Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors blocked by U.S. judge

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down an Arkansas law prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones and surgery to transgender minors, a victory for families that had sued to challenge the law. “The evidence showed that (gender-affirming care) improves the mental health and well-being of patients…

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U.S. Supreme Court revives South Carolina Planned Parenthood defunding case

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court ruling that blocked South Carolina from ending public funding to Planned Parenthood, giving the Republican-governed state another chance to defend its bid to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of government money. The justices sent the case back…

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Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of healthcare investing to leave

By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) -The head of healthcare investing at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Jo Natauri, will leave the company at the end of the year to pursue other opportunities in the sector. “We’re entering a pretty attractive period for healthcare private investing, which I think could be pretty interesting to explore,” Natauri…

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Abortion rights supporters and opponents mark one year without Roe v. Wade

By Julia Harte (Reuters) – Abortion rights advocates and opponents are set to mark this week’s one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized the procedure nationwide with events to rally voters and highlight the ongoing fights over access. The ruling, whose anniversary…

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Medibank’s staff details stolen after property manager faces cyber breach

(Reuters) -Australia’s largest private health insurer Medibank Private on Tuesday said a file containing names and contact details of staff members had been compromised after its property manager faced a cybersecurity breach. The incident comes at a time when Medibank is dealing with the fallout of a cyber incident it faced in October, where data…

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Exclusive-Blackstone’s Horizon head Scott Bommer to leave company

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blackstone Group’s Scott Bommer, who oversaw its hedge fund unit’s growth strategy Horizon platform, is leaving the company for health reasons, according to two people familiar with the matter. Bommer, a former hedge fund manager, joined Blackstone in 2021 as a senior managing director when the company was…

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Polish LGBTQ march seeks to show strength as election looms

WARSAW (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Poles are expected to march through the streets of Warsaw on Saturday to demand equality for LGBTQ people, as the community eyes elections in October or November in which gay rights could play a prominent role. Poland’s ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party has focused on opposing…

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