Maryland officials announce $120M for K-12 behavioral health services

Maryland officials on Tuesday highlighted the availability of $120 million in grants for behavioral and mental…

Latest maneuvering on North Carolina budget, casinos could end with Medicaid expansion going down

Republican legislative leaders moved forward Tuesday with maneuvers that could by week’s end approve a long-delayed…

After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina says it has secured drug to resume lethal injections

South Carolina has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to…

Biden’s claim of wrangling down health costs to run into biggest premium spike in nearly a decade

Health insurance premiums are set to spike in 2024 despite President Biden’s boast he is corralling…

Another option emerges to expand North Carolina gambling, but most Democrats say they won’t back it

The prospects of enacting soon an overdue North Carolina budget, permitting more state-sanctioned gambling and implementing…

Kilogram of fentanyl found in NYC day care center where 1-year-old boy died of apparent overdose

A taped package containing several thousand dollars worth of fentanyl was discovered inside the New York…

UN warns disease outbreak in Libya’s flooded east could spark ‘a second devastating crisis’

Officials warned Monday that a disease outbreak in Libya’s northeast, where floods have killed thousands, could…

Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions in Wisconsin after more than a year

Planned Parenthood resumed offering abortion services in Wisconsin on Monday after halting them for more than…

Wexton won’t seek reelection to Congress after new medical diagnosis

U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton, a Democrat, announced Monday she won’t seek reelection in her district in…

Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home

Alisha Alderson placed everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases…

Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion

Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws…

Pence backs military holds, says ‘Tuberville is right, and Pentagon is wrong’

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has a new ally supporting his monthslong blockade of military promotions: former Vice…

Kansas will no longer change birth certificates to reflect transgender people’s gender identities

Kansas will no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state…

Lung transplant suspected of giving recipients Legionnaires’ disease

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined in a Friday report that a pair of…

University of Kentucky cancer center achieves highest designation from National Cancer Institute

The University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center has achieved the highest level of recognition from the…

Kamala Harris tells college students their vote for Democrats will save abortion rights

Vice President Kamala Harris is pleading with young voters to supply Democrats enough votes to restore…

Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to cancer cases

Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors…

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

The health care giant said Thursday that it will replace the well-known signature script it has…

Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants

Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two…

Thousands sign up to experience magic mushrooms as Oregon’s novel psilocybin experiment takes off

Psilocybin tea, wind chimes and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in…