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Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand
(AP)—The plans of a former Microsoft manager to create the "Starbucks of Pot" are worrying other activists who pushed for the legalization of marijuana in Washington state.
Jun 17, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Austria tweaks vaccine mandate plan, to come in next month
The Austrian government on Sunday presented revised plans for its proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which it said will now apply to all residents age 18 and over, rather than 14 as originally intended. Officials said that ...
Jan 17, 2022
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Health
One year of voluntary assisted dying in Victoria: 400 have registered, despite obstacles
One year ago, the Victorian Voluntary Assisted Dying Act came into effect after a prolonged, intense and divisive public debate.
Jun 30, 2020
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Health
Survival of the affordable care act assessed in new commentaries
As the presidential candidates clash over the fate of the Affordable Care Act, a set of seven essays by leading legal experts, economists, and scholars examines the implications of the Supreme Court's decision on the ACA ...
Oct 24, 2012
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Health
Quebec moves to allow assisted suicide (Update)
The government of Canada's mostly French-speaking Quebec province on Wednesday unveiled legislation allowing terminally ill patients to kill themselves with a doctor's help.
Jun 12, 2013
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Health
When to create and update a will
(HealthDay)—Making a will is essential so that the court system isn't deciding who will inherit your possessions or serve as guardians for young children if something happens to you. But don't think of your will as static. ...
Apr 18, 2019
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Biomedical technology
More transparency needed in human-robot interactions in nursing care, researchers say
It is essential in nursing care to have a transparent mapping of the entire human-robot interaction. That is the finding of the interdisciplinary research project Responsible Robotics, which researchers from TUM and the University ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Call for standardized criteria for mask mandates based on objective data
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, mask mandates have been met with confusion, disagreement and a lack of knowledge about the risks and benefits. Health and legal experts are calling for a move toward an evidence-based approach ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Most state abortion bans have limited exceptions, but it's hard to understand what they mean
More than a year after the Supreme Court found there is no fundamental right to get an abortion, 21 states have laws in effect that ban abortion well before fetal viability, generally allowing it only in the first trimester.
Jan 26, 2024
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