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Bipartisan Texas Prison Reform Air Conditioning Bill Dies Without a Vote in Texas Senate

Texas HB 357 bill to require air conditioning and climate control in Texas prisons failed to get a vote in the 2021 Legislative session despite bipartisan support.

Why Some Californian Healthcare Workers Are Refusing the Covid Vaccine

The covid vaccine is a personal choice. It always was and always will be. That doctor or nurse who has refused the vaccine because of personal concerns is fully within their rights to do so.

Dying Because of Medical Disbelief Shouldn’t Happen in the 21st Century

People often ridicule, debunk, and dismiss an all-too-common syndrome, resulting in deaths due to ignorance.

‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

In 2023, Sheldon Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, which makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’re on fire. Specialists recommended a series of infusions to ease her pain, but her insurer refused to pay for the expensive treatment, which it says is “not considered medically necessary.”