Iowa Public Radio

• As more rural hospitals stop delivering babies, some are determined to make it work

• New federal requirements aim to fix chronically understaffed nursing homes

• Nitrate levels are often higher in the rural Midwest. How does this affect health?

• More than 160 Plan B reimbursement requests for rape victims are pending at the AG's office

• The feds are offering states the option to extend postpartum care. Some are turning it down

• Iowa AG's office suspends emergency contraception payments for sexual assault victims

• Who really benefits when damages are capped in medical malpractice lawsuits?

• How new federal help could save rural Midwest hospitals — and why some don't want it

• Barred from Medicaid, some pregnant immigrants have few options for care

• Abortion bans could have far-reaching impacts on the Black community in the Midwest

• As Iowa prepares to launch 988, some question if the state is ready

• Alcohol use was a problem in the Midwest. Then the pandemic hit

• Home health aides are hard to find — and it could get worse

• As home births increase in popularity, some midwives operate in a legal gray area

• The pandemic may delay progress toward closing racial gaps in cancer outcomes

• How one small Iowa city continues to deal with the effects of a major outbreak

• Many of the employees at Iowa's meatpacking plants were already in vulnerable positions. Then COVID hit the plants

• COVID struck the nation's meatpacking plants more than a year ago. But worker safety is still a contentious issue

• Exhausted Des Moines hospital workers face ongoing high COVID-19 hospitalizations

• Citing concerns over staffing shortages, some health care providers hesitate to issue COVID-19 vaccine mandates

• Amid rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, Iowa nurses face increasing risk of burnout

• As Iowa opens up, COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to slow

• As the pandemic weighs on children's mental health, some Iowans struggle to find help

• As demand for COVID-19 vaccinations drop, one community nears herd immunity

• Johnson & Johnson vaccine setback creates challenges for clinics targeting vulnerable populations

• As Iowa's COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands, some say they don't want the shot

• For Iowans who don't speak English, keeping up with pandemic information is a challenge

• 'People really don't want to listen to me': Health care workers reflect on one year with COVID-19

• Weeks into vaccine rollout, some worry vulnerable Iowans will be left behind

• Iowa's rural areas face additional challenges for vaccine rollout

• Public health workers face intense pressure and backlash while navigating COVID-19

• In Iowa, maternal mortality highlights deep racial divide in health care

• As Gov. Reynolds issues a partial mask requirement, health experts worry it sends mixed messages

• With colder weather, challenges to slow spread of COVID-19 will grow

• COVID-19 creates challenges for testing and tracing STIs

• Concerns over state COVID-19 data inspire some Iowans to crunch their own numbers

• As teachers return to the classroom during COVID-19, some worry about their mental health

• 'I just thought I was in a dream': One Iowan's story of surviving COVID-19

• Without state funding, regions worry about the children's mental health system

• Iowa is facing a childcare crisis and COVID-19 has made it worse

• As farmers face increasing COVID-19 pressure, some fear for their mental health

• For rural Iowans, COVID-19 can be a quiet threat

• Nursing homes work to protect vulnerable residents during COVID-19

• How Iowa hospitals are preparing for COVID-19 patients

• How vape shops are reacting to new federal smoking age

• Why an ambulance isn't always a guarantee for Iowans

• As the kidney transplant list grows, Iowans seek out living donors

• Elder abuse remains a legal challenge in Iowa

• Refugees help bridge health care gap in their communities

• Democrats' health care proposals bring mixed reactions from Iowans

• Rural Iowa’s dwindling options for maternal care

• As Iowa begins mental health training in schools, some ask if it's enough​

• Charles City works to embrace senior population

• Rural trauma course helps Iowa's small hospitals deal with big emergencies​

• Who's picking up the tab for children's mental health?

• Iowa struggles to fill child psychiatrist shortage

• Disabled Iowans anxiously await Medicaid transition

• Amid political tensions, transgender Iowans wait for care

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NPR

• As home births rise in popularity, some midwives operate in a legal gray area

• COVID cases in meatpacking plants impacted workers and their rural communities

• Iowa caught in the crosshairs of coronavirus spike and political battle

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Texas Standard

• Millennials with high wages are opting to buy, rather than rent, in Midland

• El Paso’s reputation pays a price, as violence keeps rising in Juárez

• When obstetrics units close, rural hospitals save at the expense of women’s health

• El Paso’s Wyler Aerial Tramway remains closed, as officials work to ensure its safety

• Resource-strapped volunteers are on the frontlines of many Texas wildfires

• In El Paso, a battle over development is simmering

• In west Texas, fracking companies face a tough challenger – the dunes sagebrush lizard

• Hair stylists in El Paso will be trained to help cut domestic violence

• At war over water, Texas and New Mexico will face off next week at the Supreme Court

• Texas home schoolers have a league of their own

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Fronteras--Texas Public Radio​

• Fiesta fronteriza blurs borders

• El Paso bus hub debate

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Courthouse News

• More medical checks at border after second child dies

• Feds to investigate death of 7-year-old migrant girl

• Military option ratchets up tension on the border

• Environmentalists sue to stop border wall in south Texas

• Rights groups claim families coerced during separation process

• Fracking using up scarce water in Texas basin

• Texas files new conservation plan for rare lizard

• Reunited immigrant families still face challenges

• Thousands march in Texas against the separation of immigrant families

• No end to border incarceration; No clarity on 2,300 kids' fates

 

Beaumont Enterprise

Sunday centerpieces:

• Are shrimpers abandoning ship?

• More men entering female-dominated careers​

• Downtown Port Neches: From ghost town to hot spot

• Ink regret brings an increase in cosmetic repairs

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Orange County jail deaths:

• Orange Co. inmate found hanging in jail cell

• Orange Co. inmate deaths scrutinized

• Orange Co. to install new cameras in jail that's had 5 deaths in 5 years

• Sheriff concerned about cost with Sandra Bland Act

• Number of mentally ill inmates on the rise

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Other:

• Deweyville still mending from 2016 flood

• Southeast Texas school districts struggle to find bilingual teachers

• H-E-B, Walgreens file suit against Jefferson County Appraisal District

• Environmental groups: Vidor Loop would have a 'detrimental effect'

 

CityBeat Cincinnati

• Just Don't Do It 

• Starting Early

• Keeping Secrets

• Changing Lanes

• Fighting Intolerance

• Shared Causes

 

Center for Public Integrity

• Women become increasingly involved in gun groups

• Decades old gun control debate reshaped by new advocacy groups

 

KUT News Austin

• How These Austin Businesses Are Creating Jobs for Refugee Women (Audio here)

• What You Should Know About Austin's Newest Neighbors: The Congolese

• At UT's Ransom Center: Sports, Literature, and Why a 60 Year Old Baseball Game Still Matters

 

Other

• The Texas Observer: Have You Ever Seen Dallas from a Bullet Train at Night? Someday You Might

• Medium: Starting Over: A Refugee Family’s Struggle for Resettlement in Texas (Graduate Thesis Project)