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Congress is considering legislation to place more oversight on diagnostic lab tests currently not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Advocates and medical experts argued the legislation is needed to reduce false positives which can delay critical treatment for cancer patients. Mark Fleury, policy principal of emerging science for the American Center Action Network, said cancer patients in particular rely on molecular diagnostic tests. ...

A faith-driven community event in Greensboro this Thursday offers a full day of free workshops on healthy eating, mental health, HIV prevention and more. Its organizers say they hope to raise awareness about inequities in the health care system. Jessica Stokes, associate director for Partners in Health and Wholeness, which is a program of the North Carolina Council of Churches, said she hopes the "Faith and Health Summit" gives people the tools they need to improve their health and a safe space to talk about important but often stigmatized public health issues. ...

Members of a Texas group working to end mass incarceration thought they were making headway, but now they're not so sure. Faith in Texas has ideas for how Dallas County could reduce the prison population by 25%, and received support from a county judge to draft a proposal. Joe Swanson, lead community organizer for the group, said the reform talks have stalled, and the Dallas County commissioners have appointed a committee to determine if a new jail should be built. ...

In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Crisis Pregnancy Centers are drawing more scrutiny. In June, California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned the centers advertise reproductive health care services, but their true mission is to dissuade people from seeking an abortion. ...

Every election, thousands of people are disenfranchised from voting because they are incarcerated. But Houston's Harris County Jail has shown the two are not mutually exclusive. In 2021 a polling place was available at the jail for the first time. ...