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March is Women’s History Month, and to mark the occasion, Amna Nawaz introduces us to a pair of modern-day history makers: the Blackstock sisters. They’re physicians who have dedicated themselves to working at the intersection of medicine, health equity and systemic racism. It’s part of our ongoing series, “Race Matters.”
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Mashup Score: 7How this Medicaid extension throws postpartum parents a lifeline - 3 year(s) ago
Four out of 10 births in the U.S. are paid for by Medicaid. Starting this month, pregnant and postpartum people are eligible to receive coverage 12 months after delivery to expand access and improve health outcomes for new parents and families.
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“It’s outrageous that in the wealthiest country in the world, we still have women who are dying after giving birth.” - @SecBecerra https://t.co/JSlQLHAf7F
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Mashup Score: 7How Maine is trying to take food insecurity off kids' plates - 3 year(s) ago
Recent constraints on food supply and rising costs have also stretched school districts thin — another reminder of the way that COVID has contributed to food insecurity.
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Healthy food is a public health issue https://t.co/3HucSThgm7
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How Maine is trying to take food insecurity off kids’ plates | PBS NewsHour https://t.co/3HucSThgm7
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President Joe Biden is ordering a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients dealing with the mysterious and debilitating condition.
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The White House also acknowledged that long COVID appears to be a disability; patients could be entitled to the protection of federal laws that prohibit discrimination on account of health conditions and seek to create pathways for leading productive lives https://t.co/9UuFBw46ZZ
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Mashup Score: 1Democratic, GOP senators reach $10 billion COVID agreement, removes international aid - 3 year(s) ago
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York says the deal will give the government “the tools we need” to continue battling the disease.
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Democratic, GOP senators reach $10 billion COVID agreement, removes international aid | PBS NewsHour https://t.co/NaqCLb2ywL
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Mashup Score: 35Americans are easing up on masks and other COVID safeguards according to AP-NORC poll - 3 year(s) ago
Americans are letting their guard down as new COVID-19 infections plummet to their lowest level since July. But experts warn a new wave of cases is coming.
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RT @NewsHour: Americans are letting down their guard even as experts warn a new wave of COVID-19 cases is coming. https://t.co/2h0ZlPvlrZ
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China has begun its most extensive lockdown in two years to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai. China’s largest city with 26 million people had handled previous outbreaks with limited lockdowns of housing compounds or workplaces
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ICYMI, Omicron variant BA2.1 causing major surge in Shanghai prompting China to begin largest COVID-19 lockdown in 2 years. BA2.1, more transmissible than Omciron, is now dominant global virus strain. https://t.co/2aUg2vLxJk
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Mashup Score: 0Dropkick Murphys file cease and desist order to stop neo-Nazis from using their music - 3 year(s) ago
The Dropkick Murphys are hitting back against a neo-Nazi group that used one of the band’s songs in a video posted on social media.
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Context: https://t.co/vZii2V9Izd Neonazi’s are bad https://t.co/sAmLPZewXN
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Mashup Score: 6WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing - 3 year(s) ago
The White House COVID task force held a news briefing on March 23. This comes the same day that Moderna said it’s COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
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RT @NewsHour: The nation’s 18 million children under 5 are the only age group not yet eligible for vaccination. https://t.co/6zPnVf37ah
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Mashup Score: 5‘It is very difficult to reach anyone.’ Ukrainians in the U.S. despair watching Russian invasion from afar - 3 year(s) ago
Many Americans, who have ties to Ukraine, watch and worry about friends and family while wondering if a peaceful solution is now far from reach. In New Orleans adopted sisters wait for word from their sisters and a worker from Ukraine is stuck on a ship on the Mississippi River and can’t go home.
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RT @NewsHour: Many Americans who have ties to Ukraine watch and worry about friends and family. https://t.co/7c8wk8eXmP
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Today's thanksgiving: @oni_blackstock and @uche_blackstock, two sisters, two physicians, too wonderful not to thank them both for all their work to keep equity at the fore in this pandemic. https://t.co/jJuWWxB9y7