Health

Mar 7, 2024

Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an "unborn person" despite IVF concerns

Republicans in Iowa’s House of Representatives have approved a bill that would criminalize the death of an “unborn person” — over Democrats’ concerns about how it might impact in vitro fertilization


Ben Simmons will miss the rest of the Brooklyn Nets' season because of his back problems
Mar 7, 2024

Ben Simmons will miss the rest of the Brooklyn Nets' season because of his back problems

Ben Simmons will miss the remainder of the season, the third straight year the former All-Star’s season has ended early because of back problems


More Black women say abortion is their top issue in the 2024 election, a survey finds
Mar 7, 2024

More Black women say abortion is their top issue in the 2024 election, a survey finds

More than a quarter of female Black voters describe abortion as their top issue in this year’s presidential election


Mar 7, 2024

Kansas could soon make doctors ask patients why they want abortions and report the answers

Kansas would require abortion providers to ask patients why they’re terminating their pregnancies and report the answers to the state under a measure moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature


Mar 7, 2024

Voters backed abortion rights. Yet Kansas could make doctors ask patients why they want abortions

Kansas is moving closer to requiring abortion providers to ask patients why they’re terminating their pregnancies and report the answers to the state


Mar 6, 2024

Maryland abortion clinics could get money for security under bill in state Senate

Abortion clinics in Maryland could pay for enhanced security and greater access through a grant program being considered by state lawmakers


Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law
Mar 6, 2024

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law

Alabama has a new law protecting in vitro fertilization providers from legal liability


King Charles' diagnosis throws UK's long cancer treatment waiting times into sharp relief
Mar 6, 2024

King Charles' diagnosis throws UK's long cancer treatment waiting times into sharp relief

Waiting times to diagnose and treat cancer across the U.K. have worsened in recent years and are at near record highs


Mar 5, 2024

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval from full Legislature still ahead

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval from full Legislature still ahead


Princess of Wales to appear in June for royal ceremony, first confirmed official duty since surgery
Mar 5, 2024

Princess of Wales to appear in June for royal ceremony, first confirmed official duty since surgery

British government officials have announced the first major official duty for Kate, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery