Health

As an opioids scourge devastates tribes in Washington, lawmakers advance a bill to provide relief
Mar 2, 2024

As an opioids scourge devastates tribes in Washington, lawmakers advance a bill to provide relief

A bill that would bring millions of dollars to tribes in Washington state to address the opioid crisis has received unanimous support in the House


Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year's US elections
Mar 1, 2024

Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year's US elections

The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children has created a political firestorm after the decision halted treatment for many couples trying to have families through fertility treatments


Paramedic convictions in Elijah McClain's death spur changes for patients in police custody
Mar 1, 2024

Paramedic convictions in Elijah McClain's death spur changes for patients in police custody

Medical responders across the U.S. are rethinking how they treat people in police custody after a jury last December handed down rare convictions against two Colorado paramedics for their roles in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain


Feb 29, 2024

Missouri is suing Planned Parenthood based on a conservative group's sting video

Missouri’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing Planned Parenthood of illegally taking minors into Kansas to obtain abortions without parental consent


Flu shots are doing OK vs. virus, US numbers indicate
Feb 28, 2024

Flu shots are doing OK vs. virus, US numbers indicate

Early estimates suggest flu shots are performing OK in the current U.S. winter flu season


West Virginia House OKs bill doctors say would eliminate care for most at-risk transgender youth
Feb 28, 2024

West Virginia House OKs bill doctors say would eliminate care for most at-risk transgender youth

West Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates has approved a bill that doctors treating transgender youth in the state say would prevent the prescription of certain medical interventions like hormone therapy to patients at risk for self-harm or suicide


Missouri lawmakers try again to block Medicaid money from going to Planned Parenthood
Feb 28, 2024

Missouri lawmakers try again to block Medicaid money from going to Planned Parenthood

Missouri lawmakers are once again trying to block Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood


Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state
Feb 28, 2024

Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state

More than 200 in vitro fertilization patients have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to urge lawmakers to find some way to restore IVF services in the state


Biden 'continues to be fit for duty' his doctor says after president's annual exam
Feb 28, 2024

Biden 'continues to be fit for duty' his doctor says after president's annual exam

President Joe Biden's doctor says he “continues to be fit for duty” after conducting an annual physical that will be closely watched as the 81-year-old seeks reelection