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Health Concerns Mount for Migrant Children at Outdoor Holding Sites
A federal judge is expected to rule soon on whether the government must provide shelter, food and medical care to minors while they await processing.The New York Times - Health -
Being HIV-positive will no longer automatically disqualify police candidates in Tennessee city
A Tennessee city has agreed to update its civil service policies so that having HIV will no longer automatically disqualify someone from serving as a police officer or first responderABC News - Health -
Rowers in England's university Boat Race warned over E.coli levels in the Thames
Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the annual Boat Race between storied English universities Oxford and CambridgeABC News - Health -
As Kansas nears gender care ban, students push university to advocate for trans youth
As Kansas prepares to ban gender-affirming care for minors, students at the state's largest university taking actionABC News - Health -
Use of Abortion Pills Has Risen Significantly Post Roe, Research Shows
Two new studies show fast-growing use of the pills on the eve of the Supreme Court’s consideration of a case seeking to ban or restrict them.The New York Times - Health - Abortion -
Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance plans
President Joe Biden is announcing new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junkABC News - Health - Joe Biden -
Patients Hate ‘Forever’ Drugs. Are Ozempic and Wegovy Different?
The new obesity drugs might be an exception to a chronic, deadly problem: the failure to stick with medication.The New York Times - Health -
Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year
Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year from Puerto Rico to BrazilABC News - Health -
Biden Administration Finalizes Rule Curbing Use of Short-Term Health Plans
The new regulation reverses a Trump-era policy that expanded access to health plans with fewer benefits than those sold on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces.The New York Times - Health - Joe Biden -
This is how reporters documented 1,000 deaths after police force that isn't supposed to be fatal
The federal government has struggled for years to track deaths that happened after police used force like physical restraints and Tasers that isn’t supposed to be lethalABC News - Health -
Mississippi Senate passes trimmed Medicaid expansion and sends bill back to the House
Mississippi lawmakers will try to negotiate on expanding Medicaid in one of the poorest states in the U.S. after the Senate voted Thursday for a vastly different plan than one proposed by the HouseABC News - Health -
What’s Next for the Coronavirus?
Scientists studying the virus’s continuing evolution, and the body’s immune responses, hope to head off a resurgence and to better understand long Covid.The New York Times - Health -
The Psychedelic Evangelist
A Johns Hopkins scientist was known for rigorous studies of psychedelics. Was he a true believer?The New York Times - Health -
50 years after the former Yugoslavia protected abortion rights, that legacy is under threat
Religious and neo-conservative groups have been ramping up pressure to ban abortions in staunchly Catholic CroatiaABC News - Health - Abortion -
Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone
The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete.The New York Times - Health -
Steward Health Care strikes deal to sell its nationwide physician network to Optum
Financially embattled hospital operator Steward Health Care has struck a deal to sell its nationwide physician network to Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, as it works to stabilize its financesABC News - Health -
Orcas Are Considered One Species. Should They Be?
A new study suggests that two killer whale populations in the North Pacific are distinct enough to be considered separate species.The New York Times - Health -
Key Takeaways From Supreme Court Arguments on Abortion Pill Access
Several justices questioned the remedy of applying nationwide restrictions to mifepristone because it would be the first time a court had second-guessed the F.D.A.’s expert judgment on a drug.The New York Times - Health - Abortion -
A Japanese supplement pill is recalled after two people died and more than 100 were hospitalized
Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in JapanABC News - Health -
Abortion Pill Dispute Centers on Central Question: Who Can Sue?
The parties in the fight over access to the abortion pill sharply disagree on whether anti-abortion doctors and groups can show they will suffer harm.The New York Times - Health - Abortion -
Oxford coach blasts Thames pollution as a national disgrace ahead of Boat Race with Cambridge
The coach of Oxford’s crew taking part in the Boat Race has described the pollution in London’s River Thames as a “national disgrace.”ABC News - Health -
Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows
U.S. regulators confirmed that sick cattle in Texas, Kansas and possibly in New Mexico contracted avian influenza. They stressed that the nation’s milk supply is safe.The New York Times - Health -
US officials warn of increase in bacterial illnesses that can lead to meningitis and possibly death
U.S. health officials are warning of an increase in illnesses caused by a bacteria that can cause meningitis and possible deathABC News - Health -
F.D.A. Authorizes a New Covid Drug to Protect High-Risk People
Pemgarda, available in the coming weeks, is intended for immunocompromised people who are unlikely to mount an adequate response after vaccination.The New York Times - Health - Covid -
Mississippi Senate Republicans push Medicaid expansion 'lite' proposal that would cover fewer people
A proposal to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of residents in one of the poorest states in the U.S. is still alive in the Mississippi LegislatureABC News - Health - Republican Party -
To Live Past 100, Mangia a Lot Less: Italian Expert’s Ideas on Aging
Valter Longo, who wants to live to a healthy 120 or 130, sees the key to longevity in diet — legumes and fish — and faux fasting.The New York Times - Health -
West Virginia Gov. Justice vetoes bill that would have loosened school vaccine policies
West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice broke with the GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the country’s strictest school vaccination policiesABC News - Health -
Living With a Messy Partner? Tips for Handling Different Organization Habits
When people with different tolerances for clutter live together, things can get tense. Experts offer ways to find peace amid the piles.The New York Times - Health -
Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends
For some cancer patients, sharing the news can be a difficult decisionABC News - Health -
Diagnosis of Princess Kate’s Cancer Followed Familiar Pattern, Doctors Say
The Princess of Wales did not reveal the type of cancer she has, but oncologists say the disease is often identified during other procedures.The New York Times - Health -
Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn't meant to kill?
Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing themABC News - Health -
Overlooked No More: Yvonne Barr, Who Helped Discover a Cancer-Causing Virus
A virologist, she worked with the pathologist Anthony Epstein, who died last month, in finding for the first time that a virus that could cause cancer. It’s known as the Epstein-Barr virus.The New York Times - Health -
Kansas legislators pass a bill to require providers to ask patients why they want abortions
Republican legislators have approved a bill that would require Kansas abortion providers to ask their patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies and then report the answers to the stateABC News - Health -
Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years agoABC News - Health - Abortion -
Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been promoting their health care agenda during an appearance in Raleigh, North CarolinaABC News - Health - Joe Biden -
Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a spike in dengue cases
Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a spike in dengue casesABC News - Health -
Iowa attorney general not finished with audit that's holding up contraception money for rape victims
The Iowa attorney general’s office said it is still working on an audit of its victim services that has held up emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assaultABC News - Health -
Total Solar Eclipse Safety: How to Watch Without Hurting Your Eyes
A number of case studies published after recent total solar eclipses highlight the importance of safe viewing.The New York Times - Health -
More Studies by Columbia Cancer Researchers Are Retracted
The studies, pulled because of copied data, illustrate the sluggishness of scientific publishers to address serious errors, experts said.The New York Times - Health -
With Cyberattack Fix Weeks Away, Health Providers Slam United
Hospitals, doctors and clinics expressed frustration that they will have to wait even longer for reimbursements after hackers paralyzed the largest U.S. billing clearinghouse.The New York Times - Health