Health

WASHINGTON — One yr in the past, Democrats suffered probably the most stinging political defeats in current historical past because the Supreme Court, which had been methodically stocked with conservative appointees, eradicated the nationwide proper to abortion. ...

WASHINGTON — The first gene remedy for a lethal type of muscular dystrophy obtained preliminary U.S. approval on Thursday regardless of issues from some authorities scientists concerning the therapy’s capacity to assist boys with the inherited illness. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday mentioned it has despatched warning letters to dozens of outlets promoting fruit- and candy-flavored disposable e-cigarettes, together with the present best-selling model, Elf Bar. ...

A federal decide has struck down Florida’s restrictions on Medicaid funds for transgender medical therapies, dealing a blow to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday refused to reinstate a Florida prosecutor who was eliminated by Gov. Ron DeSantis after making feedback opposing prosecutions for abortions or gender-affirming well being care. ...

The Biden administration is backing down from attempting to pressure Catholic well being care suppliers to get into the gender-transition enterprise. The Justice Department this week let the deadline move to file an enchantment earlier than the Supreme Court in Sisters of Mercy v. Becerra, marking the second time the administration has declined to defend the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “transgender mandate.” ...

NEW YORK — A gynecologist convicted of federal intercourse abuse prices ought to face at the very least 25 years in jail for assaulting a “staggering number of victims” throughout a quarter-century profession as a serial sexual predator disguised as a physician at prestigious Manhattan hospitals, prosecutors say in courtroom papers. ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion capsules to sufferers in states the place the process is prohibited could be supplied with authorized safety underneath a invoice authorized by state lawmakers. ...

One 12 months in the past, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old proper to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and equity. ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis stated Thursday he was in need of breath and nonetheless feeling the consequences of anesthesia from stomach surgical procedure two weeks in the past. ...