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HEALTH


12 hours ago

Kansas high court signals continued abortion rights support

15 hours ago

Minnesota suit against e-cigarette maker Juul goes to trial

22 hours ago

New Maryland provider opening in post-Roe 'abortion desert'

1 day ago

California looks to spend some Medicaid money on housing

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use Medicaid money to pay for housing for some vulnerable people.

2 days ago

As South bans abortion, thousands turn to Illinois clinics

Hundreds of women are traveling weekly to the southern tip of Illinois to secure an abortion.

3 days ago

UN head says survival depends on how people manage water

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says humanity’s survival depends on how people manage water.

3 days ago

U.S. bishops' new guidelines aim to limit trans health care

U.S. Catholic bishops have issued new guidelines to Catholic hospitals barring them from providing transgender people with gender transition care.

3 days ago

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't workers

The White House is defending President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 after a federal appeals court blocked it.

NC approves Medicaid expansion, reversing long opposition

The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature has given final approval to a Medicaid expansion agreement.

Many millions die without clean water or sanitation, UN says

A lack of drinking water and healthy sanitation infrastructure around the world is dire and getting worse, United Nations experts warned in a report issued Thursday.

Fetterman expected back 'soon,' but no certain timeline yet

The office of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says he's expected to return to the chamber soon after seeking inpatient treatment for clinical depression.

Ohio toxic train derailment upends school baseball, track

As spring sports get underway at East Palestine High School in Ohio, organizers are trying to create normalcy for student-athletes while cleanup from the February train derailment and toxic chemical burn continues just over a mile away.

Kansas lawmakers near approval of 'born alive' abortion bill

A Kansas proposal based on the claim that providers leave infants to die when they're born during abortions is nearing legislative approval.

Judge halts Wyoming abortion ban days after it took effect

A judge has temporarily blocked Wyoming’s new abortion ban.

A hectic week for abortion policy with laws and lawsuits

The U.S. abortion landscape is far from settled nine months after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the nationwide right to terminate a pregnancy.

North Carolina lawmakers nearing final Medicaid expansion OK

An agreement to expand Medicaid in North Carolina has reached the cusp of final legislative approval following a state House vote.

What made Beethoven sick? DNA from his hair offers clues

Scientists have pulled DNA from Ludwig van Beethoven's hair to look for clues about his many health problems and hearing loss.

What to know about new research on coffee and heart risks

New research finds that drinking caffeinated coffee did not significantly affect one kind of heart rhythm that results in extra beats.

Doctors may miss how addiction patients cheat drug tests

Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction.

Senators press Moderna CEO on COVID-19 vaccine price hike

Moderna’s CEO is defending a plan to more than quadruple the company’s COVID-19 vaccine price.

Biden administration plans revamp of organ transplant system

The Biden administration plans to break up the network that runs the nation's organ transplant system.

Massachusetts governor: Pharmacies must stock abortion pills

The governor of Massachusetts is reminding pharmacies that they are required to stock a key abortion pill, despite a nationwide effort by anti-abortion activists to ban the medication.

Under oath, Boris Johnson denies he lied over 'partygate'

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted “hand on heart” that he did not lie to lawmakers about government parties during the COVID-19 pandemic.

More deaths, injuries linked to recalled eyedrops

U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of blindness linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.

Doctors question aspects of Missouri transgender care limits

Missouri’s attorney general says he will issue an emergency regulation that at least temporarily puts strict limits on transgender medical treatment for youth.

Superbug fungus cases rose dramatically during pandemic

U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it.

Boris Johnson says 'partygate' untruths were honest mistake

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that he misled Parliament about rule-breaking government parties during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cyprus court: Briton freely confessed to wife's killing

A Cyprus court has rejected a defense argument that a British man’s confession to killing his ailing wife was unlawfully obtained because he was in no frame of mind at the time to speak to police without a lawyer present.

Garbage: In Paris streets, heaps of it become protest symbol

Garbage.

UN: Months after Pakistan floods, millions lack safe water

The United Nations children’s agency says that after last summer’s devastating floods, 10 million people in Pakistan, including children, still live in flood-affected areas without access to safe drinking water.

Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

Missouri's Republican attorney general says his office will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors.

Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification

President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan bill that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.

'Ted Lasso' visits White House, promotes mental health care

Fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso has used a White House visit to encourage people to make it a point to check in often with friends, family and co-workers to ask how they're doing and to listen.

With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

With U.S. overdose fatalities at an all-time high, state legislatures are considering tougher penalties for possession of fentanyl, the powerful opioid linked to most of the deaths.

Biden’s appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny

One of President Joe Biden’s nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups.

California to seek beds for mental health, drug treatment

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest plan for the state's homelessness crisis asks voters to fund a major expansion of housing and treatment for residents suffering from mental illness and addiction.

Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and, for the first time, shows that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick.

How to shop for new insurance if you lose Medicaid coverage

Medicaid will end for millions of Americans in the coming months, and that pushes many into unfamiliar territory: the health insurance marketplace.

California, drugmaker partner to produce affordable insulin

The state of California and a generic drug manufacturer have entered a 10-year partnership to produce affordable, state-branded insulin that they hope will rival longtime producers and push down prices.

Florida may ban girls' period talk in elementary grades

Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades.

New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market

The mystery to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic now has some new clues.

California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills

A new bill in the California Legislature would give legal protections to doctors who mail abortion pills to patients in other states.

Burundi officials detect polio outbreak linked to vaccine

Health officials in Burundi have declared an outbreak of polio linked to the vaccine, the first time the paralytic disease has been detected in the east African country for more than three decades.

Experts work to raise sleep awareness among health professionals

March 12-18, 2023 marks National Sleep Awareness Week and a new study by the American Sleep Association revealed that as many as 50 to 70 million Americans are suffering from a sleep disorder.

New treatment options for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

There are new treatment options for people living with the most common form of chronic blood cancer.

LATEST NEWS HEADLINES


11 minutes ago

Ukraine president extends tour of war’s front-line areas

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‘It’s nice to have a guiding light’: Journey to independence for woman who lost sight includes Labrador

44 minutes ago

Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists

58 minutes ago

Nearly 2 tons of ground beef recalled due to possible contamination

Flight attack raises questions about security, mental health

A Massachusetts man accused of attacking a flight attendant and attempting to open the plane's emergency door on a cross-country flight has directed attention to passengers with mental health illnesses.

Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care to try to reduce suicides in the military.

COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

U.S. health advisersare backing the continued use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, saying it remains an important option for adults at high risk of severe illness.

Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes

Leaders of unions representing hundreds of thousands of nurses, ambulance crews and other health care workers in England have reached a deal to resolve months of disruptive strikes for higher wages.

US pregnancy deaths dropped in 2022, after COVID spike

New data suggests U.S. deaths of pregnant women dropped significantly in 2022.

Long-used US abortion pill under threat in Texas lawsuit

A conservative judge in Texas has raised questions about an effort to overturn the decades-old approval of a leading abortion drug, in a case that could threaten the country’s most common method to end pregnancies.

Here is what's at stake in abortion medication case

A federal judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit that poses a threat to the nationwide availability of a leading abortion medication.

Biden says he's focused 'intensely' on lowering drug costs

President Joe Biden says his administration is focused “intensely” on lowering health care costs.

Texas judge in abortion pill case is a conservative favorite

A Texas judge hearing a case that could throw into jeopardy access to the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a Christian legal group who critics say is being sought out by conservative litigants because they believe he’ll be sympathetic to their causes.

Medication abortions are under fire: Here's how they work

Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

What will happen if medication abortion challenge succeeds?

In the latest effort to limit abortion access, opponents of the procedure are seeking to ban one of the two drugs used in medication abortions.

EPA 'neighbor' rule cuts downwind pollution by power plants

A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can’t control.

Arkansas lawmakers OK anti-abortion monument at Capitol

An anti-abortion monument would be built near Arkansas' Capitol under legislation on its way to the governor's desk.

Polish activist convicted for helping obtain abortion pills

A Warsaw court has convicted a women's rights activist for helping a pregnant victim of domestic violence access abortion pills in Poland, sentencing her to eight months of community service.

Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill

Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh is three weeks into a pledge to filibuster every bill that comes before the Legislature — even the ones she supports.

Ohio State asks court to hear Title IX issues in abuse suits

Ohio State University is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider questions about the law known as Title IX in a case stemming from lawsuits over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss.

Mexico to use traditional medicine, more Cuban doctors

Health authorities in Mexico say they will use more traditional medicine and more Cuban doctors in the country's woefully underequipped public hospital system.

EPA to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water, saying it could prevent thousands of illnesses.

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