As Florida's 6-week abortion law begins, here are 7 things to know
Apr 30, 2024 · People no longer have access to legal abortions in Florida beyond six weeks of pregnancy. The restriction, which went into affect Wednesday, replaces a 15-week ban that's been in effect since July 2022, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. . Abortion rights supporters say it will dramatically curb access to the procedure for thousands of residents in Florida and around ...
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Your appendix is not, in fact, useless. This anatomy professor …
Feb 2, 2024 · It was the first day of spring break in 1992 in Phoenix, and 12-year-old Heather Smith was excited for her family's upcoming ski trip. But before Smith and her family had even packed their snow pants, she realized she didn't feel good.
The internet has become a clearing house for unproven medical …
Feb 1, 2024 · The untested and even potentially dangerous medical products range from supplements and remedies for aging to alternative treatments for COVID. Federal regulators have taken notice.
More than 93,000 with COVID have died in Florida since the …
Jan 23, 2024 · Florida has topped 93,000 resident deaths linked to COVID-19. Data posted on the Florida Department of Health website Tuesday showed 93,229 reported resident deaths since the pandemic started in 2020.. The state reported 23,344 deaths in 2020; 39,866 deaths in 2021; 21,282 deaths in 2022; and 8,403 deaths in 2023.
Florida releases emergency rules on exceptions to new 6-week …
May 2, 2024 · With a law now in effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Florida health care regulators on Thursday released rules related to treating emergency medical conditions that pose dangers to the lives of pregnant women or unborn children.
'Cancer ghosting' can be more painful than treatment, survivors say
Dec 18, 2024 · Levinson, who lives in Mantua, N.J,, is cancer-free after a year of treatment that included chemotherapy and a double mastectomy. Looking back, she says she hadn't needed much from her biological siblings.
Genes play a very small role in determining left-handedness, …
Apr 21, 2024 · Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016.
Hurricanes like Helene and Milton leave behind a trail of …
Oct 15, 2024 · NPR's Juana Summers talks with with Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the Boston University School of Public Health, about the mental health consequences of devastating hurricanes like Helene and Milton.
Hormones for menopause are safe, study finds. Here's what changed
May 1, 2024 · The benefits of hormone therapy for the treatment of menopause symptoms outweigh the risks. That's the conclusion of a new studypublished in the medical journal JAMA. "Among women below the age of 60, we found hormone therapy has low risk of adverse events and [is] safe for treating bothersome hot flashes, night sweats and other menopausal symptoms, " says study authorDr. JoAnn Manson,chief of ...