Health

Supreme Court seems unconvinced that state abortion bans conflict with federal healthcare law

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Doctors have said Idaho’s abortion ban has already affected emergency care. More women whose conditions are typically treated with abortions must now be flown out of state for care, since doctors must wait until they are close to death to…

New Jersey woman becomes second patient ever to receive pig kidney in ‘transformative’ surgery

By Lauren Neergaard

Doctors at NYU Langone Health say 54-year-old Lisa Pisano, only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney, is recovering well.

USDA’s final rule for school meals will limit added sugars, sodium

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Limits on added sugars in foods such as cereal, yogurt and flavored milk will start in 2025.

What’s EMTALA, the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court’s Idaho abortion case?

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Here’s a look at what rights it provides patients and how a Supreme Court ruling might change that.

Harris announces final rules on minimum nursing home staffing standards

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities for older and disabled Americans.

Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but Gov. Kelly has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs

By John Hanna, Associated Press

The Democratic governor in Kansas has vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives to become law without her signature.

Bird flu has spread to more farm animals. Here’s what to know about food safety

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Commercial milk remains safe and available because pasteurization, a high heat treatment, kills bacteria and viruses. But there's limited information about possible transmission of the virus in unpasteurized milk or cheese products.

UK lawmakers to vote on landmark bill with goal to create Britain’s “first smoke-free generation”

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

If passed, the bill will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world.

Biden administration announces strategy to combat future pandemics with 50 country partnership

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

The Global Health Security Strategy, the president said, aims to protect people worldwide and "will make the United States stronger, safer, and healthier than ever before at this critical moment.”…

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender children

By Associated Press

The justices' order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provide hormones, puberty blockers or other gender-affirming care to people under age 18.