Drug overdose deaths plummet in San Francisco. What’s changed?
SAN FRANCISCO — After surging during the COVID pandemic into a crushing public health emergency, drug overdose deaths in San Francisco plummeted in 2024, according to…
Opinion: Democrats could use a lame duck to save medication abortions
Before Democrats lose the White House and the Senate, they should push through legislation to repeal the Comstock Act, which could be used to prevent…
Abortion foes press Trump for more restrictions; abortion pill sales spike
WASHINGTON — Anti-abortion activists say there is still work to be done to further restrict access to abortion when President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White…
White House says deals struck to cut prices of Medicare drugs
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday that drug price negotiations will knock hundreds of dollars — in some cases thousands — off the list prices…
What we might learn about Biden if he takes a cognitive test
It seemed like a sensible suggestion for assessing the capabilities of an 81-year-old man seeking voters’ approval to remain in the White House until January…
EasyJet cancellations: Woman desperate to get home for kidney transplant medication
Alison Pickett claimed her easyJet flight from Turkey back to Gatwick was cancelled - and she's now desperate to get back as she's reliant on…
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys put under a conservatorship
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys founder whose life was chronicled in the movie “Love & Mercy,” was placed under a conservatorship Thursday more than three…
Man charged with attempted murder of SA police officer stopped taking medication for diagnosed schizophrenia, court hears
In short: A man charged with the attempted murder of a police officer in SA's mid north had stopped taking schizophrenia medication, court hears.Matthew James Dullard, 43, refused…