Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a bill that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth week of pregnancy without exceptions for cases of rape or incest, making it among the most restrictive abortion policies in the nation. Under the law that comes into force Aug. 28, doctors who violate the eight-week cutoff could […]
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Hiker Missing For 2 Weeks Found Alive And In Good Health
A 35-year-old hiker who was found alive after missing for more than two weeks in a Hawaiian forest had access to fresh water in a waterfall during her ordeal, a friend told NBC News affiliate KHNL in Honolulu. Amanda Eller’s father said after his daughter, who works as a physical therapist and yoga teacher, was […]
Federal Judge Stops Mississippi Anti-Abortion Law
A federal judge on Friday blocked a Mississippi law that banned abortions once a fetus’s heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Judge Carlton Reeves, an Obama appointee, wrote that the law “threatens immediate harm to women’s rights, especially considering most women do not seek abortion services until after 6 weeks.” “This […]
Do You Agree With Alabama Abortion Bill?
Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the controversial Alabama abortion bill into law on Wednesday. The law will make nearly all abortions in the state illegal and make performing one a felony, punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison unless the mother’s health is at risk, with no exceptions for women impregnated by rape or […]
NYC Latest To Declare Emergency Due To Measles
New York City on Tuesday declared a public health emergency amid a measles outbreak in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the city would require unvaccinated individuals living in select zip codes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to receive the measles vaccine in response to one of the largest measles outbreaks […]
Trump Says Windmill Noise Causes Cancer
President Donald Trump renewed his attack against wind power during a rambling speech at a National Republican Congressional Committee dinner on Tuesday, saying that wind turbines undermined property values, killed birds and even caused cancer. The president, who doesn’t acknowledge climate change and has staunchly opposed wind-generated power, often outlandlishly criticizes renewable technology as he […]
CBD Marijuana Products To Be Sold At Walgreens
Walgreens will sell CBD creams, patches and sprays in nearly 1,500 stores in select states, the company told CNBC on Wednesday. The drugstore chain will sell the cannabis-based products in Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vermont, South Carolina, Illinois, and Indiana. “This product offering is in line with our efforts to provide a wider […]
Road Kill Now Legal To Eat In 27 States
You found it on the side of the road and now, in more than two dozen states, you can eat it with a side of potatoes. At least 27 states have passed legislation allowing drivers to turn their roadkill into their dinner, and lawmakers in many others, including California, are poised to do the same. […]
Maine Governor Submits Bill To Make Abortions More Accessible
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) submitted a bill to expand the number of medical professionals besides physicians who could perform abortions, The Bangor Daily News reported. The bill was sponsored by House Speaker Sara Gideon (D) Thursday and would allow a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, certified nurse-midwives or other medical professional to perform […]
Unvaccinated Child Racks Up $1M In Medical Bills
An unvaccinated Oregon boy almost died from tetanus, the first case of the bacterial infection in the state in 30 years. The 6-year-old’s harrowing illness and painful, two-month treatment — which cost close to a million dollars — were detailed by doctors in a case report published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Seniors Do Not Get Their Routine Memory Checkups
Few seniors get their thinking and memory abilities regularly tested during check-ups, according to a new report from the Alzheimer’s Association that raises questions about how best to find out if a problem is brewing. Medicare pays for an annual “wellness visit” that is supposed to include what’s called a cognitive assessment — a brief […]
Study Finds No Link Between Vaccines And Autism
A new study published Monday found no link between autism and the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine. Researchers in Denmark studied 657,461 Danish children born between 1999 and 2010, and found the vaccine didn’t increase the risk for autism or trigger autism in susceptible children, according to the study published in the Annals of Internal […]