Abortions are legal in much of Africa. But few women may be aware, and providers don't advertise it
More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say many women probably don’t realize they are entitled to a legal abortion (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week abortion ban, but voters will soon have a say
The Florida Supreme Court has cleared the way for a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
US defense official had 'Havana syndrome' symptoms during a 2023 NATO summit, the Pentagon confirms
The Pentagon confirms that a senior Defense Department official who attended last year's NATO summit in Lithuania had symptoms similar to those reported by U_S_ officials who have experienced “Havana syndrome." (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows in Texas
A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu — an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Ohio law banning nearly all abortions now invalid after referendum, attorney general says
Ohio's Republican Attorney General Dave Yost says a 2019 law banning most abortions in the state is unconstitutional (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Court approves 3M settlement over 'forever chemicals' in public drinking water systems
Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and sever... (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Hospitals must obtain written consent for pelvic and similar exams, the federal government says
New federal guidance says hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an exam will be done while the patient is unconscious (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Cyprus' foreign minister says ships carrying hundreds of tons of aid are approaching Gaza
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Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
South Korea's Yoon vows not to back down in the face of doctors' strike over medical school plan
South Korea’s president has vowed not to back down in the face of vehement protests by doctors seeking to derail his plan to drastically increase medical school admissions (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing
A racially biased test delayed Black patients from getting a kidney transplant and now more than 14,000 are part of a move to make amends (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Kansas lawmakers race to solve big fiscal issues before their spring break
Kansas lawmakers are approaching a deadline to pass pending legislation or let it die (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
The pioneer of America's embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after years of despair
Dr. John Nkengasong has spent decades working in Africa on HIV and AIDS, his career intertwined with a U.S. program that has transformed care in some of the hardest-hit countries and saved an estimated 25 million lives (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
King Charles shakes hands, chats with crowd at most significant public outing since cancer diagnosis
King Charles III shook hands and chatted with onlookers after attending an Easter service at Windsor Castle in his most significant public outing since being diagnosed with cancer last month (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Japanese officials inspect 2 factories making health supplements linked to 5 deaths
Japanese government health officials are inspecting a factory that produces health supplements that have been linked to at least five deaths and the hospitalization of more than 100 others (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Japanese authorities raid a factory making health supplements linked to 5 deaths
Japanese government health officials are raiding a factory that produces health supplements they say have killed at least five people and hospitalized more than 100 others (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
