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CORRECTED: Since Dobbs, Few Large Firms Have Changed Their Plan’s Abortion Coverage Policy

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Examine the data on abortion coverage in large employer-sponsored health plans. View in browser Since Dobbs, Few Large Firms Have Changed Their Plan's Abortion Coverage Policy  Note: The headline has been corrected to accurately reflect the survey respondent type.   According to an analysis of responses to KFF's Employer Health Benefits Survey in 2023, relatively few (8%) large firms (with 200 or more workers) offering health benefits report reducing or expanding coverage for abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with the

A simple way to remove up to 90% of microplastics from tap water

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Researchers in China have shown that using this simple method before tap water consumption removes up to 90% of the microplastics in hard water and up to 25% of the microplastics in soft water.   Today's News Updated on February 29, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. PST   • Boiling tap water could remove up to 90% of the microplastics in it Researchers in China have shown that using this simple method before tap water consumption removes up to 90% of the microplastics in hard water and up to 25% of the microplastics in soft water. Read ON   • Biomarker changes in spinal fluid could help diagnose Alzheimer's early A new study shows people had high levels of an Alzheimer's-linked protein in their spinal fluid years before their diagnosis Read