Sarah Pierce, a policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research group, warned that the ruling could fuel a surge of migration to the border. Some families turned away have responded to similar court decisions by seeking protection again. The Department of Homeland Securitys intelligence analysts have said…

Frida, a pregnancy and labor brand that offers pre and postpartum education and maternal health products, hopes to challenge common misconceptions about postpartum bodies in its latest attention-grabbing public education move: an uncensored look at diverse, breast-feeding bodies.  Originally established in Sweden, the now Florida-based company’s educational work around vaginal…

Mental health has taken a nosedive for many people this year — spurred by economic and political uncertainty, a Covid-19-fueled public health crisis, and being cooped up, among other things. In the U.S., a startup is today announcing some funding to make it easier for those who need it to…

By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: National Medical Director at NHS England, Professor Stephen Powis speaks during a virtual news conference, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain November 12, 2020. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – There is pressure on Englands National Health…

By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: National Medical Director at NHS England, Professor Stephen Powis speaks during a virtual news conference, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain November 12, 2020. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – There is pressure on Englands National Health…

The tourism and travel industry has been one of the hardest hit by the global Covid-19 health pandemic, and today a promising startup in the space announced some funding to help it weather the storm. Berlin-based Tourlane, which has built a platform that mimics the role of an in-person travel…

Targeting the population that’s most underserved with new treatment options has been part of the mission fro Twentyeight Health since its launch. Now a new partnership with the venture-backed startup, Healthify, means that the company will be able to expand its reach.  Healthify works with managed care organizations and case…

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LiveUpdated Nov. 16, 2020, 5:52 a.m. ET Nov. 16, 2020, 5:52 a.m. ET A new stay-at-home order in Chicago is among the local efforts to try to contain the coronavirus. Health officials in the Trump administration have yet to begin working with the transition team for President-elect Joseph R. Biden. Heres…

The members of the majority were Judge Raymond J. Lohier Jr., who was appointed by President Barack Obama, and Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who ordinarily sits on Federal District Court in Manhattan and who was appointed by Mr. Clinton. Judge Michael H. Park, who was appointed by President Trump, dissented.…