Health

Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97
Sep 15, 2023

Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97

Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfires down to at least 97 people


Kansas will no longer change trans people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities
Sep 15, 2023

Kansas will no longer change trans people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities

Kansas will no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect their gender identities


Thousands sign up to experience magic mushrooms as Oregon's novel psilocybin experiment takes off
Sep 15, 2023

Thousands sign up to experience magic mushrooms as Oregon's novel psilocybin experiment takes off

Oregon has taken an unprecedented step in offering psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, to the public


Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care
Sep 15, 2023

Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care

Oregon has taken an unprecedented step in offering psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, to the public


Americans overwhelmingly support Medicare drug negotiations, but Biden sees little political boost
Sep 15, 2023

Americans overwhelmingly support Medicare drug negotiations, but Biden sees little political boost

An AP-NORC poll shows 76% of Americans favor allowing the federal health care program for the elderly to negotiate prices for certain prescription drugs


Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law restricting release of her travel, security records
Sep 14, 2023

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law restricting release of her travel, security records

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will restrict the release of her travel and security records


Sep 14, 2023

Suburban Chicago tent collapse injures at least 26, including 5 seriously, police say

Police say a tent collapse in suburban Chicago injured at least 26 people


No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise returns to the Capitol after his blood cancer diagnosis
Sep 14, 2023

No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise returns to the Capitol after his blood cancer diagnosis

Rep. Steve Scalise has returned to the U.S. Capitol for the first time since being diagnosed with a blood cancer known as multiple myeloma


Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling
Sep 14, 2023

Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling

Planned Parenthood says that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn’t apply to abortions


Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants
Sep 14, 2023

Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants

For a history-making two months, a pig's kidney worked normally inside a brain-dead man