Lauren Tonti
@laurentonti.bsky.social
Legal Epidemiologist • Public Health Lawyer
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More than 100 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies since 2021, including a South Dakota hospital that serves small towns, farming communities, and a Native American reservation. Patients there now travel at least an hour to give birth. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Rural Patients Face Tough Choices When Their Hospitals Stop Delivering Babies - KFF Health News
More than 100 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies since 2021, including a South Dakota hospital that serves small towns, farming communities, and a Native American reservation. Patients the...
kffhealthnews.org
May 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
More than 100 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies since 2021, including a South Dakota hospital that serves small towns, farming communities, and a Native American reservation. Patients there now travel at least an hour to give birth. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Excited to announce the launch of the new website of the Social Policies for Health Equity Research (SPHERE) Center @harvardchanschool.bsky.social! Check it out for details on our team's latest research and activities: https://buff.ly/3Cb6V5I @iaphs.bsky.social @societyforepi.bsky.social
Social Policies for Health Equity Research Center | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
We work to document local U.S. pandemic-era policies to better understand how policy variation and implementation have impacted health and health disparities.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Excited to announce the launch of the new website of the Social Policies for Health Equity Research (SPHERE) Center @harvardchanschool.bsky.social! Check it out for details on our team's latest research and activities: https://buff.ly/3Cb6V5I @iaphs.bsky.social @societyforepi.bsky.social
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Birth centers run by midwives could help solve California’s maternal care crisis, but state regulations make them prohibitively expensive.
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Midwives Blame California Rules for Hampering Birth Centers Amid Maternity Care Crisis - KFF Health News
Birth centers, where midwives deliver babies with emergency backup from hospitals, can offer an alternative for families as hospitals close maternity units. But the state’s stiff regulations and what ...
kffhealthnews.org
January 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Birth centers run by midwives could help solve California’s maternal care crisis, but state regulations make them prohibitively expensive.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Reposted by Lauren Tonti
A proposed FDA rule would set nicotine levels on tobacco products at less than half the current average and could save millions of lives, proponents say.
FDA proposes nicotine limits on tobacco products to make them less addictive
A proposed FDA rule would set nicotine levels on tobacco products at less than half the current average and could save millions of lives, proponents say.
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January 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A proposed FDA rule would set nicotine levels on tobacco products at less than half the current average and could save millions of lives, proponents say.