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June 16

The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights

Anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state governments are using a range of strategies to counter proposed ballot initiatives that are intended to protect reproductive rights or prevent voters from having a say in the fall
June 16
FILE - Planned Parenthood Votes South Atlantic organizer, Emma Horst-Martz, discusses the groups' canvassing goal of knocking at one million doors during a press conference at Bicentennial Plaza in Raleigh, N.C., April 25, 2024. Reeling from a string of defeats, anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state governments across the country are deploying an array of strategies to counter proposed ballot initiatives intended to protect reproductive rights or prevent voters from having a say in the fall. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera, File)
June 16

In South Africa, traditional healers join the fight against HIV. Stigma remains high in rural areas

More than 300 traditional leaders in South Africa will be trained to do HIV tests and educate their largely rural patients about the disease
June 16
Traditional healer Florence Khoza reads results from a rapid HIV blood test in Bushbuckridge, South Africa, Thursday, May 9, 2024. While South Africa has made strides in fighting HIV, prevalence remains high and stigma is widespread in many communities with researchers hoping the relationship of trust between villagers and traditional healers will bring more people to HIV testing, counseling and care. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
June 15

Missouri abortion ban wasn't about lawmakers imposing religious beliefs, judge says

A Missouri judge has rejected the argument that lawmakers intended to “impose their religious beliefs on everyone” in the state when they passed a restrictive abortion ban
June 15
FILE - Clergy who filed suit seeking to overturn Missouri's abortion law and other opponents of the law hold a March through downtown St. Louis on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. On Friday, June 14, 2024, a judge in Missouri said lawmakers who passed a restrictive abortion ban weren't trying to impose their religious beliefs on everyone in the state, rejecting a case filed by more than a dozen Christian, Jewish and Unitarian Universalist leaders who support abortion rights. (AP Photo/Jim Salter, File)
June 15

UK royals unite on palace balcony, with Kate back at her first public event since cancer diagnosis

Britain has put on a display of birthday pageantry for King Charles III with a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales’ first appearance at a public event since her cancer diagnosis early this year
June 15
Soldiers from the Irish Guards march along the Mall as they take part in the Trooping the Color ceremony, in London, Saturday, June 15, 2024. Trooping the Color is the King's Birthday Parade and one of the nation's most impressive and iconic annual events attended by almost every member of the Royal Family. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
June 15

Agency to distribute more than 4,000 robotic pets among seniors to combat loneliness

The robotic pets will be distributed by the New York State Office For Aging.
June 15
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June 15

Some hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can't

Attorneys general across the U.S. have a new fight on their hands: protecting Americans from unproven and expensive stem cell treatments that salespeople claim can cure almost anything
June 15
A court exhibit from a lawsuit filed by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is seen on a laptop computer, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Urbandale, Iowa. The flyers descended upon Iowa mailboxes promising "Life Without Pain!" -- thanks to injections or IVs filled with stem cells that could be administered in a patient's own home for thousands of dollars. But experts call these treatments quackery, and last fall, Bird sued a Minnesota man who hosts a Christian entrepreneurship podcast and his Florida business partner, alleging they misled and deceived consumers, many of them elderly. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)
June 15

A few midwives seek to uphold Native Hawaiian birth traditions. Would a state law jeopardize them?

A group of midwives who focus on traditional Native Hawaiian birth practices are trying to block a Hawaii law that requires midwives to obtain licenses
June 15
Pua O Eleili Pinto leads a cleansing and grounding ceremony for supporters of a lawsuit challenging a Hawaii midwife licensure law outside a courthouse in Honolulu, on Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)
June 14

Lower your risk of falling as you get older with these simple steps

One in four older adults in the U.S. fall each year, putting them at risk of injury, broken bones and even death
June 14
FILE - A woman walks to her room at a senior care home in Calistoga, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
June 14

The Supreme Court's ruling on mifepristone isn't the last word on the abortion pill

The Supreme Court has decided to uphold federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, for now
June 14
FILE - A patient prepares to take the first of two combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., on, Oct. 12, 2022. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 13, 2024, unanimously preserved access to the medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
June 14

WHO confirms bird flu patient in Mexico died of other medical conditions

Mexican authorities reported the human case to the World Health Organization on May 23.
June 14
Mexican authorities reported the human case to the World Health Organization on May 23.
June 14

WHO acknowledges bird flu patient in Mexico died of other medical conditions

The patient had been hospitalized for three weeks before contracting bird flu.
June 14
This photo shows a logo of the World Health Organization with the WHO headquarters in the background in Geneva, Switzerland, May 21, 2023.
June 14

'Tis the season for swimming and bacteria alerts in lakes, rivers

With summer about to start, many people planning to flock to their favorite swimming holes may also want to read up on bacteria warnings
June 14
David Neils, the chief aquatic biologist at the New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services, inspects water of Lake Winnipesaukee at 19 Mile Beach, Friday, June 14, 2024, in Tuftonboro N.H., for signs of algae bloom. State officials have issued two warnings of potentially dangerous algae blooms along the lake, which is the state's largest. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)
June 14

Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists want to know why

Scientists are trying to determine why bird flu kills some animals quickly but leads to mild illnesses in others
June 14
FILE - A dead sea bird lays beside a dead sea lion on the beach at Punta Bermeja, on the Atlantic coast of the Patagonian province of Río Negro, near Viedma, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Government experts suspect that bird flu is killing sea lions along Argentina's entire Atlantic coastline, causing authorities to close many beaches in order to prevent the virus from spreading further. (AP Photo/Juan Macri, File)
June 14

Couples ask judge to find Alabama law that provides legal immunity to IVF providers unconstitutional

Alabama couples at the center of lawsuits over the destruction of frozen embryos have asked a judge to toss out the new state law that provides immunity to in vitro fertilization providers
June 14
June 14

Toddler timing: When to transition from a crib to a bed

Plus, is it safe to give your teenager creatine?
June 14
VIDEO: Toddler timing: When to transition from a crib to a bed
June 14

Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk

California has become a leader in curbing methane emissions from dairy farms, a major source of the greenhouse gas
June 14
Cows stand in a corral behind a digester at Van Beek Brothers Dairy on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Tipton, Calif, Dairy digesters capture methane from cow manure which generates energy in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
June 13

Executives of telehealth company accused of fraud that gave easy access to addictive Adderall drug

Top executives at a California telemedicine company were arrested for allegedly distributing Adderall online and conspiring to commit health care fraud through reimbursements for the medication
June 13
FILE - Adderall XR capsules are displayed on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The founder and CEO of a California telemedicine company, as well as its clinical president, have been arrested for allegedly distributing Adderall online and conspiring to commit health care fraud through reimbursements for the medication, officials said Thursday, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
June 13

Gov. Hochul considering a face mask ban on New York City subways, citing antisemitic acts

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts
June 13
FILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters in the Red Room at the state Capitol, July 1, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. Hochul is considering a ban on face masks in the city subway system, following what she describes as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
June 13

SCOTUS unanimously strikes down legal challenge to abortion drug

The case threatened to restrict Mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill. Our panel reacts to the ruling and discusses what this might mean in the future.
June 13
VIDEO:  SCOTUS unanimously strikes down legal challenge to abortion drug
June 13

43% of US households are not storing guns securely, study says

Here are some secure storage tips that can help save lives.
June 13
June 13

FDA took months to react to complaint about Abbott infant formula factory, audit finds

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint about the Abbott Nutrition factory at the center 2022's nationwide infant formula shortage
June 13
FILE - A sign at an Abbott Laboratories campus facility is displayed, April 28, 2016, in Lake Forest, Ill. A report released on Thursday, June 13, 2024, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took more than 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint it received about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition factory that was at the center of a nationwide shortage of infant formula. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
June 13

Dozens of hikers became ill during trips to waterfalls near the Grand Canyon

Dozens of tourists say they became ill after visiting a popular Arizona tourist destination known for its towering blue-green waterfalls
June 13
This photo provided by Francesca Dupuy shows the Havasu Falls on the Havasupai reservation in Arizona, Sept. 4, 2023. Dozens of tourists say they fell ill on a recent visit to a popular and picturesque stretch of waterfalls deep in a gorge neighboring Grand Canyon National Park. (Francesca Dupuy via AP)
June 13

Popular Virginia lake being tested after swimmers report E. coli infections and hospitalizations

Environmental officials are testing lake water at a popular recreational destination in central Virginia after at least 20 people reported E
June 13
June 13

Toxic garlic should have prompted EPA to warn against gardening near Ohio derailment, watchdog says

A watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies around the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio after independent testing found high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic
June 13
Scott Smith, whose testing in East Palestine, Ohio, has been sited in a petition by the Government; Accountability Project, tests onions grown in the garden of Tamara Lynn Freeze in East Palestine, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Freeze, lives across the street from the site of the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train earlier this year.. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
June 13

Maine shooting exposes gaps in mental health treatment and communication practices, official says

An Army health official told a panel investigating a mass shooting by a reservist experiencing a psychiatric crisis that there are health care differences for Army reservists that could limit the flow of information to commanders
June 13
FILE - A woman visits a makeshift memorial outside Sparetime Bowling Alley, the site of a mass shooting, Oct. 28, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. Army heath expert, Col. Mark Ochoa, reported to a panel investigating the mass shooting on Thursday, June 13, 2024, that there are limitations in health care coverage for reservists compared to full-time soldiers. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
June 13

US surgeon general warns about the dangers of loneliness

At least one in two U.S. adults is experiencing loneliness, Murthy said.
June 13
At least one in two U.S. adults is experiencing loneliness, Murthy said.
June 13

What is mifepristone?

Medication abortions now account for more than half of the abortions performed in the U.S., according to the Guttmacher Institute.
June 13
The FDA and mainstream medical doctors insist there is no safety concerns during the 23 years mifepristone has been on the market.
June 13

Here's what to know about abortion pill mifepristone after Supreme Court decision

Mifepristone is typically used together with misoprostol to induce an abortion.
June 13
A pro-abortion rights activist holds a box of mifepristone during a rally in front of the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2024, in Washington, DC.
June 13

South Africa's health authorities report 2 deaths from mpox this week and warn of local transmission

South African health authorities say two people have died this week after contracting mpox, and it appears there is local transmission of the disease
June 13
FILE - Vials of single doses of the Jynneos vaccine for mpox are seen from a cooler at a vaccinations site on Aug. 29, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. South African health authorities have reported two deaths from mpox in the space of three days. Health Minister Joe Phaahla says Thursday the two fatalities this week were among six recent confirmed cases of mpox in South Africa, all of them men in their 30s.(AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)
June 13

Make mine medium-rare: Men really do eat more meat than women, study says

It's a popular notion that men eat more meat than women
June 13
A cook prepares pork rib tips, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at a barbecue restaurant in Cincinnati. Psychologists have known for years now that men tend to eat more meat than women, but a study of people around the world now reveals that that's true across cultures. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
June 13

Abortion pill access is unchanged after the Supreme Court's decision. Here's what you need to know

A unanimous Supreme Court ruling means the abortion pill mifepristone remains available in the United States, even through the mail
June 13
FILE - A patient prepares to take the first of two combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., on, Oct. 12, 2022. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 13, 2024, unanimously preserved access to the medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
June 13

Audit finds Minnesota agency's lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program

A watchdog report says a Minnesota state agency’s inadequate oversight of a federal program that was meant to provide food to kids created the opportunities that led to the theft of $250 million in one of the country’s largest pandemic aid fraud cases
June 13
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, surrounded by the prosecution's trial team, speaks during a news conference after the verdict was read in the first Feeding Our Future case at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis, Friday, June 7, 2024. A jury convicted five Minnesota residents and acquitted two others Friday for their roles in a scheme to steal more than $40 million that was supposed to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic. (Leila Navadi/Star Tribune via AP)
June 13

The Latest | The US Supreme Court rules to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously to preserve access to mifepristone, the drug most commonly used in medication abortions
June 13
Anti-abortion protestors demonstrate outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court's first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
June 13

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of abortions in the U.S. last year
June 13
Anti-abortion protestors demonstrate outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court's first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
June 13

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication, throwing out legal challenge from abortion opponents

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication, throwing out legal challenge from abortion opponents
June 13
June 13

Senate Republicans block bill on women’s right to IVF as Democrats make push on reproductive care

Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would make it a right nationwide for women to access in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments
June 13
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about a vote to protect rights for access to in vitro fertilization to achieve pregnancy, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 12

Oklahoma girl becomes 1st child to undergo robotic deep brain stimulation

Karleigh Fry, 8, underwent the procedure to help treat a neurological disorder.
June 12
Karleigh Fry, 8, is the first pediatric patient to undergo robotic deep brain stimulation. Pictured: Karleigh (left) with her mother, Trisha Fry.
June 12

GOP women who helped defeat a near-total abortion ban are losing reelection in South Carolina

A near-total abortion ban was defeated in South Carolina with the help of the only three Republican women in the Senate, and now they’re losing their election bids
June 12
FILE - South Carolina Sens. Sandy Senn, R-Charleston, left, Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, center, and Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, right, show off model spines they were sent by groups who want to outlaw almost all abortions. Gustafson and Senn lost in their reelection bids in the Tuesday, June 12, 2024, Republican primary while Shealy faces a runoff. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)
June 12

Highly potent opioids are showing up in drug users in Africa for the first time, report says

A new report has for the first time found traces of highly potent opioids known as nitazenes in drugs consumed in Africa’s retail drug market
June 12
FILE - A young man smokes Kush, a derivative of cannabis mixed with synthetic drugs like fentanyl and tramadol and chemicals like formaldehyde, at a hideout in Freetown, Sierra Leone, April 29, 2024. Traces of highly potent opioids known as nitazenes have for the first time been found to be consumed by people who use drugs in Africa, according to a report released Wednesday, June 12, 2024, by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime nonprofit. (AP Photo/ Misper Apawu, File)
June 12

Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds. Could it lead to better vaccines?

If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold
June 12
FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19. If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold. A study published Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in the journal Science Translational Medicine, suggests previous COVID-19 infections lower the risk of getting colds caused by milder coronavirus cousins, which could provide a key to broader COVID-19 vaccines. (Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/CDC via AP, File)
June 12

Oklahoma child becomes 1st in world to have robot perform deep brain stimulation 

Using a tablet, the 8-year-old girl’s family can better tune the device. 
June 12
Oklahoma child becomes 1st in world to have robot perform deep brain stimulation 
June 12

A 98-year-old man's liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever

Transplant organizations say a 98-year-old man may be the oldest American to ever donate an organ
June 12
This undated photo provided by Linda Mitchelle shows Orville Allen of Poplar Bluff, Mo., holding his great-granddaughter at her baptism. Allen died Wednesday, May 29, 2024, and his liver was successfully donated and transplanted to a 72-year-old woman. Transplant organizations say Allen is the oldest American ever to donate an organ upon death. (Linda Mitchelle via AP)
June 12

What are the health risks and dangers of raw milk

Why pasteurized milk is considered the safer option to drink.
June 12
VIDEO: What are the health risks and dangers of raw milk
June 12

Denmark recalls spicy South Korean noodles over health concerns

Food authorities in Denmark have recalled three types of spicy instant noodle products imported from South Korea over possible risks for “acute poisoning.”
June 12
A TV screen shows a report about Denmark's recalling three types of spicy instant noodle products imported from South Korea, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Food authorities in Denmark have recalled three types of spicy instant noodle products imported from South Korea over possible risks for "acute poisoning." Consumers are asked to discard them or return the noodles to the retailer. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
June 12

US surgeon general warns about the dangers of loneliness

At least one in two U.S. adults is experiencing loneliness, Murthy said.
June 12
In this undated stock photo, a man is seen sitting alone on his bed as he looks out a window.
June 12

Effects of long COVID

What the symptoms are and what you can do if you have them.
June 12
VIDEO: Effects of long COVID
June 12

Senators blast health and law enforcement officials over illegal e-cigarettes used by teens

Senators criticized top federal officials over the rise of illegal electronic cigarettes in the U.S., a multibillion-dollar business that has flourished in recent years
June 12
U.S. Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Consumer Protection Branch, Arun Rao, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on combating the rise of illegal electronic cigarettes, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Washington. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
June 12

With 1 out of 3 Californians on Medicaid, doctors push ballot measure to force state to pay more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to back out of a deal he made last year to pay doctors more money to treat Medicaid patients
June 12
FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about the state's budget deficit in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, May 10, 2024. Newsom has proposed to cancel a plan to increase how much the state pays doctors to treat patients on Medicaid. But voters could have the final word as a measure that qualified for the November ballot would force the state to pay doctors more for treating Medicaid patients. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
June 12

Cooking and coughing: Respiratory diseases plague Kenya as more people burn wood to save money

In Kenya's capital, a woman cooking with firewood engulfs herself in smoke as she heats herself some tea
June 12
Jane Muthoni, 65, cooks using firewood at her home in Kiambu, Kenya, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Respiratory diseases have been the most prevalent diseases in Kenya for the past several years and are on the rise, according to government authorities, with 19.6 million reported cases last year. Burning biomass such as firewood is the largest contributor to those diseases. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
June 11

Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative ...
June 11
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to reporters during a news conference in Seattle, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, as abortion rights supporters listen. Inslee announced that Washington state will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies. (AP Photo/Gene Johnson)