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Black Caucus Pushes to Revive Initiatives, Expand Medicaid
The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five ...
Nurses Strike for 2nd Day at Two Big NYC Hospitals
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on questions involving ...
California Trying to Find, Compensate Sterilization Victims
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — About 600 people alive today can't have children because California's government sterilized ...
As Legal Pot Grows, More Kids Sickened by Edibles at Home
The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five ...
Brazil Will Have First Indigenous Woman Chief for Key Post
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Sônia ...
Wyoming Supreme Court Won’t Weigh in on Abortion Ban for Now
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on questions involving ...
Like US, Mexico Faces a State-By-State Divide Over Abortion
OAXACA, Mexico (AP) — Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of U.S. states against ...
WHO: Tuberculosis Cases Rise for the First Time in Years
GENEVA (AP) — The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, ...
Genes Link Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Once Thought Unrelated
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — When Chastity Murry had her first psychotic break, she went into her ...
Civil Rights Law Targets ‘Cancer Alley’ Discrimination
RESERVE, La. (AP) — Sprawling industrial complexes line the drive east along the Mississippi River to ...
4.4M Americans Roll Up Sleeves for Omicron-Targeted Boosters
U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 ...
US Data Reveals Racial Gaps in Monkeypox Vaccinations
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many ...
Planned Parenthood Maps Strategy to Protect Abortion Rights
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Planned Parenthood leaders from 24 states gathered in California's capital Friday to ...
Rape, incest exceptions out of South Carolina abortion bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina Senate committee voted Tuesday to remove exceptions for rape ...
Women Race Political Clock, Cross State Lines for Abortions
DAYTON, OHIO (AP) — In the dim light of a clinic ultrasound room, Monica Eberhart reclines ...
US Data Reveals Racial Gaps in Monkeypox Vaccinations
The Biden administration said Friday there's enough monkeypox vaccine available now but health officials say the ...
California to Protect Health Benefits for Young Immigrants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — About 40,000 low-income adults living in the country illegally won't lose their ...
‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Confuses Some Florida Schools
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in ...
Kansas Abortion Vote Shows Limits of GOP’s Strength
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An increase in turnout among Democrats and independents and a notable shift ...
What’s New This Year for School Lunches?
In the past, school cafeterias might have served as a source for more punchlines than nutrition ...
mOp-Ed: Supporting Someone Who Lost a Loved One to Suicide
Here are just a few ways to show support, compassion and sympathy for someone who has ...
Polio Fears Rise in New York Amid Possible Community Spread
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state health officials issued a more urgent call Thursday for ...
Medicaid Expansion Breakthrough Within Reach in N. Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — After a decade of vigorous opposition, most North Carolina Republicans have now ...
High-Flying Experiment: Do Stem Cells Grow Better in Space?
Researcher Dhruv Sareen's own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether ...
New 988 Hotline is the 911 for Mental Health Emergencies
Quick help for suicidal thoughts and other mental health emergencies will soon be as easy as ...
Gaming Community Cooperates to Raise Money for Mental Health
The professional gaming industry isn't well known for philanthropy, but a streaming organization dedicated to improving ...
‘Fighting for One Day’: Louisiana Abortion Clinic Still Open
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Fielding a call from a woman seeking an abortion, the director of ...
Same-Sex Couples Updating Legal Status After Abortion Ruling
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Emails and phone calls from same-sex couples, worried about the legal status ...
A Viral Reprise: When COVID-19 Strikes Again and Again
For New York musician Erica Mancini, COVID-19 made repeat performances ...
Families Brace for Changes to Pandemic-Era Free School Meals
ESSEX, Vt. (AP) — Before the pandemic, there was no room in the budget for Kate ...
US Abortion Ruling Sparks Global Debate, Polarizes Activists
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The end of constitutional protections for abortions in the United ...
US Opens COVID Vaccine to Little Kids; Shots Begin This Week
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers ...
California Lawmaker Scraps Plan for Preteen Vaccine Consent
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday amended a bill that would have let preteens ...
Synagogue Challenges Florida Abortion Law Over Religion
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A new Florida law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks with some ...
With Abortion in Jeopardy, Minority Women Have Most to Lose
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — If you are Black or Hispanic in a conservative state that already ...
104 and No More: Amputee Wraps Up Marathon Record Quest
When amputee athlete Jacky Hunt-Broersma says her mantra is, "I can do hard things," she's not ...
Increased Infectious Disease Risk Likely From Climate Change
Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — ...
The Challenges of Studying Marijuana’s Effects on the Heart and Brain
Over the past decade, marijuana use, both recreational and medicinal, has grown as state governments across ...
Abortion Training Under Threat for Med Students, Residents
Browse any medical dictionary, and before hitting appendectomy and anesthesia, you'll find abortion ...
Oprah, Smithsonian Channel to Explore Health Care Inequities
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey and the Smithsonian Channel are partnering to highlight racial disparities ...
