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Hospitals Seek State Help As Patients Fill Beds

State officials and the hospital industry work on ways to address bottlenecks in the system as more than 500 patients wait for transfers.

Aug 9, 2022
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Abortion Laws and Emergency Care Mandate Put Patients, Doctors In Gray Zone

The Biden administration argues a federal law requiring providers to offer stabilizing treatment, including abortion when necessary, trumps abortion bans.

Aug 9, 2022

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Because of Texas Abortion Law, Her Wanted Pregnancy Became A Medical Nightmare

New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications.

Aug 4, 2022

DR. JINNELL LEWIS (LEFT) CONSULTS WITH MICHAELA CURRY, A MEDICAL STUDENT ON A RURAL ROTATION, AT ST. CHARLES MADRAS./PAT KRUIS/PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

How Medical Residents Could Change Jefferson County

A new residency program promises to bring doctors to a county that direly needs them.

Aug 4, 2022
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WILLIAM PERRY (LEFT) AND HIS SPOUSE, INGELA TRAVERS-HAYWARD (RIGHT), LAUNCHED A NONPROFIT THAT DISTRIBUTES NALOXONE, DONATED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AT MUSIC FESTIVALS DURING THE SUMMER./COURTESY OF WILLIAM PERRY

Music Festivals Embrace Overdose Prevention, But Fentanyl Testing Remains Taboo

Sparking protest from harm reduction activists, concert promoters offer overdose reversing drugs, but not fentanyl testing.

Aug 4, 2022

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