Health care
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Should you stop using sugar substitutes? Answers to common questions.
The World Health Organization wants people to cut back on all sweeteners, not just sugar.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after lawmakers override governor’s veto
The votes came as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another tectonic shift with lawmakers in South Carolina and Nebraska also considering new abortion limits.
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PublishedMay 15, 2023
Don’t use sugar substitutes to lose weight, WHO says
The agency said non-sugar sweeteners don't help people lose weight and have been linked with other health problems.
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PublishedMay 13, 2023
New menopause drug for hot flashes gets FDA approval
More than 80% of women experience hot flashes as the body gradually produces lower levels of reproductive hormones between the ages of 45 and 55.
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PublishedMay 11, 2023
Patients, advocates clash with hospitals over bill to restrict facility fees in medical bills
The fees are often included to cover operating costs and pay for uncompensated services, hospital officials say, but they can leave patients on the hook for hundreds or thousands of dollars.
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PublishedMay 11, 2023
New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in U.S.
The updated guidelines do away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Vermont governor signs first-in-nation bill shielding access to medication abortion
The Republican governor signed bills into law that explicitly include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
FDA panel says over-the-counter birth control pill should be made available
The panel emphasized the benefits of providing more effective birth control, particularly to young people and lower-income groups, than what's available over the counter now, like condoms and diaphragms.
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PublishedMay 9, 2023
Women should start getting mammograms at 40, panel says, in a shift in guidance
An influential panel intends to recommend that U.S. women begin mammograms to screen for breast cancer at 40 and continue getting them once every 2 years until age 75.
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PublishedMay 9, 2023
Most U.S. adults say the abortion pill mifepristone should stay on the market, poll finds
The Post-ABC survey finds that 66% of U.S. adults say mifepristone should remain on the market, while 24% say it should be taken off the market.
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