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‘Boarding’ youth in hospitals changing

April 15, 2023, 6:02am Health

Washington lawmakers have passed legislation holding the governor’s office accountable for a growing crisis of children warehoused in hospitals awaiting psychiatric care, after a final unanimous Senate vote Wednesday. Read story

Bird flu: Scientists find mutations, say threat is still low

April 15, 2023, 6:02am Health

A man in Chile is infected with a bird flu that has concerning mutations, but the threat to people from the virus remains low, U.S. health officials said Friday. Read story

FILE - Three members of the Women's March group protest in support of access to abortion medication outside the Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Amarillo, Texas. Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation's most common method of abortion, Friday, April 7, 2023, is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservative causes.

High court temporarily blocks restrictions on abortion pill

FILE - Three members of the Women's March group protest in support of access to abortion medication outside the Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Amarillo, Texas. Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation's most common method of abortion, Friday, April 7, 2023, is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservative causes.

April 14, 2023, 12:58pm Health

The Supreme Court said Friday it was temporarily keeping in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it takes time to more fully consider the issues raised in a court challenge. Read story

Spokane federal judge rules abortion drug must remain available in 17 states and D.C. despite contrary appeals court action

April 14, 2023, 7:46am Health

A Spokane federal judge’s ruling maintaining access to one of two medications used to cause an abortion remains in place despite an appellate ruling in another part of the country. Read story

FILE - Bottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010. A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail.

DOJ to ask Supreme Court to put abortion pill limits on hold

FILE - Bottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010. A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail.

April 13, 2023, 8:06am Health

A federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but restored restrictions on the drug in a decision that the Justice Department said Thursday it would swiftly challenge at the Supreme Court. Read story

FILE - Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, walks outside of the White House, Nov. 18, 2021, in Washington. The U.S. has named a veterinary tranquilizer as an "emerging threat" when it is mixed with the opioid fentanyl, clearing the way for more efforts to stop the spread of xylazine and develop an antidote. The Office of National Drug Control Policy announced the designation Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

U.S. names veterinary drug, fentanyl mixture ‘emerging threat’

FILE - Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, walks outside of the White House, Nov. 18, 2021, in Washington. The U.S. has named a veterinary tranquilizer as an "emerging threat" when it is mixed with the opioid fentanyl, clearing the way for more efforts to stop the spread of xylazine and develop an antidote. The Office of National Drug Control Policy announced the designation Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

April 12, 2023, 8:52am Health

The U.S. has named a veterinary tranquilizer as an “emerging threat” when it’s mixed with the powerful opioid fentanyl, clearing the way for more efforts to stop the spread of xylazine. Read story

FILE - A patient prepares to take the first of two pills for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Some abortion clinics are fielding lots of calls from patients since a Friday, April 7, 2023 court ruling threatened the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion, mifepristone. Patients are concerned about whether they can still get the care they need.

Abortion clinics reassure worried patients, set backup plans

FILE - A patient prepares to take the first of two pills for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Some abortion clinics are fielding lots of calls from patients since a Friday, April 7, 2023 court ruling threatened the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion, mifepristone. Patients are concerned about whether they can still get the care they need.

April 12, 2023, 8:43am Health

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. Read story

FILE - Bottles of the drug misoprostol sit on a table at the West Alabama Women's Center, March 15, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. White House officials warned on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, that access to nearly any medication is in jeopardy after a federal judge ordered that mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortions, be pulled off the market, and they said they're consulting with lawmakers, doctors and pharmacies to fight the ruling. (AP Photo/Allen G.

White House moves to protect some abortion patients’ records

FILE - Bottles of the drug misoprostol sit on a table at the West Alabama Women's Center, March 15, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. White House officials warned on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, that access to nearly any medication is in jeopardy after a federal judge ordered that mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortions, be pulled off the market, and they said they're consulting with lawmakers, doctors and pharmacies to fight the ruling. (AP Photo/Allen G.

April 12, 2023, 7:42am Health

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. Read story

U.S. gun deaths among children up 50%

April 11, 2023, 7:58pm Health

Between 2019 and 2021, the number of children and teens killed by bullets increased 50 percent in the United States, according to a national research study. Read story

Free COVID testing will fade with U.S. health emergency in May

April 11, 2023, 11:57am Health Free

When the COVID-19 public health emergency ends in the U.S. next month, you'll still have access to a multitude of tests but with one big difference: Who pays for them. Read story