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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
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America aged rapidly in the last decade as baby boomers grew older and births dropped
America got older, faster during the decade ended in 2020
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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
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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
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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
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Man killed in accident in Berlin with old-fashioned paternoster elevator
Authorities in Berlin say a man has died after an accident involving an old-fashioned jump-on, jump-off elevator in the German capital
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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
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As India's electrical grid strains, rural hospitals and clinics find reliable power in rooftop solar
In the searing heat that often envelops southern India, a ceiling fan brings sweet relief for the newborn babies and their mothers at the Government Maternity Hospital in the ancient town of Raichur
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CDC: 2 dead of suspected cases of meningitis after surgeries in Mexico, over 200 patients at risk
Federal officials say over 200 patients could be at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgical procedures at clinics in a Mexico border city
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Haley commits to federal abortion ban but says it's unlikely without more Republicans in Congress
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Wednesday pledged to sign a federal ban on abortion but again did not set down a marker for what timeline such a proposal should encompass
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