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April 26, 2025
Grace Armant, now 84 years old, lost her power of speech due to Lou Gehrig’s disease. However, she still voices her thoughts on her insurance. Her doctors have made multiple requests to UnitedHealthcare for coverage of a breathing machine that is necessary for Armant’s treatment of a life-threatening illness, but these requests have been rejected.
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Multiple discount stores in the United States recalled packages of ground cinnamon due to a warning from federal health authorities about potential contamination with excessive amounts of lead. The U.S. FDA released a safety warning for six cinnamon brands, including ones found at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores. The decision was made after extensive
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In Alabama, a clinic has resumed providing in vitro fertilization services following the governor’s approval of a bill that protects providers from legal repercussions related to a court decision regarding frozen embryos being considered children. On Thursday, news sources reported that Alabama Fertility Specialists successfully completed multiple embryo transfers. A video from CBS News captured
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According to a report released by the United Nations children’s agency on Friday, more than 230 million females have experienced female genital mutilation, with the majority residing in Africa. According to a report released on International Women’s Day by UNICEF, approximately 30 million individuals have received a medical procedure in the past eight years that
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Due to Israel’s relentless airstrikes, blockades, and attacks in Gaza, there has been a persistent concern for famine in the region. Now, after many months of these warnings, there are reports of children succumbing to starvation. Severe hunger is predominantly affecting the northern region of Gaza, where isolation imposed by the Israeli military has resulted
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Experts on brain injury are advising against making assumptions based on limited information about a soldier in the Army Reserve who committed the deadliest mass shooting in Maine last year, resulting in the death of 18 people. Researchers at Boston University studied a portion of Robert Card’s brain tissue and concluded that there were signs
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The Senate approved a bill on Thursday to provide compensation for American citizens previously exposed to government radiation, renewing a law first enacted over 30 years ago. The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include more people who believe that exposure caused
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Democratic legislators in Frankfort, Kentucky left a committee meeting on Thursday amidst discussions on a bill proposed by the GOP that would increase access to prenatal and neonatal services for expectant mothers carrying nonviable fetuses, which are predicted to pass away before or shortly after being born. This bill has been presented in a state
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A new survey from the health policy research firm KFF shows that over 25% of African American women voters consider abortion as their main concern in the upcoming presidential election. The results indicate a significant change from past elections, where white, conservative evangelicals tended to consider abortion as their top priority when voting. These voters
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, passed the bill following approval during a late night
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