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Planned Parenthood sues to expand South Carolina abortion access under strict new ban

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Abortion providers urged South Carolina’s highest court on Thursday to lengthen the narrow window when a pregnancy can be legally...

Johnson & Johnson is getting rid of its script logo after more than 130...

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Johnson & Johnson is signing off on a new logo.The health care giant said Thursday that it will replace the well-known signature script it...

Botulism outbreak tied to sardines served in Bordeaux leaves 1 person dead and several...

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PARIS (AP) — A 32-year-old woman died in France and eight other people remained hospitalized Thursday after an apparent botulism outbreak linked to homemade...

California’s Assembly votes for ballot measure that would change how mental health care is...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted Tuesday to put a proposal before voters next March that would overhaul how counties pay for mental...

Women in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma sue over abortion bans after being denied care

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More women across the U.S. filed lawsuits on Tuesday challenging abortion restrictions that went into effect in Republican-led states after...

Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows

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The number of prescription opioid pills shipped in the U.S. in the second half of the 2010s decreased sharply even as a nationwide overdose...

Child poverty in the US jumped and income declined in 2022 as coronavirus pandemic...

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Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation...

Missouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to minors for the purpose of...

Popular nasal decongestant doesn’t actually relieve congestion, FDA experts say

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose is likely no better than a...

Challengers seek rewrite of Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures, calling them misleading

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortion advocates asked a judge on Monday to rewrite what they call misleading descriptions of several constitutional amendments on...