that limit access to affirming mental health care, increasing anxiety, depression, and suicide risk.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 month ago

Giving Birth Under Surveillance: Migrants, ICE, and Obstetric Violence | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Fear of detention or deportation is leading many immigrants to avoid medical appointments, even when those visits are essential. This chilling effect is particularly acute among pregnant individuals, who may delay or forgo prenatal check‑ups out of concern that seeking care could expose them to immigration enforcement. The result is a growing public health crisis: expectant patients are left without consistent medical oversight, and communities face widening disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes.
Public health
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Hidden Struggles of Invisible Disabilities

Invisible disabilities—chronic pain, ADHD, depression, chronic fatigue, autoimmune and neurological disorders—are often unseen, provoke skepticism, and require awareness, accommodation, and flexible support.
Public health
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Surveillance and ICE Are Driving Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns

Weak privacy laws and expanding digital surveillance allow health data to be sold and accessed, deterring care, delaying treatment, and harming health outcomes.
from48 hills
2 months ago

The US fails again to fix the real causes underlying poor health - 48 hills

If you're smoking three packs of cigarettes a day, should you expect society to pay when you get sick?" He added that while Americans would always have the right to "eat donuts all day," nevertheless, "should you then expect society to care for you when you predictably get very sick at the same level as somebody who was born with a congenital illness?
Public health
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 months ago

Silicon Valley Black residents face deep-rooted barriers - San Jose Spotlight

After her partner was sentenced to 22 years in jail at age 17, Harris experienced life as a young Black mother fighting to keep her family intact while navigating the justice system. "The first five years were the most difficult for him because he felt his life was over," she said. "Twenty-two years ... when you are a teenager sounds like a lifetime."
Social justice
Public health
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Health insurance costs are up. Women and LGBTQ+ people are paying the price

Women and LGBTQ+ people face skyrocketing ACA marketplace premiums after subsidy lapse, forcing many to cut savings, work more, delay retirement, or forgo insurance.
Public health
fromBronx Times
2 months ago

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Health care in the Bronx is a dangerous game of hurry up and wait - Bronx Times

The Bronx faces a severe health-care crisis: understaffed hospitals, slow EMS response times, poor hospital rankings, and nurse strikes threaten patient care.
Social justice
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Abolition Is Still the Only Way Out of This

Superficial reforms like body cameras and uniforms fail to challenge systemic state violence and instead legitimize and enable continued expansion and funding of ICE and policing.
Higher education
fromNature
2 months ago

'Bodies like ours aren't considered in academia'

Academic spaces, equipment, and norms often exclude people of larger body sizes, creating everyday barriers and unspoken discrimination.
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