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Medicaid Cuts Threaten Doulas and Rural Maternity Care

LAME DEER, Mont. — Misty Pipe squeezes a home visit into the hour before her shift at the post office. A mother of seven, she volunteers as a doula on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, traveling a few miles to help expectant and new parents.

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AI in Mental Health: Anxiety, Resistance, and Hope

Jonathan Kitchen/Getty Images Artificial intelligence has arrived in the field of mental health. Large health systems and independent therapists alike have begun to adopt different AI tools to manage the delivery of mental health treatment.

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Shingles can strike younger — vaccine prevents severe pain

Chad Bernhard knows the pain of shingles firsthand. The New York City-based audio instructor was in his mid-30s when he noticed a rash on the left side of his body and around part of his chest and his

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When Coaching Crosses the Line: Emotional Abuse in College Sports

To prepare herself for basketball practice, Marta Galic said, she spent a lot of time in the bathroom. She would splash cold water on her face, practice the Superman pose in the mirror and make sure to empty her bladder. "Practices felt like entering a war zone," she said.