As Florida's 6-week abortion law begins, here are 7 things to know
Apr 30, 2024 · People no longer have access to legal abortions in Florida beyond six weeks of pregnancy. The restriction, which went into affect Wednesday, replaces a 15-week ban that's been in effect since July 2022, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. . Abortion rights supporters say it will dramatically curb access to the procedure for thousands of residents in Florida and around ...
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Florida releases emergency rules on exceptions to new 6-week …
May 2, 2024 · With a law now in effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Florida health care regulators on Thursday released rules related to treating emergency medical conditions that pose dangers to the lives of pregnant women or unborn children.
Your appendix is not, in fact, useless. This anatomy professor …
Feb 2, 2024 · It was the first day of spring break in 1992 in Phoenix, and 12-year-old Heather Smith was excited for her family's upcoming ski trip. But before Smith and her family had even packed their snow pants, she realized she didn't feel good.
Hormones for menopause are safe, study finds. Here's what changed
May 1, 2024 · The benefits of hormone therapy for the treatment of menopause symptoms outweigh the risks. That's the conclusion of a new studypublished in the medical journal JAMA. "Among women below the age of 60, we found hormone therapy has low risk of adverse events and [is] safe for treating bothersome hot flashes, night sweats and other menopausal symptoms, " says study authorDr. JoAnn Manson,chief of ...
Is COVID endemic yet? Yep, says the CDC. Here's what that means
Aug 9, 2024 · Four years after SARS-CoV2 sparked a devastating global pandemic, U.S. health officials now consider COVID-19 an endemic disease. "At this point, COVID-19 can be described as endemic throughout the world," Aron Hall, the deputy director for science at the CDC's coronavirus and other respiratory viruses division, told NPR in an interview. That means, essentially, that COVID is here to stay in ...
With daylight saving time over, here's how to prepare for potential ...
Nov 1, 2024 · The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It'll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S.
Florida reports a surge in COVID cases, but how ... - Health News …
Jul 24, 2024 · News about coronavirus in Florida and around the world is constantly emerging. It's hard to stay on top of it all but Health News Florida can help.
What to know about Trump's picks for CDC, FDA and surgeon …
Nov 23, 2024 · Trump's pick for the CDC, Weldon, is a physician, Army veteran and Republican who served in the House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009. In announcing Weldon, Trump said: "Americans have lost trust in the CDC and in our Federal Health Authorities, who have engaged in censorship, data manipulation, and misinformation.
Nationwide IV fluid shortage changing how hospitals manage …
Nov 22, 2024 · Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid bags to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV fluid hydration altogether.