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Juul Labs agrees to pay $462 million settlement to 6 states

Juul Labs agrees to pay $462 million settlement to 6 states

NEW YORK (AP) — Electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc.
White House wants rule to protect abortion patients' records

White House wants rule to protect abortion patients' records

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday proposed a new federal rule to limit how law enforcement and state officials collect medical records if they investigate women who flee their home states to seek abortions elsewhere.
Military hospital chided for shift in Catholic pastoral care

Military hospital chided for shift in Catholic pastoral care

The management of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has drawn criticism from a prominent archbishop — and some members of Congress — by choosing not to renew a contract for Franciscan priests to provide pastoral care, and instead hiring a
Teacher's pest: NYC hires former educator to slaughter rats

Teacher's pest: NYC hires former educator to slaughter rats

NEW YORK (AP) — Every New York City mayor has waged war — and mostly lost — against one of humanity’s most cunning and enduring foe: rattus norvegicus.

Chip component plant to get $300M expansion in Pennsylvania

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Abortion clinics reassure worried patients, set backup plans

Since a court ruling threatened the availability of a key drug used in medication abortion, calls have been pouring in to the clinics Adrienne Mansanares oversees.
Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw B.C. Ozempic sent to U.S.

Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw B.C. Ozempic sent to U.S.

VANCOUVER — Canada's pharmacists worry a lack of data about prescription management could see a repeat of the situation with diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic, in which thousands of doses have been mailed over the border to Americans.
As Ukraine war drags on, civilians' mental health needs rise

As Ukraine war drags on, civilians' mental health needs rise

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Huddled in the back of a café near the train station where a missile killed dozens of people a year ago, Nastya took slow, deliberate breaths to calm herself.

Urologist accused of patient sex abuse, including of minors

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York-area doctor was charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday with sexual abuse of multiple male patients over several years, accused of using the prestige of two prominent medical institutions to make his actions seem medicall
To fight cancer, EPA wants sterilizer companies to emit less

To fight cancer, EPA wants sterilizer companies to emit less

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting the use of the chemical ethylene oxide after finding a higher than expected cancer risk at facilities that use it to sterilize billions of medical devices each year.