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Abortion once more plays a key role in a state political fight, this time in Wisconsin's court race

As the candidates for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat squared off in a recent debate before early voting, one issue came up first and dominated at the start....

📅 2025-03-22 14:12

Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust

In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other desired health outcomes....

📅 2025-03-22 13:15

Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's meals recalled for 'wood-like material' linked to choking

Nestle USA is recalling certain batches of its Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's frozen meals for possible contamination with "wood-like material" after a report of potential choking....

📅 2025-03-21 20:56

NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier

The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system - and they will eventually have to be abandoned if nothing is done to reverse the trend, city officials warn....

📅 2025-03-21 16:12

Two Marylanders who went abroad catch measles

A pair of Prince George's County, Maryland, residents who recently traveled abroad tested positive for measles, the Maryland Department of Health said Thursday....

📅 2025-03-21 15:09

Appeals court revives Coast Guard's vaccine mandate case

A federal appeals court breathed new life into a lawsuit challenging a Biden-era coronavirus vaccine mandate against Coast Guard employees, ruling that the case is still live because the agency has never formally sworn off punishing people who refused....

📅 2025-03-21 14:59

Blowback continues after medical board chief quits for moonlighting at Planned Parenthood

The Texas Medical Board director's resignation earlier this year amid complaints he worked on the side at Planned Parenthood South Texas for 13 years while policing the industry still has aftershocks....

📅 2025-03-21 14:24

Sea of lawsuits stir debate about formula for premature babies

Parents of premature babies are contending with head-spinning legal drama over specialized formulas that U.S. agencies have endorsed as standard options but face hundreds of lawsuits and inconsistent outcomes in court....

📅 2025-03-21 12:56

Johnson & Johnson plans $55 billion in U.S. investments over the next four years

Johnson & Johnson says it will invest more than $55 billion within the United States over the next four years, including four new manufacturing plants....

📅 2025-03-21 11:54

Texas AG announces closure of illegal Houston abortion clinics

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that he has closed three illegal abortion clinics operating in the Houston metropolitan area....

📅 2025-03-20 18:48

Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds

A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study finds. It's the latest example of medical tests that contribute to health care disparities....

📅 2025-03-20 15:01

Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it

An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in Trump administration funding delays....

📅 2025-03-20 14:10

If you're feeling lost at work, speak up. Clarity and feedback can put you on the right path

When Nikelle Inman started a new job coaching first-generation college students, she looked forward to meeting with them one-on-one to talk about how to surmount obstacles and find resources to succeed....

📅 2025-03-20 13:10

March gambling madness: Expansion of sports betting sparks addiction concerns

For every buzzer-beater and upset at this year's NCAA Basketball Tournaments, there will be legions of bettors praising and cursing the heroes of March Madness in almost equal measure....

📅 2025-03-19 18:56

This cutting edge hair loss treatment is a repurposed drug from the 1990s

The latest trend in treating hair loss may sound familiar - essentially, it's a repurposed drug first popularized in the 1990s....

📅 2025-03-19 14:21

What to know about a legal dispute over one Ohio school district's pronoun policy

A federal appeals court in Cincinnati will hear arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district's gender pronoun policy against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders....

📅 2025-03-19 14:14

Amid heightened blowback, a push to limit lawsuits in Georgia moves forward

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's priority bill to limit lawsuits and large jury verdicts cleared another hurdle amid mounting pushback and is set for a House vote this week....

📅 2025-03-18 23:17

Ohio law banning gender-transition drugs for youth overturned by state appellate court

An Ohio appeals court overturned the state's prohibition on gender-transition drugs for minors, reversing a lower-court decision ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated ruling on a similar law in Tennessee....

📅 2025-03-18 20:52

U.S. births rose last year, but experts don't see it as a trend

U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts don't see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline....

📅 2025-03-18 17:10