A rural hospital in northern Idaho will stop delivering babies or providing other obstetrical care, citing…
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Autism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in U.S.
NEW YORK — For the first time, autism is being diagnosed more frequently in Black and…
Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial set for family testimony
PARK CITY, Utah — A neuropsychologist who treated the man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016…
California bill would ban five chemicals from food, including Skittles
A bill in the California State Assembly would ban the use of five chemicals from usage…
Biden to use Obamacare anniversary to ding GOP budget plans
President Biden will mark Obamacare’s 13th anniversary on Thursday by highlighting coverage gains while accusing the…
Transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Al Stone-Gebhardt worked hard in school to make sure he graduates in…
CDC warns of potentially deadly drug-resistant fungus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm over rising cases of Candida…
Navratilova says she is cancer-free, returns to her TV work
Martina Navratilova returned to TV work at Tennis Channel for its coverage of the Miami Open…
Superbug fungus cases rose dramatically during pandemic
U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of…
Home poisoning deaths surged among toddlers during COVID-19 pandemic, safety commission reports
Unintended poisoning deaths surged among toddlers in 2021 due to adults’ increased consumption of narcotics and…
Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive…
DEA issues public safety alert over ‘tranq,’ says drugs seized in nearly every state
The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the American public about an increase in the trafficking of…
Anthony Fauci documentary on PBS covers a career of crises
There’s a moment in the new PBS documentary about Dr. Anthony Fauci when a protestor holds…
CDC forced to correct alarming stats that inflated spike in rape, sex violence among teen girls
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had to revise an alarming report that overstated the…
Colorado dentist faces murder charges in wife’s poisoning death
DENVER — A Colorado man suspected of poisoning his wife has been arrested on suspicion of…
Bidens to host ‘Ted Lasso’ cast to promote mental health
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host the cast of…
California to ask voters to approve new mental health beds
SAN DIEGO — California voters would decide whether to fund a major expansion of housing and…
Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for…
Wyoming becomes first state to outlaw abortion pills
Wyoming’s Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill making it illegal to prescribe or dispense abortion…
U.S. warns about fake, dangerous pills being sold in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning about dangerous counterfeit pills…