Health
South Korean women hope for change to abortion laws
More than a quarter of a century after the first of her three abortions—illegal in South Korea—Lim is still haunted by her sense of shame.
Apr 9, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Alcohol-induced brain damage continues after alcohol is stopped
Although the harmful effects of alcohol on the brain are widely known, the structural changes observed are very heterogeneous. In addition, diagnostic markers are lacking to characterize brain damage induced by alcohol, especially ...
Apr 3, 2019
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France to lift ban on gay men giving blood
France said Wednesday it will lift a ban on gay men giving blood, but only if they abstain from sex in the months beforehand—an exclusion denounced as discriminatory by rights groups.
Nov 4, 2015
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Neuroscience
Righting a wrong? Right side of brain can compensate for post-stroke loss of speech
After a debate that has lasted more than 130 years, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that loss of speech from a stroke in the left hemisphere of the brain can be recovered on the back, right ...
Nov 3, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
S.Africa HIV+ women forced to sterilise: rights groups
Doctors at some public hospitals in South Africa have allegedly coerced dozens of HIV-positive women to undergo sterilisation over the past three decades, rights groups said Thursday.
Mar 19, 2015
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Other
US judge tosses lawsuit vs. UN over Haiti cholera outbreak
The United Nations is immune from a lawsuit seeking compensation for victims of a deadly cholera outbreak, a U.S. judge said Friday in dismissing a case that government lawyers said could open the international body to an ...
Jan 10, 2015
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Health
New Dominican law OKs abortion if life at risk
The Dominican Republic on Friday approved a law that for the first time decriminalizes abortions if the mother's life is at risk.
Dec 20, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Uganda's president urged to veto 'flawed' HIV law
Rights groups are urging Uganda's president to veto a new measure that they say hurts the fight against HIV and AIDS in the country.
May 14, 2014
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Health
Turkey approves controversial health legislation
Turkey's president has approved legislation that critics say could give authorities new powers to prosecute doctors for providing care deemed unauthorized.
Jan 17, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Security Council urges UN to combat Haiti cholera
The Security Council urged the United Nations on Thursday to keep up efforts to combat cholera in Haiti in a resolution extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force whose soldiers have been widely blamed for starting the ...
Oct 10, 2013
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