COVID Vax Injuries Ignored? Obamacare for All Immigrants; Where Ticks Are Found

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Thousands of Americans believe they suffered legitimate but say they've been ignored and dismissed. (New York Times)

The Senate Finance Committee introduced legislation aimed toward preventing . (The Hill)

Regulatory agencies are rushing to finalize President Biden's -- including new rules on abortion data privacy, nursing home staffing, and anti-discrimination protections for transgender patients -- before a potential second Trump administration. (The Hill)

are killing more Black and Native American children than white children, and the disparities are only worsening. (JAMA)

Over the past two decades, more than 1 million U.S. kids , a modeling study in JAMA found.

Long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide from gas and propane stoves in the U.S. is responsible for an estimated . (Science Advances)

Assisted living facilities are for "lift-assists" -- helping seniors up after falls -- despite being staffed. (Washington Post)

How FDA's Project Optimus is attempting to make the side effects from cancer drugs . (Washington Post)

California's Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace may soon all immigrant adults. (KFF Health News)

A man in Texas is a woman who traveled to Colorado for an abortion. (CNN)

In Louisiana, aspiring medical student Christopher Gilbert nearly drowned and was left brain dead after a despite knowing he couldn't swim. (The Guardian)

Generic drugmaker Amneal agreed to resolve roughly 900 lawsuits against it with a over its role in the opioid and overdose crisis. (Reuters)

Tick season is upon us. See where various ticks and are found in the U.S. (USA Today)

The U.S. is long overdue for the newer, more that the rest of the world already uses. (NBC News)