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GOP lawmakers in Kansas are moving to override the veto of a ban on gender care for minors
Politics
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators moved Monday to enact a ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care for minors and bar state ...
What’s your breast cancer risk? Here’s how to use assessment quizzes, check for symptoms and more.
LifeStyle
Searches for breast cancer symptoms soared by as much as 300% in the day after actress Olivia Munn announced her breast cancer ...
Republican lawmaker says Kentucky’s newly passed shield bill protects IVF services
Politics
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky legislation shielding doctors and other health providers from criminal liability was written broadly enough to apply to ...
Following Measles Outbreaks, Scientists Grow Wary of Renewed Threat
Science
Measles, a highly contagious but preventable disease, is resurging in pockets of the United States, a warning of the dangers of the ...
Firearms are a leading cause of death. Why don’t more doctors talk to their patients about gun safety?
LifeStyle
More than half of suicides in the United States involve a firearm, and suicides make up over half of all firearm deaths. ...
State of the Union guests spotlight divide on abortion and immigration but offer some rare unity
Politics
The invitation list for President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address on Thursday speaks volumes about what Democrats and Republicans want ...
Candidate for NC treasurer, Democrat Wesley Harris, answers our questions
U.S.
To help inform voters across the state, this candidate questionnaire is available to be republished by local publications in North Carolina without ...
Measles and tuberculosis should be long-forgotten. Why are cases rising in the U.S.?
LifeStyle
A series of diseases that have been declining for years, and in some cases are considered eradicated in the U.S., are showing ...
New study sheds light on how abortion restrictions impact ob-gyns’ ability to practice medicine and put patients’ lives at risk
LifeStyle
When Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, many people were aware that it would impact reproductive care for women across ...
Why do colds seem so bad this year? Here’s what’s going on.
LifeStyle
It seems as if respiratory illnesses are back with a vengeance. Nearly everyone is catching the rhinovirus — the most frequent cause ...
