May has been declared mental health awareness month by the state of Tennessee‼️👀

In Tennessee, nearly 1 in 3 children and close to a million adults are living with mental health conditions, with anxiety and depression on the rise. Despite the growing need, over 3.2 million Tennesseans live in areas with too few mental health professionals, making access to care a serious challenge.

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Abortions in the United States increased in 2024 to an estimated 1.1 million, up from around 1.06 million in 2023 and 960,000 in 2022, according to new data from the Society of Family Planning’s WeCount project. The rise comes despite expanding restrictions in many states following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and ended nearly five decades of nationwide legal abortion access.⁠
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A growing share of abortions are now being carried out through telehealth, a form of remote medical care where patients consult with clinicians online and receive prescribed pills by mail. By the final quarter of 2024, telehealth abortions accounted for 25% of all abortions, up from just 5% before the Dobbs ruling. Many of these were made possible by shield laws in Democratic-led states that protect providers who prescribe abortion medication to patients in states where abortion is banned.⁠
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Three states have filed lawsuits to limit telehealth prescriptions of mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions. The Trump administration has argued those states lack legal standing.⁠
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The CDC has reported 216 pediatric flu deaths so far this season, the most since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. “This number that we have now is almost certainly an undercount,” said Dr. Sean O’Leary of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He added that the final number is expected to rise once all the data is compiled.⁠
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Lower flu vaccination rates among children may be contributing to the increase. As of April, 49% of children had received the flu shot, down from 53% at the same time last season and from 64% five years ago. ⁠
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This season has been classified as “high severity” for all age groups. The CDC estimates 47 million illnesses, 610,000 hospitalizations, and 26,000 deaths linked to the flu so far. ⁠
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While adult hospitalizations often involve patients with existing health conditions, 53% of hospitalized children had a known underlying issue. The agency continues to recommend that everyone 6 months and older receive a yearly flu vaccine.⁠
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A maternal health initiative in Lagos has reached nearly 8,000 pregnant women with antenatal and emergency care over a 12-month period, the Maternal and Reproductive Health Collective (MRHC) has said. The programme, known as MamaBase, was implemented across 12 local government areas between October 2023 and September 2024… Continue reading at thisisRadioNow.com
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