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Why finding a therapist with a shared background has been my saving grace

Vilissa Thompson
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Why won’t lawmakers address the maternal mental health crisis that devastates Black families?

Gina Arias
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Unhoused children suffer the worst health consequences of poor water access

Lela Nargi
color photograph of a Latina mother and daughter sitting on a metal bunk bed in a shelter

By exceeding my life expectancy, I’ve become a model for other Black disabled women

Vilissa Thompson
color photograph of a mid-life Black woman wearing jeans and a beige cardigan in a wheelchair

Federal judge blocks Florida bill that severely restricted access to gender-affirming care

Alexandra Martinez
color photograph of an outdoor Pride celebration. a Black masc person is shirtless and has the words "Trans Lives Matter" pai

California’s newest HIV medication bill is a step forward, but it’s not enough

Costa Beavin Pappas
color stock photo of a Black man in a blue button-up shirt wearing a medical mask talking to a doctor whose back is to the ca

San Quentin delays and denies hepatitis C care to affected incarcerated people

Joey Scott Timothy Peoples
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With the Affordable Connectivity Program gone, how will women of color and disabled people be affected?

Bianca Gonzalez
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SCOTUS safeguards medication abortion access

Alexandra Martinez
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EXCLUSIVE: Why does Planned Parenthood contract with the arms manufacturer Raytheon?

Nicole Froio
EXCLUSIVE: Why does Planned Parenthood contract with the arms manufacturer Raytheon?

New York prisons are illegally subjecting disabled people to solitary confinement

Elly Belle
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Upcoming EPA case ruling ‘casts a shadow’ over how SCOTUS views future environmental regulations

ray levy uyeda
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