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Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement

Mississippi lawmakers expected to vote on Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) 鈥 Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands more people, but it includes a work requirement that might not win federal approval.
Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border

PHOENIX (AP) 鈥 Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury.
Federal addictions minister says sa国际传媒 public decriminalization reversal under review

Federal addictions minister says sa国际传媒 public decriminalization reversal under review

OTTAWA 鈥 It is too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, the federal addictions and mental health minister suggested Monday, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot project to help curb concerns over public drug
California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 鈥 California will soon begin selling its own generic version of Narcan 鈥 the drug that can save someone's life during an opioid overdose 鈥 under a deal announced Monday by Democratic Gov.
Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

It鈥檚 wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o鈥檆lock somewhere. Maybe it's also time to rethink drinking ? Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that.
Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools by banning blanket policies that bar transgender students from school bathrooms aligning
West Virginia's and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule

West Virginia's and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) 鈥 West Virginia's and North Carolina's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S.
'Vampire facials' were linked to cases of HIV. Here's what to know about the beauty treatment

'Vampire facials' were linked to cases of HIV. Here's what to know about the beauty treatment

Three women were diagnosed with HIV after getting 鈥渧ampire facial鈥 procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report last week, marking the first documented cases of people contracting
Philips will pay $1.1 billion to resolve US lawsuits over breathing machines that expel debris

Philips will pay $1.1 billion to resolve US lawsuits over breathing machines that expel debris

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 Medical device maker Philips said Monday it will pay $1.1 billion to settle hundreds of personal injury lawsuits in the U.S. over its defective sleep apnea machines, which have been subject to a massive global recall .
FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have about four years to show that their new offerings deliver accurate results, under a government rule vigorously opposed by the testing industry.