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Anti-abortion activists, including one who kept fetuses, … WASHINGTON (AP) — Five anti-abortion activists, including a woman who was discovered to have five fetuses in her home, were convicted Tuesday of illegally blocking a reproductive clinic in Washington, D.C., The Washington Post reported. Lauren Handy of Virginia was part of a group accused of violating federal law when they blocked access to the […]
Appeals court spikes Tennessee’s bid to get family … NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has shot down Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure. Last year, Tennessee’s Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed a federal complaint seeking to overturn […]
In a first, Vice President Harris visits Minnesota … ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what her office said was the first time a president or vice president has toured a facility that performs abortions, as the White House escalates its defense of reproductive rights in this year’s election. “Right now, in our […]
Indiana abortion clinics stop providing abortions … INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s six abortion clinics have stopped providing abortions ahead of the state’s near-total abortion ban officially taking effect and as a petition is pending before the state’s high court asking it to keep the ban on hold while legal action continues, clinic officials said Tuesday. Planned Parenthood’s four Indiana abortion clinics stopped […]
Alabama lawmakers advance plan to protect IVF clinics MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing public pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted, Alabama lawmakers moved closer to approving protections for fertility clinics that shut down after a state court ruled that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. Both chambers of the Alabama Legislature advanced bills Thursday that would shield clinics from […]
A woman accused of burning a Wyoming abortion clinic … CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A college student who authorities say admitted setting fire to a building slated to become Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, federal court documents showed Monday. Details of the proposed plea deal for Lorna Roxanne Green weren’t available to the public pending a judge’s approval […]
Walgreens ‘changes’ could mean hundreds more store … Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its business that could result in closing hundreds of additional stores over the next three years.
Graham predicts there will be a ‘correction’ of Alabama’s … The ruling found that embryos and fertilized eggs are children under the Alabama Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, even if they have yet to be implanted in a uterus.
North Dakota judge strikes down the state’s abortion … BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. In his ruling, state District Judge Bruce Romanick also said that the law violates the state constitution because it is too vague. Under […]
Utah judge to rule next week on state abortion clinic … SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Planned Parenthood Association of Utah argued in court on Friday that a ban on abortion clinics would “functionally eliminate” abortion access if implemented next week as scheduled. After hearing arguments from attorneys representing Utah and abortion providers, state court judge Andrew Stone said he planned to rule next week […]
Two couples drop wrongful death suit against Alabama … MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Two couples who sued a hospital and in-vitro fertilization clinic over the accidental destruction of their frozen embryos have dropped their lawsuit, months after Alabama’s supreme court ruled they could pursue wrongful death claims because embryos could be considered children. Emily and James LePage and William and Caroline Fonde filed to […]
Two couples drop wrongful death suit against Alabama … MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Two couples who sued a hospital and in-vitro fertilization clinic over the accidental destruction of their frozen embryos have dropped their lawsuit, months after Alabama’s supreme court ruled they could pursue wrongful death claims because embryos could be considered children. Emily and James LePage and William and Caroline Fonde filed to […]
A man who set a fire at an Illinois Planned Parenthood … PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A man who set a fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Illinois was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison. Tyler Massengill has admitted using a homemade explosive to set a fire at the Peoria clinic in January, a few days after Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law […]
NC abortion providers prepare for increase in patients … Abortion providers across the state are preparing for an increase in patients when a six-week abortion ban takes effect in Florida.
Manufacturer to pull controversial ALS drug off the … The maker of a drug to treat ALS says it will withdraw the medication from the market after it recently failed a large clinical trial.
Walgreens to take a hard look at underperforming … Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its U.S. business that could result in closing hundreds of additional stores over the next three years. CEO Tim Wentworth told analysts Thursday morning that “changes are imminent” for about 25% of the company’s stores, which he said were underperforming. The drugstore chain currently runs more than 8,600 […]
It’s taking longer to schedule abortions in the US. … A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists. A teen waited seven weeks for an abortion because it took her mother that long to get her an appointment. Others seeking the procedure faced […]
Regent University names new provost The Regent University Board of Trustees tapped Dr. William L. Hathaway to become the schools new provost.
Arizona’s abortion ban is likely to cause a scramble … Adrienne Mansanares expects a flurry of calls from patients in Arizona starting this week. She’s the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, which has clinics that provide abortions in Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. Mansanares said the clinics should be able to accommodate people who are seeking the procedure in the […]
5 things to know about stomach cancer Research shows stomach cancer is more likely to occur in men than woman. Here are 5 more things you should know.
Ohio nurse treats rare condition for years, then … Katie Pantea, a pulmonology nurse in Wooster, spent more than a decade treating patients suffering from lung conditions, then came her own stunning diagnosis
New Kansas abortion clinic will open to help meet … A new abortion clinic will open in southeast Kansas this fall, bolstering the state’s role as a regional hub for reproductive health services whose neighbors have severely restricted access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains announced Tuesday that Pittsburg, Kansas, will be home to a […]
Most kids get antibiotics for pink eye, study shows. … Doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use, researchers reported Thursday. More than two-thirds of U.S. children and teens who saw a doctor for pink eye left with a prescription for antibiotic eye drops, their research found. The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends that […]
Tech outage halts surgeries, medical treatments across … Alison Baulos says her 73-year-old father was about to head to a Kentucky hospital for open-heart surgery when it was abruptly canceled early Friday morning. His was one of the many operations and medical treatments halted across the country because of a global technology outage. “It does really make you just realize how much we […]
LGBT Life Center renovating building for new clinic … The Norfolk-based LGBT Life Center is opening up a new LGBTQ+ center and clinic on the Peninsula.
Google backs creation of cybersecurity clinics with … WASHINGTON (AP) — Free medical clinics and legal aid clinics, where college students and their instructors help their communities while also learning more about their professions, are now commonplace. Google hopes to add cybersecurity clinics to that list. Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledged $20 million in donations on Thursday to support and expand the Consortium […]
Drugstores tinker with new looks as their usual way … America’s drugstores are testing smaller locations and more ways to offer care as price-sensitive shoppers look elsewhere. Customers may see Walgreens stores that are one-fourth the size of a regular location or CVS drugstores with entire primary clinics stuffed inside. If these experiments succeed, the new stores might improve access to care and create a […]
16-year-old cat survives Tennessee tornado while … The cat was brought to an emergency vet clinic by a Good Samaritan, where he will be reunited with his owner.
Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law … MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — At least one clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments after the governor signed a bill into law shielding providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Alabama Fertility Specialists performed several embryo transfers Thursday, news outlets reported. Video from CBS […]
Olympic medalist hosting youth track and field clinic … Churchland High School in Portsmouth is hosting a ‘Spring to Success: Track and Field Clinic’ for youth on Sept. 9 from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m.
ODU therapists work to change lives with one of a … NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Handing a receipt to a cashier or picking up a carton of milk is regular practice for most people, but for some, that’s an everyday challenge. That’s where the Bionik Arm Hand robot comes in. Physical therapists at the ODU Monarch Physical Therapy Clinic use the robot to help better the […]
College student accused of setting fire to Wyoming’s … CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A college student who authorities say admitted setting fire to a building slated to become Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic pleaded not guilty to an arson charge in federal court on Friday. Standing next to her lawyer, Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, entered her plea after calmly answering questions from the judge […]
A woman pleads guilty to fire that kept a Wyoming … CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — An abortion opponent pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge Thursday after telling investigators that anxiety and nightmares about Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in years led her to break into and burn the planned facility. U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson accepted Lorna Roxanne Green’s agreement with prosecutors at a change-of-plea […]
Missouri says clinic that challenged transgender … Missouri officials struck back at one of the clinics that unsuccessfully challenged new state restrictions on gender affirming care, accusing the clinic in a lawsuit of failing to provide proper care for transgender minors even before the new law took effect. Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced the counter lawsuit against St. Louis-based Southampton […]
First-of-its-kind guide for quitting tobacco released … (WJET/WFXP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) created a first-of-its-kind clinical treatment guideline for those who want to quit tobacco. On July 2, WHO announced the release of their “clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation in adults,” a comprehensive PDF that aims to help adults combat their tobacco addiction. The free guide spans over 50 […]
Alabama court won’t revisit frozen embryo ruling MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday declined to reconsider a controversial ruling that said frozen embryos are considered children under a state law. Justices in a 7-2 decision without comment rejected a request to revisit the ruling that drew international attention and prompted fertility clinics to cease services earlier this year. […]
Couples ask judge to find Alabama law that provides … MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Couples whose lawsuits against fertility providers led an Alabama court to rule that frozen embryos could be considered children have asked a judge to toss out a new state law that provides legal immunity to in vitro fertilization providers. The couples asked the judge to declare that the law — which […]
Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as … TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Despite its last-minute scheduling, the meeting at a bookstore in Russia’s westernmost city of Kaliningrad still drew about 60 people, with many outraged by a lawmaker’s efforts to ban abortions in local private clinics. The weeknight turnout surprised and heartened Dasha Yakovleva, one of the organizers, amid recent crackdowns on political […]
Wyoming abortion clinic opens despite arson, legal … CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in years defiantly opened Thursay nearly one year after an arson attack ravaged it and despite looming laws that could shut it down with some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the U.S. The clinic in a small stucco building on a busy street in Wyoming’s […]
Abortion clinic ban in Utah challenged by lawsuit SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah law that would ban abortion clinics has been challenged in state court by abortion rights advocates who argue it effectively prohibits abortion in the deeply conservative state. While abortions remain legal up to 18 weeks of pregnancy in Utah, the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah and the ACLU […]
What to know about Alabama’s fast-tracked legislation … Alabama lawmakers moved quickly to approve legislation on Wednesday that protects in vitro fertilization clinics from lawsuits in response to an uproar sparked by last month’s state Supreme Court ruling that found frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law. Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed the bill into law […]
Bruxism and TMJ Pain Education Dr. Brian Briesemeister is the founder and clinical director for the Center for Sleep and TMJ. He joined us with more on bruxism and TMJ pain.
Health clinic in Montana Superfund town faces penalties … MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination faces millions of dollars in penalties — and potential bankruptcy — after a jury found it submitted more than 300 false asbestos claims to the U.S. government, making patients eligible for Medicare and other benefits they shouldn’t have received. […]
Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion … SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state court on Tuesday blocked Utah’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion clinics from taking effect Wednesday in a ruling in which the judge called the Republican-controlled Legislature’s objective in enacting the ban “nebulous.” The decision allows the state’s four clinics to continue providing abortions while Judge Andrew Stone takes more […]
As South bans abortion, thousands turn to Illinois … FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Dr. Colleen McNicholas is fresh off performing two abortions when a ringing phone quickly stops her. “Oh, ugh,” she said, eyes widened, before she darted off to another room. Just the day before, 58 women had abortions at the Fairview Heights’ Planned Parenthood clinic, 15 miles east of St. Louis. […]
Broken heart syndrome is real. Here’s how it can … Valentine’s Day may be a day for many to celebrate their romantic love, but for many, the day of love is a reminder of previous heartbreak.
Ohio is poised to become the 2nd state to restrict … Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced proposals this month that transgender advocates say could block access to gender-affirming care provided by independent clinics and general practitioners, leaving thousands of adults scrambling for treatment and facing health risks. Ashton Colby, 31, fears the clinic where he gets the testosterone he has taken since age 19 would no […]
Ohio is poised to become the 2nd state to restrict … Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced proposals this month that transgender advocates say could block access to gender-affirming care provided by independent clinics and general practitioners, leaving thousands of adults scrambling for treatment and facing health risks. Ashton Colby, 31, fears the clinic where he gets the testosterone he has taken since age 19 would no […]
Abortion delays have grown more common in the US … A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists. A teen waited seven weeks for an abortion because it took her mother that long to get her an appointment. Others seeking the procedure faced […]