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Couple sues fertility clinic alleging wife was impregnated with embryo with deadly cancer gene

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- A couple has filed a lawsuit against a California-based fertility clinic alleging the clinic transplanted…

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If an abortion drug is banned, could a 2nd medication be used as a safe alternative?

Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An imminent ruling from a Texas federal judge could soon block the use of…

2 years ago

Woman with tuberculosis to be arrested Friday unless she complies with court order to get treatment, isolate

Tacoma Police Department/FaceBook(TACOMA, Wash.) -- Health officials in Washington state said they are set to arrest a woman Friday after…

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Mississippi governor signs transgender health care ban for minors

Richard T. Nowitz/Getty Images(JACKSON, Miss.) -- Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill banning puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries…

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Obesity drugs often aren’t covered by insurance. Experts say this limits access, increases disparities.

Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Deborah Horn wants to give her patients with obesity the best possible…

2 years ago

What the ‘lab leak’ theory report about COVID’s origins does and doesn’t mean

Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The news that the U.S. Department of Energy now believes with "low…

2 years ago

Daughter surprises dad by being his kidney donor

Courtesy of Delayne Ivanowski(ST. LOUIS) -- For over nine months, Delayne Ivanowski of Kirkwood, Missouri, kept a secret from her…

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Artificial sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke: Study

Sharon Pruitt / EyeEm/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Zero-calorie sweetener erythritol, widely used in sugar replacement or reduced-sugar products,…

2 years ago

COVID’s origins ‘most likely‘ lab leak, agency reportedly says

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While no firm conclusion has yet been made among health and government officials as to where…

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Obesity crisis is worsening heart disease risks during and after pregnancy: Experts

LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Growing rates of obesity are contributing to more heart disease risks during and after pregnancy,…

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