MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images In a 6 to 3 ruling on June 26, the Supreme Court Ruled that states can bar Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood, a move that Planned Parenthood says could force the closure of a third of its facilities, including in states where abortion is legal. The case, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South...
Maria Korneeva/Getty Images Ten years ago, I stood beside the woman I loved and said, "I do," under a clear spring sky in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We were surrounded by friends, family, my cute dog, and an overwhelming feeling of history in the making. The Supreme Court had just legalized same-sex marriage...
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images News/Getty Images In testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health this week, Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert Kennedy shared his “vision:” that “every American is wearing a wearable within four years,” and that his department would launch “the biggest advertising campaign” in its...
SanyaSM/E+/Getty Images In 1974, the World Health Organization launched the Expanded Programme on Immunization or EPI. Now called the Essential Programme on Immunization, the EPI is an initiative to provide equitable access to vaccines for children around the world, regardless of their geographic location or socioeconomic status. Since its inception, approximately approximately 4 billion children...