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Imagine rushing to an emergency room after developing chest pain and shortness of breath. A staff member hands you a financial responsibility contract that you sign without reading. A physician diagnoses you with a heart…
In July 2011, Rinat Dray delivered a healthy baby boy via cesarean section, or “C-section,” at Staten Island University Hospital—against her will.
On Dec. 13, 2024, then-President-Elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time… Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.”
By Rupa Palanki On September 20, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a landmark lawsuit against the three largest prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs) — Caremark Rx, Express Scripts, and OptumRx — and their affiliated…
By Rupa Palanki The United States increasingly faces a crisis in maternal and infant health care. Over 2.3 million American women of reproductive age live in maternity care deserts — counties with little to no…
By Rupa Palanki In May 2024, a bipartisan group of female senators introduced the Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act. The bill allocates $275 million over five years toward strengthening and expanding federal…
