North Carolina family fears Medicaid cuts would force them to ration treatments for 6-year-old

North Carolina family fears Medicaid cuts would force them to ration treatments for 6-year-old

Kennedy Beaver has been going to therapy sessions at least twice a week after she was diagnosed with Noonan syndrome, a genetic condition that stunts development.  The 6-year-old from North Carolina is among 600,000 people in the state who could lose access to healthcare as Congress is poised to approve major cuts to Medicaid funding proposed…

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NGO research suggests majority of Hong Kong national security convictions wrongfully issued - JURIST

NGO research suggests majority of Hong Kong national security convictions wrongfully issued – JURIST

Amnesty International research released on Monday concluded that more than 80 percent of the those convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law have been “wrongly criminalized” in the five years since the law was introduced. Since 2020, Hong Kong government data cited by Amnesty International reported that 332 people were arrested, with 189 convicted under…

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Survivors open up about ‘scary’ times they were spiked as new data reveals more than one in 10 adults have been victims

Survivors open up about ‘scary’ times they were spiked as new data reveals more than one in 10 adults have been victims

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free Drink spiking survivors have opened up about their terrifying experiences from collapsing to losing control of their body as new figures reveal more than one in 10…

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