Erica Zurek

Federal Rules Don’t Require Period Product Ingredients on Packaging Labels. States Are Stepping In.

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New York and California have passed laws requiring disclosure of ingredients on menstrual product packaging. Advocates want more transparency across the U.S.

Many Refugees Dealing With Trauma Face Obstacles to Mental Health Care

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Refugees are arriving in the U.S. in greater numbers after a 40-year low, prompting some health professionals to rethink ways to provide culturally competent care amid a shortage of mental health services.

A 63-Year-Old Transgender Woman Is Caught in Montana’s Birth Certificate Dispute

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Montana is one of a handful of states that bar transgender people from changing the sex on their birth certificates. Health professionals say that gender marker should be erased completely.