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Lawmakers Debate Fetal Tissue Ban

MADISON, Wis. — Republican Wisconsin lawmakers who for years have sought to ban the use of aborted fetal tissue in the state are now bickering among themselves over what to do. Two GOP factions have formed in the Legislature. One supports banning the use of aborted fetal tissue outright— an approach that has the backing […]

GOP Healthcare Bill Fails

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump suffered a stunning political setback on Friday in a Congress controlled by his own party when Republican leaders pulled legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, a major 2016 election campaign promise of the president and his allies. House of Representatives leaders yanked the bill after a rebellion by […]

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Medical Residents Can Work Longer

CHICAGO — Rookie doctors can work up to 24 hours straight under new work limits taking effect this summer — a move supporters say will enhance training and foes maintain will do just the opposite. A Chicago-based group that establishes work standards for U.S. medical school graduates has voted to eliminate a 16-hour cap for […]

Wait Times to See Urban Doctors Stretch

Patients are waiting an average of 24 days to schedule an appointment with a doctor, according to a study of commonly used specialty physicians in 15 major U.S. cities. The time to schedule an appointment has jumped 30% in 15 U.S. metropolitan areas from 18.5 days in 2014 amid a national doctor shortage fueled by […]

Md. Lawmakers Offer Bills on Marijuana

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — After Carey Tilghman’s 6-year-old daughter, Paisley, suffered from a stroke, doctors drafted a plan to use a round of Botox injections and muscle relaxers to treat her condition. Searching for an alternative for her daughter, Tilghman found that a transdermal patch filled with cannabis, which has been linked to shielding the brain […]

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N.M. Dems Push Assisted Suicide Plan

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Democrats are pushing a proposal that would allow terminally ill patients in New Mexico to end their lives with help from doctors. The measure — opposed by the Catholic Church and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez — would prevent New Mexico doctors from facing prosecution in such cases. In June, the New […]

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Disabled Children Will Get Special Park

DUBUQUE, Iowa— Dubuque officials have approved plans for an all-inclusive field at a city park, supporting an effort to build a leveled, rubberized surface that could be used by children who have disabilities. Volunteers plan to raise $3.5 million in private donations for the project at Veterans Memorial Park, The Telegraph Herald reported. “This is […]

VA Psychiatrist Charged with $198K Fraud

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors say a psychiatrist at a Veterans Affairs hospital in western New York bilked a health care provider out of nearly $200,000 by charging for private services he didn’t provide. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Rochester says 52-year-old Dr. Xingjia Cui, of Pittsford, has been charged with health care fraud, money […]

Australia Weighs Banning Unvaccinated from Childcare

Unvaccinated children would be banned from childcare centres and preschools under an Australian government plan. Some Australian states already have “no jab, no play” laws, but PM Malcolm Turnbull is calling for nationwide legislation. Health groups have supported the push, arguing parents and the community have an obligation to protect children. An Australian Child Health […]

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GOP Scrambles After CBO Report

House Republican leaders plunged into damage control mode Monday after a brutal budgetary assessment of their Obamacare replacement threatened to upend Senate GOP support and armed their critics on the left. Speaker Paul Ryan’s team quickly pinpointed rosier elements of the report by the Congressional Budget Office, from cost savings to lower premiums. But the […]

Colorado Moves to Limit Home-Grown Marijuana

DENVER — Colorado is moving toward limiting growing marijuana at home under a bill that sets a max of 12 plants per residential property. A House committee voted 11-2 on March 6 to curb the nation’s most generous allowances for growing pot at home. Colorado currently allows medical pot patients to grow up to 99 […]

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Idaho House to Consider Abortion Law Repeals

BOISE, Idaho — A proposal to reverse two anti-abortion laws in Idaho was headed to the House floor for debate after being approved at the committee level by lawmakers hesitant to loosen the state’s tough anti-abortion stance. Earlier this year, a federal judge agreed to give the Idaho Legislature time to repeal two laws passed […]

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