Emergency contraception pill could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions, study suggests
A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the United St...
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The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient in a pill used for emergency contraception.The New York Times - 6d -
Mississippi state lawmaker introduces Contraception Begins at Erection Act with fines for masturbation
A Democratic Mississippi state senator introduced legislation this week that would make it unlawful for men to masturbate "without the intent to fertilize an embryo," with the lawmaker criticizing ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Mississippi lawmaker introduces 'Contraception Begins at Erection Act'
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Using drugs approved for other conditions could dramatically speed up hunt for cure, experts say. Antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines could be used to tackle dementia, according to experts, who ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
Trump declares energy emergency
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Federal judge in Texas rules 3 other states can challenge access to abortion pill mifepristone nationwide
A Texas judge ruled Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone.NBC News - Jan. 17 -
Judge allows 3 states to advance efforts to restrict access to abortion pill
A federal judge in Texas is allowing three other states to pursue a challenge seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.CBS News - Jan. 16 -
Federal judge allows red states to resume lawsuit against mifepristone
Three Republican-led states will be allowed to move forward with a lawsuit to restrict access to mifepristone, a Texas federal judge ruled Thursday, months after the Supreme Court rejected an ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
Transfer portal got you down? One college AD suggests an 'acquisition fee' could fix some problems
The athletic director at a mid-sized school that’s making a splash this season has a modest proposal that might offer one way to tame what many say is a transfer-portal system run amok in college ...ABC News - Jan. 16 -
Study: Low growth could boost German shadow economy, clandestine work
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Could a mango-flavoured pill end intestinal worms?
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4 injured in emergency evacuation of plane after aborted Atlanta takeoff
Four passengers were injured while deboarding a Delta Airlines flight in Atlanta after an aborted takeoff, according to a Friday statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “The crew ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
New Mexico supreme court strikes down local abortion pill restrictions
Justice rules against ordinances in counties and towns on Texas border that sought to limit access to mifepristone. The New Mexico supreme court late on Thursday ruled against several local ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Early ‘forever chemicals’ exposure could impact economic success in adulthood – study
Those who lived in regions with firefighting training areas earned about 1.7% less later in life, research shows. Early life exposure to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” could impact economic success ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Many Americans are leaving U.S. states with abortion bans, study finds
Abortion bans enacted since Roe v. Wade was overturned may be driving Americans to leave restrictive states, researchers find.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Washington state tries new way to prescribe abortion pills
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Trump could declare national economic emergency to justify universal tariffs, CNN reports
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Trump suggests he could use military force to acquire Panama Canal and Greenland
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Abortion Pills Prescribed by Pharmacists Are Newest Effort in Abortion Fight
Washington State’s program is the first, but other states are expected to try allowing pharmacists to prescribe the pills to counter growing efforts to curtail abortion access.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
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Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’
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Where the next financial crisis could emerge
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