Addiction
Hit hard by opioid crisis, Canadian province decriminalizes small amounts of hard drugs
To fight an urgent opioid overdose crisis, a Canadian province took an unusual step on Tuesday.
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Experts say access to late terminations in Queensland is vital
Despite advances in imaging and prenatal screening, not all abnormalities are detectable early in pregnancy, making safe late termination services essential for equitable reproductive health care, according to the authors ...
Sep 12, 2022
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Health
Dutch prosecutors reject calls for criminal tobacco case
Dutch anti-smoking activists vowed to fight on Thursday after prosecutors rejected their call for a criminal investigation into four major tobacco companies on charges including attempted murder or manslaughter, on the grounds ...
Feb 22, 2018
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Health
Italy OKs living wills amid long-running euthanasia debate
Italy's Senate gave final approval Thursday to a law allowing Italians to write living wills and refuse artificial nutrition and hydration, the latest step in the Roman Catholic nation's long-running and agonizing debate ...
Dec 14, 2017
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Medications
Fighting overdose epidemic, US bans all fentanyl-type drugs
The US Justice Department on Thursday announced a ban on all fentanyl-like drugs amid skyrocketing rates of overdoses from the synthetic opioids.
Nov 9, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Australian law needs a refresher on the science of HIV transmission
Being diagnosed with HIV is a confronting experience.
Nov 9, 2016
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Health
Everything you wanted to know about sexting, but were afraid to ask
Stories of teens taking and sending a naked picture of themselves with their phones have been all over the news media in recent years. The outcome? Shocking, according to reports which have suggested that humiliation and ...
Nov 7, 2014
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Health
Feds seek to legalize marijuana industry banking
The Justice Department and federal banking regulators will help clear the way for financial institutions to transact business with the legitimate marijuana industry without fear of prosecution, Deputy Attorney General James ...
Sep 11, 2013
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Health
Medical neglect law needs shot in the arm
A review of criminal investigations into medical error, conducted by a University of Manchester team, has shown how difficult it is to convict doctors and nurses for wilfully failing their patients.
Apr 23, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
New research calls for better guidance about HIV transmission and the law
Support services for people living with HIV will benefit from better information about prosecutions for the sexual transmission of HIV, according to a report released today by researchers from Sigma Research at the London ...
Mar 5, 2013
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