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It's the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's. Why is is it off to a slow start?
The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged, major hospital systems have taken months to start using it and some insurers have rejected coverage.
Apr 13, 2024 7:01 AM
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Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care
The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature gave final approval Friday to a bill that would protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from legal action brought in other states. If signed by Democratic Gov.
Apr 12, 2024 9:25 PM
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Overdoses prompt B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency.
Apr 12, 2024 8:48 PM
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Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can't get enough for medical use, study finds
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A report released by the Mexican government Friday says the country is facing a dire shortage of fentanyl for medical use, even as Mexican cartels pump out tons of the illicit narcotic .
Apr 12, 2024 7:19 PM
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Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills
TOPEKA, Kan.
Apr 12, 2024 6:41 PM
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New York county loses bid to prevent state legal challenge of its ban on female transgender athletes
NEW YORK (AP) — A county outside New York City has lost its bid to block the state from taking legal action against its ban on women’s and girls teams that include female transgender players, state Attorney General Letitia James said Friday. U.S.
Apr 12, 2024 5:55 PM
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'I'm dying, you're not': Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death
DENVER (AP) — On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson to talk about her death. She’ll probably miss his high school graduation. Death doesn't frighten her much.
Apr 12, 2024 5:44 PM
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'I'm dying, you're not': Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death
DENVER (AP) — On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson to talk about her death. She’ll probably miss his high school graduation. She declined the extended warranty on her car.
Apr 12, 2024 5:43 PM
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Urgent care worker accused of sexual assaults while claiming falsely to be a nurse in Philly suburbs
NORRISTOWN, Pa.
Apr 12, 2024 5:10 PM
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Houston hospital says doctor's changes to a database made patients ineligible for liver transplants
HOUSTON — A Houston hospital has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after it says a doctor manipulated a database for liver transplant patients, making them ineligible to receive a new organ.
Apr 12, 2024 4:43 PM
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