California’s Assembly votes for ballot measure that would change how mental health care is...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted Tuesday to put a proposal before voters next March that would overhaul how counties pay for mental...
Women in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma sue over abortion bans after being denied care
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More women across the U.S. filed lawsuits on Tuesday challenging abortion restrictions that went into effect in Republican-led states after...
Child poverty in the US jumped and income declined in 2022 as coronavirus pandemic...
Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation...
Missouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to minors for the purpose of...
Popular nasal decongestant doesn’t actually relieve congestion, FDA experts say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose is likely no better than a...
Challengers seek rewrite of Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures, calling them misleading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortion advocates asked a judge on Monday to rewrite what they call misleading descriptions of several constitutional amendments on...
Dr. Richard Moriarty, who helped create ‘Mr. Yuk’ poison warning for kids, dies at...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dr. Richard W. Moriarty, a retired pediatrician from Pittsburgh who helped create the bright green Mr. Yuk sticker that warns kids...
Water breaks in both halves in Rugby World Cup matches this weekend because of...
PARIS (AP) — There will be water breaks at all matches on the first weekend of the Rugby World Cup, organizers said on Friday.That...
Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition defeats a no-confidence motion against the health minister
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition on Friday defeated a no-confidence motion against the country's health minister who has been accused...
Bruce Springsteen has peptic ulcer disease. Doctors say it’s easily treated
Bruce Springsteen announced Thursday that he’s postponing a slate of concerts in September on the advice of doctors who treating him for peptic ulcer...