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Planned Parenthood asks judge to halt Texas Medicaid cuts

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Planned Parenthood has asked a federal judge to stop Texas from cutting it from the state's Medicaid program, which the nation's largest abortion provider says would reduce health services for nearly 11,000 low-income

With Trump’s victory, GOP hopes to overhaul Medicaid

When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, Republicans will have the opportunity to pull off something they have wanted to do for years — overhaul Medicaid, the program that provides health ...

Obstetricians balk at FDA warning on anesthesia in pregnant women

By Ronnie Cohen (Reuters Health) - - Repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs in infants, toddlers and pregnant women in their third trimester might damage children’s developing brains, the U.S. Food and Drug

German hospital uses graphic image to promote safe fireworks

BERLIN (AP) — A German hospital is using a graphic picture of a mangled hand to warn people against buying or using illegal firecrackers.

After states legalized medical marijuana, traffic deaths fell

By Ronnie Cohen (Reuters Health) - Legalization of medical marijuana is not linked with increased traffic fatalities, a new study finds. In some states, in fact, the number of people killed in traffic accidents dropped after

Kansas Parents of 2 Girls With Microcephaly Share Joys, Struggles of Family Life

From the very beginning, Scott and Gwen Hartley from Kansas knew there was something very different about their daughter, Claire. “Literally she was born and there was a lot of commotion,” Gwen Hartley said.” I remember

Actress Carrie Fisher suffers medical emergency on London-to-L.A. flight

By Steve Gorman and Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood actress and writer Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" movies, suffered a cardiac episode on Friday during

Actress Carrie Fisher suffers ‘cardiac episode’ on flight: L.A. Times

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Carrie Fisher suffered a "cardiac episode" on Friday during an airline flight from London to Los Angeles and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition after landing,

Brain wave: using sound to diagnose concussion

From blows to the head on the sports field, to car crashes and playground falls, concussion is a common brain injury notoriously difficult to diagnose -- until now, researchers said Thursday. A US-based team unveiled a

Residents in China’s north complain as smog alert enters fifth day

Northern China was shrouded in smog for a fifth straight day on Wednesday as citizens complained that the state's emergency measures were still not being implemented properly. Residents in Shijiazhuang, the capital of heavily industrialized Hebei