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Biden administration indefinitely delays potential ban on menthol cigarettes

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by Matthew Perrone, Associated Press, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

3h ago

The announcement is another setback for Food and Drug Administration officials, who drafted the ban and predicted it would prevent hundreds of thousands of smoking-related deaths over 40 years ..read more

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Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate

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by Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

2d ago

The proposed constitutional amendment would guarantee abortion rights until a fetus could survive outside the womb, typically around 24 weeks. It also would allow later abortions to save the parent's life, or to protect her physical or mental health ..read more

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New Jersey woman becomes second patient ever to receive pig kidney in 'transformative' surgery

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by Lauren Neergaard

2d ago

Doctors at NYU Langone Health say 54-year-old Lisa Pisano, only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney, is recovering well ..read more

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USDA's final rule for school meals will limit added sugars, sodium

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by JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

2d ago

Limits on added sugars in foods such as cereal, yogurt and flavored milk will start in 2025 ..read more

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What's EMTALA, the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court's Idaho abortion case?

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by Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

3d ago

Here's a look at what rights it provides patients and how a Supreme Court ruling might change that ..read more

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Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but Gov. Kelly has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs

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by John Hanna, Associated Press

1w ago

The Democratic governor in Kansas has vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives to become law without her signature ..read more

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Bird flu has spread to more farm animals. Here's what to know about food safety

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by JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

1w ago

Commercial milk remains safe and available because pasteurization, a high heat treatment, kills bacteria and viruses. But there's limited information about possible transmission of the virus in unpasteurized milk or cheese products ..read more

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UK lawmakers to vote on landmark bill with goal to create Britain's "first smoke-free generation"

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by Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

1w ago

If passed, the bill will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world ..read more

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Biden administration announces strategy to combat future pandemics with 50 country partnership

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by Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

1w ago

The Global Health Security Strategy, the president said, aims to protect people worldwide and "will make the United States stronger, safer, and healthier than ever before at this critical moment ..read more

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Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender children

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by Associated Press

1w ago

The justices' order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provide hormones, puberty blockers or other gender-affirming care to people under age 18 ..read more

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