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Utah banning ‘conversion therapy’ with Mormon church backingUtah set to become 19th state banning ‘conversion therapy’
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DC government sues e-cigarette maker Juul over teen useThe District of Columbia is joining several states in suing e-cigarette maker Juul Labs over its marketing practices
Trump donates 3rd-quarter salary to help fight opioid crisisPresident Donald Trump donates his 3rd-quarter salary to help tackle the nation’s opioid epidemic
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More than 500,000 pounds of pork products recalledThe United States Department of Agriculture said Morris Meat Packing has recalled more than 500,000 pounds of various raw, intact pork products.
New York joins states suing e-cigarette maker JuulNew York has joined the ranks of states suing Juul, the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker
Trump says he went through ‘very routine physical’President Donald Trump says he went through a ‘very routine physical’ when he went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday, but complained that first ...
Medical marijuana policy for Lake County schools unanimously approvedA medical marijuana policy for Lake County schools was approved Monday evening.
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Warren’s ‘Medicare for All’ plan reignites health care clashElizabeth Warren wants to move the country to a government-funded health care system in stages over three years rather than immediately push for a full “Medicare for All”
Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops productionA massive coal-fired power plant that served customers around the U.S. West for nearly 50 years has shut down
Trump backing off banning vaping flavors popular with teensPresident Donald Trump is backing away from a ban on most flavored e-cigarettes popular with teens
Mailing free home HIV tests helps detect more infectionsStudy shows mailing free home HIV tests to high-risk men offers a potentially better strategy for detecting infections than usual care
Correction: Prescription Drugs storyBattling impeachment, White House presses for drug cost legislation with new urgency
Big study casts doubt on need for many heart proceduresA large study finds that people with stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain if they get a stent or bypass, but it won't cut their risk of hav...
US approves new drug to manage sickle cell diseaseU.S. regulators have approved a new sickle cell disease medicine that can prevent extremely painful, dangerous flareups in which misshaped blood cells clump together, blo...
Here’s a list of resources for people who are in need of counselingThere are many resources for people who are in need of counseling.
