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Jury rules against pharmacy chains in big US opioid case
An Ohio jury decided Tuesday that pharmacies owned by Walmart, Walgreens and CVS bear responsibility for the opioid crisis in two counties in the US state.
Nov 24, 2021
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Dutch court orders semen donor to stop after 550 children
Dutch judges on Friday ordered a man suspected of fathering more than 550 children through sperm donations to stop donating, in the latest fertility scandal to shock the Netherlands.
Apr 28, 2023
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More people are struggling with loneliness than diabetes, US surgeon general says
The link between loneliness and public health may not be readily apparent to many, but it is to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who visited his Miami hometown Friday with a broad agenda—meeting with health care workers ...
Apr 25, 2022
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US moves to block Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
The US Justice Department has challenged a plan that would dissolve Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of the OxyContin drug that has been blamed for the country's opioid crisis, while shielding its founders from lawsuits.
Sep 16, 2021
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Discussions of guns in the home part of comprehensive preventive health care
This June, a law took effect in the state of Florida limiting physicians' ability to ask patients about firearm ownership. In September, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law, ...
Nov 10, 2011
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US county declares state of emergency amid measles outbreak (Update)
A New York county hit by a measles outbreak declared a state of emergency Tuesday and banned non-vaccinated minors from public places in a bid to prevent the once-eliminated disease from spreading.
Mar 26, 2019
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Newspapers challenge anonymity in vaccine mandate lawsuit
A group of newspapers has intervened in a lawsuit over vaccine mandates with a goal of challenging the plaintiffs' anonymity.
Dec 31, 2021
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Wyoming governor signs measure prohibiting abortion pills
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed into law the nation's first explicit ban on abortion pills since they became the predominant choice for abortion in the U.S. in recent years.
Mar 18, 2023
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The path to a better tuberculosis vaccine runs through Montana
A team of Montana researchers is playing a key role in the development of a more effective vaccine against tuberculosis, an infectious disease that has killed more people than any other.
Apr 29, 2024
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Shot US lawmaker speaks out in first interview
US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot point-blank in the head during a January meeting with voters, has spoken out in her first interview since the attack, discussing her remarkable recovery.
Nov 11, 2011
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