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TL/DR - According to a study published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, children of color in the U.S. are less likely than their white peers to receive equal treatment in the healthcare system. The study, which reviewed dozens of previous researches, found disparities in care across all pediatric specialties and races, with children of…

TL/DR - A New York City hospital employee, Jermain Rigueur, has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing six people in unprovoked attacks. Rigueur, who has no prior criminal record and showed no signs of mental health difficulties, suddenly attacked five people in the Queens neighborhood of Jamaica and another person on a J train in Brooklyn all…

TL/DR - The document contains a form with three fields for a user to input their location details. The fields are for the user's state, zip code, and country. The state and country fields are selection fields with options for all the states of the United States, various territories, and a comprehensive list of countries around the world, while…

TL/DR - The Missouri House Emerging Issues Committee has heard comment on seven bills that aim to place further restrictions on transgender people in the state. One of these bills aims to remove the sunset clause — an expiration date — from a state law that prohibits transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming healthcare, like puberty…