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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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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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Limits on added sugars in foods such as cereal, yogurt and flavored milk will start in 2025 ..read more
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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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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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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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If passed, the bill will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world ..read more
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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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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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1w ago
Currently, abortion is considered illegal in Germany, but not punishable if a woman undergoes mandatory counseling and a three-day wait period before she has the procedure ..read more