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Understaffed Health Department aims to expand mental health services

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Understaffed Health Department aims to expand mental health services

CHICAGO The Chicago Department of Public Health is facing hundreds of vacancies and lost funding due to COVID-19, but the mayor’s proposed 2024 budget is setting the stage to expand services mental health department. The agency has 493 vacancies across all departments, representing about 42% of the agency’s positions, acting Commissioner Fikirte Wagaw told workers … Read more

Pharmacies expand access to abortion pills under Biden’s new Iowa Start Line policy

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Pharmacies expand access to abortion pills under Biden's new Iowa Start Line policy

While pharmacies dispensing the drug marks a victory for reproductive freedom, an impending Supreme Court case could cut off access to the drug in states where abortion remains legal. France. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) A group of independent pharmacies in states across the country have begun distributing the abortion drug mifepristonean thanks to newly implemented … Read more