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Whitmer signs legislation allowing Michigan pharmacists to prescribe birth control

The Hill

These bills increase access to safe, affordable birth control and recognize pharmacists as important members of a womans health care team, the statement reads. according to the Guttmacher Institute , a sexual health and reproductive rights research and policy organization.

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From abortion to Hurricane Helene to medical debt, here’s what drew readers to NC Health News in 2024

NC Health News

As we look back on the year that was, some of the most-read NC Health News stories included articles about Helenes effects, from its upheaval of municipal water systems to the use of cadaver dogs and other issues that arose during the aftermath of the havoc generated by the storm. Now their board will be reconfigured.