Dozens of pregnant patients turned away from ERs despite federal law
WASHINGTON — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her.Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her…
Urgent manhunt for ‘violent’ mental health patient who is ‘risk to women’ after he ran from carers in car park – The Sun
AN urgent manhunt has been launched for 'violent' mental health patient who is a 'risk to women' after he ran from his carers in a…
Are presidents exempt from doctor-patient confidentiality?
In a typical presidential election year, voters might wonder how the candidates’ views stack up on issues such as abortion, tax cuts, gun rights and…
Even fighters like Biden someday lose. My patients do. My sister did
A flashbulb memory from the archives of my life: It is the summer of 1997, and we are moving my disabled sister, Wendy, into a…
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…
LGBTQ healthcare workers fight to provide gender-affirming care
Nico Olalia had just finished her initial nurse training in the Philippines when she realized her aspirations were growing bigger than her home archipelago.“There are…
Kansas’ Supreme Court strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ highest court has strongly reaffirmed that the state constitution protects abortion access, striking down a ban on a common second-trimester procedure and…
Opinion: If you were relieved by the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings this term, think again
Emergency access to abortion has been a flashpoint in the chaotic aftermath of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the right to terminate a pregnancy in…
‘Patient’ McClymont books Women’s Amateur Championship final place
Scots golfer Lorna McClymont said her patient approach was key to booking her place in Saturday's 121st Women’s Amateur Championship final at Portmarnock.The 23-year-old, from…
Supreme Court rejects Idaho appeal to ban abortions in emergencies
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court retreated Thursday from ruling on Idaho’s near total ban on abortions, leaving in place a judge’s order that for now allows…
California plans to enlist in AI to translate healthcare information
Tener gripe, tener gripa, engriparse, agriparse, estar agripado, estar griposo, agarrar la gripe, coger la influenza. In Spanish, there are at least a dozen ways…
L.A. County’s highest paid employee is Dr. Sebo Amirkhanian Namagerdy
The joke around the hospital is that Dr. Sebo Amirkhanian Namagerdy does not leave Rancho Los Amigos, a premier rehabilitation facility run by Los Angeles…
Younger patients sought vasectomies after Roe vs. Wade overturned
Kori Thompson had long wrestled with the idea of having a child. The 24-year-old worried about the world a kid would face as climate change…
'Failings' in PSNI dementia patient investigation
A Police Ombudsman’s inquiry has concluded “significant evidential opportunities” were missed by the PSNI. Source link
Bill allows Arizona abortion providers to practice in California
SACRAMENTO — Arizona abortion providers could practice in California under a new law designed to provide care to women who cross the state line as they…
Inside an Arizona abortion clinic: uncertainty looms and optimism reigns
PHOENIX — When Anna first read about the Arizona Supreme Court reinstating an 1864 law banning all abortions except when a mother’s life is at risk,…
ERs refused to treat pregnant people; 1 woman miscarried in lobby restroom
WASHINGTON — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another learned at a…
NBA YoungBoy running ‘prescription fraud ring,’ Utah police say
Rapper NBA YoungBoy and several of his associates orchestrated a “large scale prescription fraud ring” to illegally obtain prescription drugs from multiple Utah-area pharmacies, police…
California abortions increased after Roe vs. Wade was overturned
After the Supreme Court overturned the Roe vs. Wade decision in 2022, jeopardizing abortion access for millions nationwide, California emerged as a “hot spot” and…
A Bay Area cancer patient froze her eggs in hopes of having children. She can’t afford to finish IVF
In between chemotherapy, a double mastectomy and all the other medical appointments that come with a cancer diagnosis, Katie McKnight rushed to start the in…