Selena Simmons-Duffin
Stories
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Minnesota clinics are figuring out how to best care for out-of-state trans patients
Doctors and clinics in Minnesota are building up capacity to care for out-of-state trans patients who are traveling for care. Some clinics have added testifying at the state house to their job duties.
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Survey asked transgender teens whether they regretted pursuing gender-affirming care
A study out this week in JAMA Pediatrics showed that the trans teens surveyed had high satisfaction with their gender affirming care and very low rates of regret.
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Politicians say health plans should cover IVF. Currently only 1 in 4 employers do
This election, the future of health coverage for fertility treatments has been a hot political issue. A new report highlights what coverage looks like for American workers right now.
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How often do U.S. workers have access to insurance coverage for fertility treatment?
Only one-in-four employers cover in vitro fertilization in health insurance, according to KFF's annual survey. The costs of IVF have become a hot topic in the presidential race.
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Tim Walz’s state became a ‘trans refuge.’ Here’s what that means and how it happened
As states around it were passing bathroom bills and trans health care bans, Minnesota, under Gov. Tim Walz, went in the other direction, protecting transgender rights.
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Her state bans gender-affirming care for teenagers. So she travels 450 miles for it
An estimated 110,000 trans teenagers live in states that ban gender-affirming care for minors. Some travel huge distances every few months to keep getting their treatment out-of-state.
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More trans teens attempted suicide after states passed anti-trans laws, a study shows
Researchers with the Trevor Project analyzed data from 61,000 transgender and nonbinary young people. They found that after states passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws, young people in those states were more like to attempt suicide.
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How immigration, economy and abortion were treated in the presidential debate
Tuesday's presidential debate touched on some of the issues that matter most to voters: inflation and the economy, immigration and border policy, and access to abortion and reproductive care.
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Yeast infections are miserable. And some over-the-counter treatments can backfire
For some people, 1-day topical treatments for yeast infections can cause their own irritation. And some doctors steer their patients away from the 1-day options — which contain 12 times the medicine of the 7-day treatment.
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An abortion can affect a woman’s financial future -- and the broader economy
Choosing whether and when to have children is one of the most important economic decisions a woman can make. That decision can be shaped by whether or not a woman has access to abortion. Access has shifted in the two years since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, and the economic consequences are still playing out.
