Health

Michigan bans use of conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth under measure signed by governor
Jul 26, 2023

Michigan bans use of conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth under measure signed by governor

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday that prohibits mental health professionals from using so-called conversion therapy on LGBTQ minors


Lawsuit over Kansas IDs would be a 'morass' if transgender people intervene, attorney general says
Jul 26, 2023

Lawsuit over Kansas IDs would be a 'morass' if transgender people intervene, attorney general says

The Republican attorney general in Kansas is arguing that a legal morass would result if transgender Kansas residents are allowed to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to force the state to list their sex assigned at birth on their driver's licenses


Michigan urologist to stand trial on sexual assault charges connected to youth hockey physicals
Jul 26, 2023

Michigan urologist to stand trial on sexual assault charges connected to youth hockey physicals

A doctor who authorities say spent two decades providing medical assistance to youth hockey teams in Michigan and Minnesota will stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted patients


Michigan 'Hockey Doc' to stand trial on sexual assault charges connected to youth hockey physicals
Jul 26, 2023

Michigan 'Hockey Doc' to stand trial on sexual assault charges connected to youth hockey physicals

A doctor who says he received the nickname “Hockey Doc” after spending more than two decades providing medical assistance to youth hockey teams in Michigan and Minnesota will stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted patients


UK prime minister urged to speed up compensation for infected blood scandal victims
Jul 26, 2023

UK prime minister urged to speed up compensation for infected blood scandal victims

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is committed to paying out compensation swiftly to thousands of people affected by the country’s infected blood scandal, which saw more than 2,000 patients die after contracting HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood in the 1970s and 1980s



Jul 26, 2023

Families sue to block Missouri's ban on gender-affirming health care for kids

Families of transgender children are suing to block a new Missouri law banning gender-affirming health care for minors


Abortion rights amendment cleared for Ohio’s November ballot, promising volatile fight this fall
Jul 25, 2023

Abortion rights amendment cleared for Ohio’s November ballot, promising volatile fight this fall

A proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing access to abortion will appear on Ohio’s fall ballot


Ohio voters will decide on abortion access in November ballot
Jul 25, 2023

Ohio voters will decide on abortion access in November ballot

Ohio voters will decide this fall whether the right to an abortion should be added to the state constitution


Gynecologist accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients is sentenced to 20 years in prison
Jul 25, 2023

Gynecologist accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients is sentenced to 20 years in prison

A gynecologist who sexually abused vulnerable and trusting patients for over two decades at prestigious New York hospitals has been sentenced to 20 years in prison