Health Care
Iowa 6-week abortion ban signed into law
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on Friday signed Iowa's new abortion ban into law, effectively outlawing most abortions after about...
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House panel advances funding bill with deep cuts to health agencies
Legislation to fund the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Education and Labor cleared a House Appropriations subcommittee by...
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WHO groups split: Aspartame may cause cancer but still safe to consume
The artificial sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, a World Health Organization-affiliated research group declared Thursday, even as another group linked...
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Cassidy introduces bill to fund community clinics, citing stalled negotiations with Sanders
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), introduced legislation Thursday...
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As 988 crisis line marks one year, many Americans still don’t know about it
More than 4 million people have called the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline since it launched last July. But a...
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Texas families, doctors file lawsuit challenging state’s gender-affirming care ban
Five Texas families with transgender children and three medical providers are suing the state over a new law preventing minors...
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Cannabis-related ER visits rose among young people during pandemic
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that marijuana-related emergency room (ER) visits among children,...
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Democrats ask DOJ to protect ability of patients to travel out of state for abortion
A group of Senate Democrats urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday to protect the ability of Americans to...
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$130 per shot COVID vaccines? Manufacturers warned against price gouging
The Biden administration is calling on COVID-19 vaccine makers to make sure the updated shots for the fall are priced...
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First over-the-counter birth control pill approved in US
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first birth control pill to be sold over the counter....
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