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…
What the Supreme Court’s abortion pill case could mean for California
Lee had just been dumped when she found out she was pregnant. With no car, no job and no support, the 23-year-old — who asked…
Kate Middleton reportedly ‘working from home’ after surgery
Catherine, Princess of Wales, has reportedly resumed her charity work and “has been working from home,” months after she underwent abdominal surgery in January and…
Intensive care ward ceiling collapses on to patient on life support as medics evacuate unit
AN INTENSIVE care ward ceiling collapsed on to a patient on life support. Medics had to evacuate the ten-bed unit on Thursday.1The ceiling has collapsed…
Fortrea Signs Definitive Agreement to Divest Endpoint Clinical and Patient Access Businesses to Arsenal Capital Partners
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California bill banning medical debt from credit reports gets a boost
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Monday that he is throwing his weight behind legislation to bar medical debt from showing up on consumer credit…
Opinion: Should a firefighter save a frozen embryo in a fire?
The bizarre decision handed down last week by the Alabama Supreme Court, which ruled that frozen human embryos are people too, is the reductio ad…
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a ruling critics said could have sweeping…
Policymakers try to catch up with rise of AI in healthcare
Lawmakers and regulators in Washington are starting to puzzle over how to regulate artificial intelligence in healthcare — and the AI industry thinks there’s a…
Florida asks state Supreme Court to keep abortion rights amendment off November ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Lawyers trying to keep an abortion-rights measure off the Florida ballot have told the state Supreme Court that the proposed amendment is deceptive,…