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Firearm deaths among children in the U.S. hit a new record high in 2021, with Louisiana sadly leading the way, according to a study published recently in the journal Pediatrics. The study, based on government data, points to the worsening of an already distressing trend, after guns became the leading cause of death for children for the first time in 2020. (Saric and Wells, 9/6)

A San Bernardino County Superior Court judge has put a pause on Chino Valley Unified School District’s new policy requiring school employees to out transgender students to their parents. Wednesday’s temporary restraining order marks the first legal setback for an effort to implement forced outing policies in school districts across the state. The latest to consider such a policy is Rocklin Unified. Other school systems that have passed or considered such a policy include districts in Murrieta and Temecula. (Sheeler, 9/6)

It was more money than Moonlight Pulido had ever held in her hands. Looking at the check — $15,000 from the state of California — she started to cry. Pulido, 58, had spent most of the past 30 years incarcerated, only recently being released from prison. She hoped to save most of the money. Having that kind of financial cushion, she knew, could be life-changing. But as emotional as she was, Pulido couldn’t forget what the money acknowledged, and the other life-altering reason she had received it. (Luthra, 9/5)

A recent survey found that increasing food prices are affecting more than people's wallets — they’re affecting people’s health. The survey, published in August by Sachs Media, was conducted for Farm Share, a nonprofit and the state's largest food bank, revealing that rising food costs are changing the way Floridians eat. (Caraballo, 9/6)

The Indianapolis area has about 1.9 retail clinics for every 100,000 residents, per new data from health care analytics firm Definitive Healthcare. That's the fifth-highest rate in the country. (Fitzpatrick, Beheraj and Hurt, 9/6)

Authorities in Washington, D.C. are searching for a homicide suspect who escaped police custody at the George Washington University (GW) Hospital, prompting an hours-long shelter-in-place order on GW’s campus. The Metropolitan Police Department said 30-year-old Christopher Haynes escaped police custody at the 900 block of 23rd St. NW shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. (Nazzaro, 9/6)

Â鶹ŮÓÅ Health News and LAist: Hollywood's A-List Health Insurance Is Jeopardized By The Labor Strikes 

The issues dominating the dual Hollywood strikes by actors and writers are artificial intelligence, residual payments, and job protections. But one topic that’s often a contentious point in labor negotiations — health insurance — has slipped under the radar. A-list stars have been out in force snapping selfies on picket lines in the bright California sun, but it’s the people who may have never walked the red carpet who are forgoing a paycheck and potentially their health insurance as the negotiations drag on and work dries up. (Fortier, 9/7)