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After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'
A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortionHealth -
As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?
A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabisHealth -
Alabama court won't revisit frozen embryo ruling
Alabama judges are standing by a decision that frozen embryos are children under a state lawHealth -
Safety lapses contributed to patient assaults at Oregon State Hospital, federal report says
A federal report says safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaultsHealth -
Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers
The health insurer Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit over whether its fertility treatment coverage discriminates against LGBTQ+ patientsHealth -
Missouri abortion-rights campaign turns in more than double the needed signatures to get on ballot
Advocates have turned in more than twice the needed number of signatures to put a proposal to legalize abortion on the Missouri ballotHealth -
A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine'
A top U.N. official says hard-hit northern Gaza is now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territoryHealth - United Nations -
Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in 'Obamacare' next year
Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next yearHealth - Joe Biden -
Arizona governor's signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakers
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure the 19th century law remains in the pastHealth - Abortion -
Mississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools
Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature has completed a last-ditch effort to revive a bill to regulate transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildingsHealth - Republican Party -
South Carolina Senate approves ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
The South Carolina Senate has approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minorsHealth -
Arizona’s Democratic governor signs bill to repeal the state’s 1864 ban on nearly all abortions
Arizona’s Democratic governor signs bill to repeal the state’s 1864 ban on nearly all abortionsHealth - Abortion -
Georgia governor signs law adding regulations for production and sale of herbal supplement kratom
Georgia’s governor has signed a bill putting new regulations on the production and sale of products containing kratom, a plant-based supplementHealth -
Transgender Tennesseans want state's refusal to amend birth certificates declared unconstitutional
The fate of a decades-old Tennessee policy that does not allow transgender people to change the sex designation on their birth certificates is in the hands of a federal appeals courtHealth -
Non-white pedestrians more often end up in the ER for vehicle-related injuries, report shows
Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white peopleHealth -
What defines a heartbeat? Judge hears arguments in South Carolina abortion case
South Carolina’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks is back in court and centered on the definition of fetal heartbeatHealth - Abortion -
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison
A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges and been sentenced to life in prisonHealth -
Halle Berry shouts from the Capitol, 'I'm in menopause' as she seeks to end a stigma and win funding
Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in middle ageHealth -
Medicaid expansion effort collapses in Republican-led Mississippi Legislature
The first serious effort by Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature to expand Medicaid has diedHealth -
A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's biggest outbreak
Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among peopleHealth -
Arizona's Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bill to repeal a ban on most abortionsHealth - Abortion -
Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says
New government data suggests U.S. maternal deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levelsHealth -
Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked
Abortion is still consuming U.S. state legislatures, courts and political campaigns two years after the draft of a Supreme Court decision that would upend the status quo was leakedHealth - Abortion -
AP PHOTOS: South and Southeast Asian countries cope with a weekslong heat wave
South and Southeast Asian countries have been coping with a weekslong heat wave rendering record high temperatures that have posed a severe health risk. Umbrellas to shield against blazing sunlight are popular, air-conditioned malls are serving ...Health -
Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned expertsHealth -
Walmart to close its 51 health centers and virtual care service
Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offeringsHealth -
Malaria is still killing people in Kenya, but a vaccine and local drug production may help
Malaria is still a significant public health challenge in Kenya, but an important pilot of the world’s first malaria vaccine may helpHealth -
So you've lost weight using Wegovy. Does that mean you can stop taking it?
Millions of Americans who have used new obesity drugs like Wegovy to lose weight and improve health are wondering what happens if they stop taking themHealth -
Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year
Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another yearHealth -
Washington police issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl
Officials are sounding alarms after three babies overdosed — one fatally — on fentanyl left unsecured inside three Washington state homes in less than one weekHealth -
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have announced legislation aimed at helping Arizonans access abortions after the Arizona Supreme Court allowed a near total-ban to move forwardHealth - California -
More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why aren't more people getting help?
A new study finds little change in the number of people taking a key medicine for opioid addiction even though it’s now easier for doctors to prescribe itHealth -
Mississippi legislative leaders swap proposals on possible Medicaid expansion
Mississippi Senate leaders are saying for the first time that they are willing to expand Medicaid to the full level allowed under a federal law signed 14 years ago by then-President Barack ObamaHealth -
New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually
A new rule in California aims to limit health care price increases to just 3% each yearHealth - California -
Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case
A staffing company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000 residents will pay $2.7 million in a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and a whistleblowerHealth -
Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback
President Joe Biden’s administration is again delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettesHealth - Joe Biden -
Tennessee lawmakers OK bill penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse has given their final approval on legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consentHealth -
US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering another abortion-related case while a repeal of Arizona's abortion ban has picked up steamHealth - Abortion -
Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes
Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettesHealth - Joe Biden -
Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors get gender-affirming care without parent's permission
Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors get gender-affirming care without parent's permissionHealth