Health

Alabama lawmakers are fast tracking measures to protect IVF clinics. Here's what to know

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Three Alabama clinics paused IVF services last month after a state supreme court ruling declared that embryos outside the body have some constitutional rights.

Alabama lawmakers close to approving protections for IVF providers

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Patients in Alabama shared stories of having upcoming embryo transfers abruptly canceled and their paths to parenthood thrown into in doubt.

White House lifting its COVID-19 testing rule for people around Biden

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The White House says the change aligns its policies with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. The CDC last week relaxed its recommendation for those who test positive for COVID-19 to isolate for five days.

Ohio foundation begins process to distribute over $860 million in opioid settlement money

By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America

The foundation has been tasked with distributing $860 million of the settlements reached with drugmakers and pharmaceutical companies over their roles in the national opioid crisis.

First over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S. begins shipping to stores

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The pill is a hormone-based contraceptive, similar to drugs used by millions of U.S. women for decades. Birth control pills are available without a prescription across much of South America, Asia and Africa.

Mexico City is running out of water. Here's why and how millions of residents are affected

By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Winston Wilde

Mexico City, one of the world's most populous cities, could be just months away from running out of water. It’s a crisis brought on by geography, growth and leaky infrastructure, all compounded by the effects of climate change. Journalist Emily…

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Why support for crisis pregnancy centers is surging after the end of Roe v. Wade

By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery

Crisis pregnancy centers provide counseling and other prenatal services from an anti-abortion perspective. Supporters say they help ensure that pregnant people know the risks of abortion, but abortion rights advocates say the information that they provide can have no scientific…

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Alcohol-related deaths in U.S. jumped 29 percent in 5 years. Here's why, according to experts

By Laura Santhanam

Experts are urging the U.S. to intervene as new federal data show nationwide deaths tied to alcohol use rose 29 percent in just five years, with the COVID pandemic "most likely" a main cause of the increase.

Judge blocks Texas from collecting info on transgender children receiving gender-affirming care

By Associated Press

A Texas judge has blocked the state's attorney general from forcing an LGBTQ+ advocacy group to hand over information about transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care.

Here's what to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the U.S.

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

A judge in Montana ruled against restrictions in one of several developments this week on how abortion works in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned.