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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 ...
5 Barriers to Eating a Heart-Healthy Diet That Have Nothing to do With Willpower
The major ingredients of a heart- and brain-healthy diet are fairly well-established: fruits and vegetables, whole ...
VA Proposal to Close Rural Health Clinics Spurs Opposition
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released a list of community-based ...
In Minneapolis Strike, Teachers Say Kids Aren’t All Right
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teachers in Minneapolis say they've noticed more kids with anxiety and depression. One ...
Republican Lawmakers Unveil Medical Marijuana Regulations
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republicans in the Oklahoma House on Monday unveiled a package of new ...
Death Toll Nears 6 Million as Pandemic Enters Its 3rd Year
BANGKOK (AP) — The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing ...
EPA Confirms Filters Reduce Lead in Michigan City’s Water
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The filters distributed in Benton Harbor, Michigan during the city's recent lead ...
Newsom Proposes to Force Some Homeless People Into Treatment
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's governor proposed a plan Thursday to offer more services to homeless ...
Hong Kong Reports Record Cases; Movements May be Restricted
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday said people's movements may be restricted during ...
EXPLAINER: What Does Texas’ Data on Abortions Say About Law?
DALLAS (AP) — Texas has released data showing a marked drop in abortions at clinics in ...
COVID-19 Shots Unlikely to Prompt Rare Inflammation in Kids
COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus infection in children, ...
Oklahoma Abortion Providers See Huge Influx of Texas Women
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two abortion providers in Oklahoma said Tuesday that they're still seeing a ...
Does Kindness Equal Happiness and Health?
Could kindness be a magic elixir that makes us happier – and healthier? ...
Coronavirus Can Destroy the Placenta and Lead to Stillbirths
New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in ...
CDC Proposes Softer Guidance on Opioid Prescriptions
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's top public health agency on Thursday proposed changing — and ...
Marijuana’s Effects on the Brain Need More Research
LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Thursday that a $1 billion infusion from the ...
Hospitals Begin to Limp Out of the Latest COVID-19 Surge
As omicron numbers drop at Denver Health, Dr. Anuj Mehta is reminded of the scene in ...
New York City School Lunch Menu Going Vegan on Fridays
NEW YORK (AP) — Forget mystery meat or cheese pizza. Instead, chickpea wraps and veggie tacos ...
EXPLAINER: COVID Vaccines for Kids Under 5: What’s Next?
Parents who thought their children under 5 would have to wait several more months for COVID-19 ...
Cancer Patients Called Cured a Decade After Gene Therapy
In 2010, doctors treated Doug Olson's leukemia with an experimental gene therapy that transformed some of ...
Minority Women Most Affected if Abortion is Banned, Limited
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — If you are Black or Hispanic in a conservative state that already ...
Mandate to Vaccinate New Orleans Schoolchildren Kicking In
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As school systems across the U.S. struggle to keep classrooms open amid ...
EXPLAINER: New Federal Law Targets Medical Bill Surprises
Patients worried about getting hit with an unexpected bill after emergency care gained a layer of ...
US Pushes for Better Tap Water but Must Win Over Wary Public
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Angela Stamps won't drink water from her faucet, showers less and no ...
Moderna Begins Testing Omicron-Matched COVID Shots in Adults
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Moderna has begun testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 booster in healthy adults ...
Starbucks Nixes Vaccine Mandate After Supreme Court Ruling
Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a plan ...
US Overdose Deaths Topped 100,000 in One Year, Officials Say
NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a ...
Pfizer Asks FDA to OK COVID-19 Booster Shots for All Adults
Census taker Linda Rothfield's government-issued iPhone kept directing her back to apartments in San Francisco that ...
‘Next Big Wave’: Radiation Drugs Track and Kill Cancer Cells
Doctors are reporting improved survival in men with advanced prostate cancer from an experimental drug that ...
Students Line Up for Vaccines Amid Push to Relax Masking
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas schools are stepping up efforts to administer COVID-19 vaccines to newly ...
More Support Easing Vaccine Patent Rules, but Hurdles Remain
GENEVA (AP) — Several world leaders Thursday praised the U.S. call to expand access to COVID-19 ...
US Parents Excited Over Prospect of Virus Shots for Children
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — After more than a year of fretting over her 13-year son with ...
Some Black Parents Say Remote Learning Gives Racism Reprieve
CHICAGO (AP) — Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped ...
Loneliness is Rampant. A Simple Call, or Hug, May be a Cure
CHICAGO (AP) — The stranger's call came when Dianne Green needed it most ...
Unusual Treatment Shows Promise for Kids with Brain Tumors
For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science's best tools. Now doctors have ...
