Healthcare
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Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain
Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain. Here’s what you need to know.
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Sun safety: Your guide to skin cancer awareness
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month—and with upcoming warm weather and frequent beach trips in mind, it’s important to take precautions to protect yourself and your family from the sun.
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Leading Virginia Republican US Senate candidate downplays health care importance
“No one in the US is like, ‘Oh my gosh, I will die if I don’t have health care,” Hung Cao, the leading candidate in Virginia’s Republican US Senate primary, told a right-wing media outlet on May 15.
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Biden administration finalizes nursing home, Medicaid reforms to improve care
The rules issued last month establish national minimum staffing requirements for federally-funded nursing homes, enact national appointment wait time standards for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, and more.
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VIDEO: Prescription drugs are getting cheaper for seniors thanks to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
Prescription medication costs are falling by the thousands this year for more than a million American seniors due to President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Learn how to apply for these benefits at the link in our bio. Video: Carly Maher @vadogwoodnews Prescription medication costs are falling by the thousands this year for more than…
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Kaine, Warner urge federal agency cover IVF treatment for public workers
Virginia’s two Senators were among a group of lawmakers defending access to in vitro fertilization, or IVF, which has entered the national spotlight after an Alabama ruling made it a new battle in the right’s war on reproductive freedom.
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Virginia Beach nurse: Rep. Kiggans should stand with patients, protect the ACA
Notably, more Virginians have access to health care now than they did before the ACA’s implementation. As such, I urge Rep. Jen Kiggans to oppose efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act by Speaker Mike Johnson and extreme House Republicans.
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A call to action: Tackling Black maternal mortality
Although more than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths nationwide are preventable, Black ladies are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
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The Republican war on Medicare raises the stakes in 2024
Republicans have been trying to cut and/or privatize Medicare for decades. Their latest plan could lead to thousands of dollars in additional out-of-pocket costs for Virginia seniors.
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VIDEO: Virginia prescription drug costs are too high
The Prescription Drug Affordability Board is a bipartisan measure that could be a game changer for Virginians who struggle to afford prescription medications. @vadogwoodnews This bipartisan measure could be a game changer for Virginians who struggle to afford prescription medications. #prescriptiondrugs #medication #virginianews #virginiapolitics #healthcare ♬ original sound – The Dogwood
