Health

Wendy Williams diagnosed with same form of dementia as Bruce Willis
Feb 22, 2024

Wendy Williams diagnosed with same form of dementia as Bruce Willis

Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with the same form of dementia that actor Bruce Willis has


A second Alabama IVF provider pauses parts of its program after court ruling on frozen embryos
Feb 22, 2024

A second Alabama IVF provider pauses parts of its program after court ruling on frozen embryos

A second in vitro fertilization provider in Alabama is pausing parts of its care to patients after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally considered children


More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling on frozen embryos
Feb 22, 2024

More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling on frozen embryos

Two more in vitro fertilization providers in Alabama have paused parts of their treatment after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally considered children


Feb 22, 2024

Planned Parenthood asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to find 1849 abortion law unconstitutional

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a 174-year-old state law that conservatives have interpreted as an abortion ban


Amid fentanyl crisis, Oregon lawmakers propose more funding for opioid addiction medication in jails
Feb 22, 2024

Amid fentanyl crisis, Oregon lawmakers propose more funding for opioid addiction medication in jails

A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers are working to boost funding for jails to provide medication used to treat opioid addiction


How AI health care chatbots learn from the questions of an Indian women's organization
Feb 22, 2024

How AI health care chatbots learn from the questions of an Indian women's organization

A women's organization in Mumbai, India, is training a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence with the help of women like 32-year-old Komal Vilas Thatkare


Georgia has the nation's only Medicaid work requirement. Mississippi could be next
Feb 21, 2024

Georgia has the nation's only Medicaid work requirement. Mississippi could be next

After years of refusing to expand Medicaid, some of Mississippi’s Republican leaders now say they are open to the policy


Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
Feb 21, 2024

Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children

A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children


A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others
Feb 21, 2024

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

Researchers are testing deep brain stimulation as a treatment for people with a severe form of depression


A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available widely
Feb 21, 2024

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available widely

Researchers are testing deep brain stimulation as a treatment for people with a severe form of depression