Abortions are legal in much of Africa. But few women may be aware, and...
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — When Efua, a 25-year-old fashion designer and single mother in Ghana, became pregnant last year, she sought an abortion at...
Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week abortion ban, but voters will soon have a...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the state to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy,...
Hospitals must obtain written consent for pelvic and similar exams, the federal government says
Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an...
Texas person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows
ATLANTA (AP) — A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in...
US defense official had ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms during a 2023 NATO summit, the Pentagon...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior defense department official who attended last year's NATO summit at Vilnius, Lithuania, had symptoms similar to those reported by...
South Korea’s Yoon vows not to back down in the face of doctors’ strike...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president vowed Monday not to back down in the face of vehement protests by doctors seeking to...
The pioneer of America’s embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after years of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Through his office window at what was then one of Africa's few modern clinics dealing with HIV and AIDS, the man...
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It’s...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have...
Poland’s president vetoes law on free access to morning-after pill for ages 15 and...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda on Friday vetoed a law that would have allowed over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for...
5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements
TOKYO (AP) — Five people who took a Japanese health supplement have died and more than 100 have been hospitalized as of Friday, a...