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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday threw his support behind two bills currently in the state Legislature... Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday threw his support behind two bills currently in the state Legislature that would increase the number of treatment beds available to homeless people with mental illness and substance abuse issues and... Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A bill intended to help restore the competency of jailed individuals with mental health issues so... Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A bill intended to help restore the competency of jailed individuals with mental health issues so they can stand trial has been vetoed by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Specifically, the legislation sponsored by Republican State Sen.... Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York state Legislature gave its final approval on Tuesday to a bill that would provide... Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York state Legislature gave its final approval on Tuesday to a bill that would provide legal protection to doctors who prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states where abortion has largely been outlawed.... Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge struck down Arkansas' first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional... Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge struck down Arkansas' first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. U.S.... Read More
WASHINGTON — Student performance in reading and math has fallen significantly since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, with the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Student performance in reading and math has fallen significantly since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, with the nation’s current crop of 13-year-olds showing the largest declines ever recorded according to test scores released Wednesday by the National... Read More
WASHINGTON — A sharp increase in reports of illness among meat and poultry workers during the COVID-19 pandemic is a... Read More
WASHINGTON — A sharp increase in reports of illness among meat and poultry workers during the COVID-19 pandemic is a sign that safety and health regulations did not go far enough to ensure their well-being during the crisis, according to... Read More
WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans are satisfied with the nation’s current health insurance system, and say they’d be less... Read More
WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans are satisfied with the nation’s current health insurance system, and say they’d be less inclined to vote for any lawmaker who wants to replace it with a new, government-run health insurance system, according to... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has picked Mandy Cohen, former secretary of North Carolina’s Health and Human Services Department, to... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has picked Mandy Cohen, former secretary of North Carolina’s Health and Human Services Department, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cohen, who received bipartisan praise for her work... Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s high court refused Friday to unblock a strict ban on most abortions, rebuffing Republican... Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s high court refused Friday to unblock a strict ban on most abortions, rebuffing Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and, for now, keeping the conservative state from joining others that have severely limited access to the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday released draft recommendations for tattoo ink manufacturers and distributors aimed at... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday released draft recommendations for tattoo ink manufacturers and distributors aimed at reducing the potential harm caused by microbial contamination. The guidance includes examples of unsanitary manufacturing and distributing conditions and provides... Read More
The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus... Read More
The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic — even though that was long ago supplanted by mutated versions as the... Read More
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed two bills related to transgender rights and vetoed another,... Read More
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed two bills related to transgender rights and vetoed another, bucking trends from other Republican governors across the country who have pushed anti-transgender policies. Lombardo's signing of a bill Monday... Read More
WASHINGTON — Companion bills in the House and Senate represent a bipartisan effort to enhance rural child care by eradicating... Read More
WASHINGTON — Companion bills in the House and Senate represent a bipartisan effort to enhance rural child care by eradicating so-called “child care deserts.” The legislation, known as the Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act, would create six new programs... Read More
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill reintroduced in both the House and Senate would expand access to caregiver skills training for... Read More
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill reintroduced in both the House and Senate would expand access to caregiver skills training for family members who care for children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. The measure was introduced last month... Read More
WASHINGTON — Top officials at the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration are urging that more... Read More
WASHINGTON — Top officials at the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration are urging that more be done to advance the development of rapid drug-testing tools to stem the rising tide of overdose deaths in the... Read More
WASHINGTON — One week after hundreds of raging wildfires in Canada blanketed the East Coast of the U.S. in heavy... Read More
WASHINGTON — One week after hundreds of raging wildfires in Canada blanketed the East Coast of the U.S. in heavy smoke, lawmakers in both the House and Senate are moving to ensure communities are better ready to handle such conditions... Read More
WASHINGTON — The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition will hold its first public meeting in three years on... Read More
WASHINGTON — The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition will hold its first public meeting in three years on June 27, with members expected to revise old priorities and set new ones in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.... Read More
WASHINGTON — The region’s first air quality emergency this year continued on Thursday and is expected to linger into Friday... Read More
WASHINGTON — The region’s first air quality emergency this year continued on Thursday and is expected to linger into Friday as the wildfires causing the unhealthy air here continue to rage in parts of Canada. At the White House on... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has invited thousands of LGBTQ+ individuals to celebrate Pride Month on Thursday in a high-profile show... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has invited thousands of LGBTQ+ individuals to celebrate Pride Month on Thursday in a high-profile show of support at a time when the community feels under attack like never before and the White House has little... Read More
WASHINGTON — As Congress considers proposals that would eliminate existing differences in Medicare payments for ambulatory services, a think tank... Read More
WASHINGTON — As Congress considers proposals that would eliminate existing differences in Medicare payments for ambulatory services, a think tank is warning lawmakers to be on the lookout for unintended consequences. In a new paper published by the American Enterprise... Read More
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Transgender adults living in rural communities are far less likely to feel they get the familial support... Read More
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Transgender adults living in rural communities are far less likely to feel they get the familial support they need than those living in urban settings or so-called cisgender adults, those who identify with the sex registered for... Read More
WASHINGTON — Weather and health officials are advising those living in some of the most heavily populated communities in the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Weather and health officials are advising those living in some of the most heavily populated communities in the U.S. to consider donning face masks and varying their daily routines in light of a blanket of smoke rolling over... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. on Tuesday... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. on Tuesday and a released “a guidebook for action” summarizing what it calls discriminatory laws in each state, along with “know your... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms — and new research... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms — and new research suggests patches or creams may be safer for their blood pressure than pills. As women's bodies produce lower levels of... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week that estimated annual new HIV infections were 12%... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week that estimated annual new HIV infections were 12% lower in 2021 compared to 2017, a drop from about 36,500 infections to about 32,100. According to the CDC, the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration wants to make it easier for patients to understand why they’ve been prescribed... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration wants to make it easier for patients to understand why they’ve been prescribed specific medications and how to ensure they don’t suffer any preventable adverse reactions when taking them. Toward that end the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The evidence is, well, almost everywhere you turn. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 50%... Read More
WASHINGTON — The evidence is, well, almost everywhere you turn. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 50% of American adults are struggling with belly fat. And the problem becomes more acute as we age. That’s because belly... Read More
BOSTON — People who have type 2 diabetes should set aside time to exercise in the afternoon rather than the... Read More
BOSTON — People who have type 2 diabetes should set aside time to exercise in the afternoon rather than the morning to better manage their blood sugar, according to a study published in Diabetes Care, a journal of the American... Read More
ATLANTA — If you're sick and work in the restaurant industry, stay home. That’s at least one underlying takeaway from... Read More
ATLANTA — If you're sick and work in the restaurant industry, stay home. That’s at least one underlying takeaway from a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that found roughly 40% of foodborne illness outbreaks between 2017 and... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Tuesday that it is relaxing face mask requirements at all of its... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Tuesday that it is relaxing face mask requirements at all of its medical facilities. Beginning Tuesday, face masks were no longer required in most clinical areas of these facilities. “Now that the... Read More