Health
New deadly bird flu cases reported in Iowa, joining 3 other states as disease resurfaces
Two commercial turkey facilities in Iowa have been hit by the reemerging highly pathogenic bird flu, causing about 100,000 birds to be killed to prevent the disease from spreading
This procedure is banned in the US. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio's abortion amendment?
Anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily around a term for an abortion procedure that hasn’t been legal in the U.S. for over 15 years
Bills place Damien Harris on injured reserve with neck injury; DT Oliver ruled out against Patriots
The Buffalo Bills have placed running back Damien Harris on injured reserve due to a neck injury that required him to spend a night in the hospital
Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement has enrolled only 1,343 residents in 3 months
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s new health plan for low-income adults has enrolled only 1,343 people through the end of September about three months after launching
Opioid Crisis Settlements
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Georgia agrees to pay for gender-affirming care for public employees, settling a lawsuit
The state of Georgia will start paying for gender-affirming health care for public employees covered by a state health insurance plan
Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?
Communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to get rid of millions of disposable e-cigarettes that are considered hazardous waste
California tech CEO convicted in COVID-19 and allergy test fraud case sentenced to 8 years in prison
A Silicon Valley executive who lied to investors about inventing technology that tested for allergies and COVID-19 using only a few drops of blood has sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $24 million in restitution
Lawsuit dropped after school board changes course, adopts Youngkin's transgender student policy
A lawsuit filed last month relating to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new policies on transgender students will be dropped