Health


Indiana abortion clinics stop providing abortions ahead of near-total abortion ban taking effect
Aug 1, 2023

Indiana abortion clinics stop providing abortions ahead of near-total abortion ban taking effect

Indiana’s six abortion clinics have stopped providing abortions ahead of the state’s near-total abortion ban officially taking effect and as a petition is pending before the state’s high court asking it to keep the ban on hold while legal action continues


Aug 1, 2023

Thermo Fisher Scientific settles with family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold medicine

The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company it accuses of improperly profiting from her cells


Aug 1, 2023

Lawyer for Henrietta Lacks' family announces settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific over HeLa cell line

Lawyer for Henrietta Lacks' family announces settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific over HeLa cell line


Alabama health care providers sue over threat of prosecution for abortion help
Jul 31, 2023

Alabama health care providers sue over threat of prosecution for abortion help

Health care providers in Alabama have filed lawsuits against state Attorney General Steve Marshall over threats to prosecute people who help women arrange abortions outside the state


Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat
Jul 31, 2023

Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat

The biomedical industry is adopting new standards to protect a primordial sea animal that is a linchpin of the production of vital medicines


Water is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of Florida this past week, not so much
Jul 29, 2023

Water is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of Florida this past week, not so much

When the ocean gets really hot, it's less refreshing


What to know as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1
Jul 28, 2023

What to know as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1

Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, subject to limits meant to keep a lid on things while the state sets up a full-blown legal cannabis industry


Jul 27, 2023

Misleading clients on abortion could cost Illinois pregnancy centers

Crisis pregnancy centers in Illinois that are popping up near abortion facilities to offer information about alternatives face penalties if they disseminate misleading or untruthful information


Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame
Jul 27, 2023

Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame

A rare and dangerous fungal infection has been spreading across the United States in recent years — and a primary theory is that climate change is driving its rapid rise