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The Health Divide: COVID boosters for uninsured at risk; women of color report mistreatment in maternity care; elders, and more
The Biden administration is rushing to finalize a $1.1 billion bridge program to provide free COVID-19 vaccines for uninsured and underinsured people in time for the release of new boosters, report Adam Cancryn and David Lim at Politico.
Blood and Urinary Metal Levels High among Exclusive Marijuana Users
Research conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health detected significant levels of metals in the blood and urine among marijuana users, concluding that marijuana may be an important and under-recognized source of lead and cadmium exposure.
Homicide
During the course of this investigation, a suspect was identified as Fredy Morales, 21 years of Perris. On August 30, 2023, arrest charges of murder were added to Morales, who was in custody at the Robert Presley Detention Center, on unrelated charges.
CMS Roundup (Aug. 25, 2023)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency.
The ripple effects of abortion restrictions
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization a year ago has reshaped reproductive health care across the U.S., with abortion access now banned, severely restricted or unavailable in nearly two dozen states.
