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May 29

Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletes

Recent allegations by WNBA player Dearica Hamby that her coach harassed her for being pregnant have shined a renewed spotlight on one of the biggest challenges that female professional athletes face
May 29
FILE - United States' Serena Williams holds her trophy after defeating her sister, Venus, during the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 28, 2017. Williams famously won the tournament when she was eight weeks pregnant. An expert said mothers often are better athletes because they learn how to manage their time better, they understand their bodies better and they may be peaking even later in life. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
May 29

What is fungal meningitis? Two Americans die from infection contracted in Mexico

At least 200 people could be at risk of developing the infection, the CDC said.
May 29
In this file photo released by the CDC, meningitis is shown.
May 28

Raccoon euthanized after woman brings it to pet store and other customers kiss it

Wildlife authorities say a raccoon in Maine was euthanized and tested for rabies after a woman brought it into a pet store for a nail trim and some customers kissed it
May 28
May 27

Men more likely than women to die by suicide, data shows

ABC News' Ike Eijochi reports on CDC data showing that many men are experiencing mental illness and are more likely to die by suicide.
May 27
VIDEO: Men more likely than women to die by suicide, data shows
May 26

New York City outlaws discrimination on the basis of weight, height

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion
May 26
FILE — Two women stand on Aug. 16, 2016, New York. New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill Friday, May 26, 2023, that will prohibit discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories like race, sex and religion. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
May 26

Oregon, awash in treatment funds after decriminalizing drugs, now must follow the money

Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stands these days at over a quarter-billion dollars
May 26
FILE - Signs at a drug treatment center show where receptacles used to dispense methadone should be disposed of after use on Feb. 24, 2022, in Salem, Ore. Oregon's pioneering drug decriminalization program, which allocates vast resources to rehabilitate drug abusers, has for the first time terminated funding for a service provider amid missed financial reporting deadlines and alleged misspending. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
May 26

Oregon man died waiting for an ambulance, highlighting lack of emergency responders

Emergency dispatch logs in Portland, Oregon, show that a man died while waiting over a half-hour for an ambulance after being struck by a hit-and-run driver last month
May 26
An AMR logo is pasted on the side of an American Medical Response vehicle in San Francisco, Monday, May 22, 2023. Lawyers sued medical transport provider American Medical Response West, saying the ambulance company's lax oversight allowed a paramedic to sexually assault two women in their 80s on their way to a hospital. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
May 26

Doctor's supporters, hospital at odds with Indiana penalty for talking about 10-year-old's abortion

Supporters of an Indianapolis doctor have voiced frustration with the Indiana medical board’s decision that she violated patient privacy laws when she talked with a newspaper reporter about providing an abortion last summer to a 10-year-old Ohio rape v...
May 26
May 26

Musk's brain implant company Neuralink says it has US approval to begin people trials

Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it's gotten permission from U.S. regulators to begin testing its device in people
May 26
FILE - Elon Musk departs the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it’s gotten permission to begin testing its device in people. The company made the announcement on Twitter Thursday, May 25, but has provided no details about a potential trial, which was not listed on the U.S. government database of trials. (AP Photo/ Benjamin Fanjoy, File)
May 26

Iowa law limits gender identity instruction, removes books depicting sex acts from school libraries

Iowa teachers are now banned from raising gender identity or sexual orientation issues with children through the sixth grade
May 26
FILE - Iowa's Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers her inaugural address, Jan. 13, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa teachers will be banned from raising gender identity or sexual orientation issues with children through the sixth grade under a bill signed into law by Reynolds, according to an announcement by her office Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
May 26

Iowa governor signs bill banning gender identity instruction in schools, echoing measures in other Republican-led states

Iowa governor signs bill banning gender identity instruction in schools, echoing measures in other Republican-led states
May 26
May 26

Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

A judge has put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure
May 26
Attorney Kathleen McDaniel speaks to another attorney before a hearing asking a judge to halt enforcement of the state's new law banning abortion when cardiac activity is detected during a hearing Friday, May 26, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
May 26

Judge halts South Carolina’s new law banning abortions around 6 weeks of pregnancy so state Supreme Court can review

Judge halts South Carolina’s new law banning abortions around 6 weeks of pregnancy so state Supreme Court can review
May 26
May 26

PATEL IT LIKE IT IS: Dr. Patel answers viewer questions

Dr. Alok Patel answers viewer questions about medical conditions that may impair driving, how important the BMI chart is for children and if pool floats are safe for kids and toddlers.
May 26
VIDEO: PATEL IT LIKE IT IS: Dr. Patel answers viewer questions
May 26

Maine governor suggests making paid leave proposal easier on businesses

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is pumping the brakes on a paid family and medical leave proposal promoted by her fellow Democrats
May 26
May 26

After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of drug distributor over opioid crisis failures

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has stripped one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious, high-volume orders at the hei...
May 26
FILE - U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, April 14, 2023. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration stripped one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers Friday, May 26, after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
May 26

DEA revokes license of drug distributor Morris & Dickson for turning blind eye to suspicious orders in opioid crisis

DEA revokes license of drug distributor Morris & Dickson for turning blind eye to suspicious orders in opioid crisis
May 26
May 25

Indiana board reprimands doctor for violating privacy laws by talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old's abortion

Indiana board reprimands doctor for violating privacy laws by talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old's abortion
May 25
May 25

Pennsylvania doctor sentenced in West Virginia to 6 months in pain pill scheme

A Pennsylvania doctor who pleaded guilty in a pain pill prescription scheme in West Virginia has been sentenced to six months in prison
May 25
May 25

Minnesota governor signs paid family and medical leave act to give workers up to 20 weeks off

Minnesota workers will be entitled to paid time off when they’re seriously ill or to care for newborns and loved ones starting in 2026
May 25
Supporters of a paid family and medical leave bill demonstrate outside the Senate chamber at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Monday, May 8, 2023, ahead of a debate on the legislation that passed the House. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
May 25

US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms

A U.S. study suggests 1 in 10 people are getting long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic
May 25
FILE - This undated, colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, indicated in yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, indicated in blue/pink, cultured in a laboratory. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. There’s less risk of getting long COVID in the omicron era than in the pandemic’s earlier waves, according to a study of nearly 10,000 Americans that aims to help scientists better understand the mysterious condition, published in JAMA on Thursday, May 25, 2023. (NIAID-RML via AP, File)
May 25

Colorado embraces broad law requiring patient consent for pelvic exams while sedated

Colorado medical providers will need to get patients’ prior consent before medical students can perform pelvic exams on them while they are unconscious for a procedure under a bill signed into law
May 25
FILE - A lone cyclist passes by Colorado's State Capitol building, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Denver. Colorado passed a law Thursday, May 25, 2023, requiring that patients give informed consent for medical students to perform pelvic exams on them while they are unconscious. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
May 25

Mpox is down, but US cities could be at risk for summertime outbreaks

A new study suggests dozens of U.S. cities are at risk for mpox outbreaks this summer
May 25
FILE - This colorized electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows mpox particles, red, found within an infected cell, blue, cultured in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md. A study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, May 25, 2023, suggests dozens of U.S. cities are at risk for mpox outbreaks this summer. Health officials say they are working to prevent the scale of infections that surprised the nation the previous summer. (NIAID via AP, File)
May 25

COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency use

U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid
May 25
FILE - The anti-viral drug Paxlovid is displayed in New York, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Pfizer received full approval for the COVID-19 medication on Thursday, May 25, 2023, winning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's full endorsement for a drug that has been the go-to treatment against the virus for more than two years. (AP Photo/Stephanie Nano, File)
May 25

Tennessee's transgender care exclusions are discriminatory, a federal lawsuit alleges

A federal lawsuit alleges that Tennessee’s decision to deny its employees gender-affirming care is unconstitutional and discriminatory
May 25
FILE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State address in the House Chamber, Jan. 31, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee's decision to exclude medical coverage for gender-affirming care for its public employees is unconstitutional and discriminatory, according to a federal lawsuit Tuesday, May 23, 2023, brought by two people who were denied such services while working for the state. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
May 25

South Carolina governor signs bill banning most abortions around 6 weeks of pregnancy; advocates plan to challenge it

South Carolina governor signs bill banning most abortions around 6 weeks of pregnancy; advocates plan to challenge it
May 25
May 25

South Carolina governor signs bill banning most abortions around 6 weeks of pregnancy; advocates plan to challenge it

South Carolina governor signs bill banning most abortions around 6 weeks of pregnancy; advocates plan to challenge it
May 25
May 25

Indiana doctor faces discipline hearing over 10-year-old Ohio girl's abortion

An Indiana board has decided to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio
May 25
May 25

As South Carolina governor signs new law, abortion restrictions strain providers in US South

A wave of newly approved abortion restrictions in the Southeastern United States has sent providers scrambling to reconfigure their services for a region with already severely limited access
May 25
Protesters against a stricter ban on abortion in South Carolina stand in the Statehouse lobby on Tuesday, May, 23, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
May 24

CDC: 2 dead of suspected cases of meningitis after surgeries in Mexico

Federal officials say over 200 patients could be at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgical procedures at clinics in a Mexico border city
May 24
May 24

Republican-controlled committee rejects Louisiana bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors

The Republican-controlled Louisiana legislative committee has voted to a kill a bill that would have banned gender-affirming medical care for minors
May 24
FILE - The Louisiana state Capitol stands on April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. In a victory for the transgender community, and bucking the trend of other reliably red states, a Republican-controlled Louisiana legislative committee voted to a kill a bill Wednesday, May 24, 2023, that would have banned gender-affirming medical care for minors. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)
May 24

Family of Georgia woman who died after falling from moving patrol car files wrongful death lawsuit

The family of a Georgia woman who died last year after she fell from a moving patrol car has filed a civil rights lawsuit
May 24
Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Decatur, Ga., announcing a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Georgia woman who died after she fell out of a moving patrol car in July 2022, following her arrest. Crump was joined in front of the old courthouse in Decatur, by Brianna Grier's sister Lottie Grier, left, and mother Mary Grier, right. (AP Photo/Kate Brumback)
May 24

Salmonella outbreak linked to raw cookie dough sickens 18 across 6 states

Nine of the sick people reported eating Papa Murphy's raw cookie dough.
May 24
A view of the sign of Center for Disease Control headquarters is seen in Atlanta, Aug. 6, 2022.
May 24

What is salmonella?

There are different kinds of salmonella bacteria but most cause an illness called salmonellosis.
May 24
There are different kinds of salmonella bacteria but most cause an illness called salmonellosis.
May 24

Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe

At least 17 people have died in a cholera outbreak in the Hammanskraal township outside South Africa's capital of Pretoria
May 24
A patient recovers from cholera at the Jubilee District Hospital in Hamanskraal, Pretoria, South Africa, Monday May 22, 2023. At least 17 people have now died from the outbreak in the area. The National Health Department of South Africa said Tuesday, May 23, 2023, that it is on high alert to prevent imported cholera from crossing its borders as the Southern African region is experiencing the outbreak. (AP Photo)
May 24

Resident doctors at NYC's Elmhurst Hospital reach tentative deal after 3-day strike

Resident physicians who went on strike at New York City’s Elmhurst Hospital Center have reached a tentative deal on the third day of their walkout
May 24
May 24

Resident doctors at NYC's Elmhurst Hospital reach tentative deal after 3-day strike

Resident physicians who went on strike at New York City’s Elmhurst Hospital Center have reached a tentative deal on the third day of their walkout
May 24
May 24

Over half of the contaminated water leaked at nuclear plant recovered, Xcel says

Officials say crews are making substantial progress in recovering contaminated groundwater at a Minnesota nuclear plant
May 24
May 24

Haley commits to federal abortion ban but says it's unlikely without more Republicans in Congress

The presidential candidate didn't say how many weeks a ban should encompass.
May 24
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley gestures while addressing a breakfast gathering at Saint Anselm College, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
May 24

Taking a daily multivitamin appears to boost brains of adults over 60, but more study is needed

A new study shows a daily multivitamin may boost memory function in some people, although the results don't change recommendations about use of the supplements
May 24
FILE - Multivitamin tablets are photographed in Philadelphia on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. A study published Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows a daily multivitamin may boost memory function in some people, although the results don't change recommendations about use of the supplements. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
May 24

PATEL IT LIKE IT IS: How to protect your skin from the sun this summer

As summer quickly approaches, more people are drawn outside but this brings a risk of skin cancer. Dr. Alok Patel has what you need to know to protect your skin.
May 24
VIDEO: PATEL IT LIKE IT IS: How to protect your skin from the sun this summer
May 24

Takeaways of AP report on DEA probe of drug distributor accused of fueling opioid epidemic

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation’s largest drug distributors to keep shipping addictive painkillers for nearly four years despite a judge’s recommendation to strip its license for turning a blind eye to thousands o...
May 24
Accompanied by local law enforcement, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents raid Wilkinson Family Pharmacy in Chalmette, La., Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Wilkinson purchased more than 4.5 million pills of oxycodone and hydrocodone from Morris & Dickson between 2014 and 2017, and federal prosecutors say during that time owner Keith Wilkinson laundered more than $345,000 from illegal opioid sales made with forged prescriptions or written by “pill mill” doctors. (Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)
May 24

Takeaways of AP report on DEA probe of drug distributor accused of fueling opioid epidemic

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation’s largest drug distributors to keep shipping addictive painkillers for nearly four years despite a judge’s recommendation to strip its license for turning a blind eye to thousands o...
May 24
Accompanied by local law enforcement, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents raid Wilkinson Family Pharmacy in Chalmette, La., Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Wilkinson purchased more than 4.5 million pills of oxycodone and hydrocodone from Morris & Dickson between 2014 and 2017, and federal prosecutors say during that time owner Keith Wilkinson laundered more than $345,000 from illegal opioid sales made with forged prescriptions or written by “pill mill” doctors. (Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)
May 24

DEA's failure to punish distributor blamed in opioid crisis raises revolving door questions

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation’s largest drug distributors to keep shipping addictive painkillers for nearly four years despite a judge’s recommendation to strip its license for turning a blind eye to thousands o...
May 24
In this image from video provided by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram speaks during a meeting with the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, April 27, 2023. During the session, lawmakers questioned Milgram over millions of dollars in no-bid contracts that are the subject of a watchdog probe into whether the agency improperly hired some of her past associates. (U.S. House Appropriations Committee via AP)
May 23

Ex-Seattle man gets 8 years for stealing $1M in pandemic benefits

A former Seattle man who stole over $1 million in jobless benefits and small business loans during the COVID-19 pandemic has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison
May 23
May 23

Michigan man gets community service for shooting anti-abortion campaigner

A western Michigan man who pleaded no contest to shooting an 84-year-old woman campaigning against abortion rights at his home has been sentenced to community service
May 23
May 23

Protesters cut short questioning of San Francisco mayor over drug crisis

Protesters cut short a rare outdoor meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday where the board president had planned to question Mayor London Breed over the city's drug crisis
May 23
San Francisco Mayor London Breed waves after speaking at a rare outdoor meeting of the Board of Supervisors at UN Plaza in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Mayor Breed attempted to answer questions from supervisors demanding her administration do more to shut down open-air drug dealing, but the meeting had to be moved indoors to City Hall because of disruptions. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
May 23

CDC investigating salmonella outbreak in 6 states linked to Papa Murphy's cookie dough

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies are investigating reports of 18 salmonella infections linked to Papa Murphy's cookie dough
May 23
May 23

CDC investigating salmonella outbreak in 6 states linked to Papa Murphy's cookie dough

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies are investigating reports of 18 salmonella infections linked to Papa Murphy's cookie dough
May 23
May 23

South Carolina Senate passes ban on most abortions after around 6 weeks of pregnancy; governor has said he will sign it

South Carolina Senate passes ban on most abortions after around 6 weeks of pregnancy; governor has said he will sign it
May 23
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