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The water in Mississippi's capital is safe to drink, city officials say

The water in Mississippi's capital is safe to drink, city officials say

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The water flowing from faucets in Mississippi's capital is safe to drink, city officials said in federal court Wednesday. U.S.
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New York proposal would protect doctors who send abortion pills across state lines

New York proposal would protect doctors who send abortion pills across state lines

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients in states where the procedure is illegal would be provided with legal protection under a bill approved by state lawmakers. The measure, which will be considered by Gov.
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Prosecutors seek at least 25 years in prison for gynecologist who abused dozens of women

Prosecutors seek at least 25 years in prison for gynecologist who abused dozens of women

NEW YORK (AP) — A gynecologist convicted of federal sex abuse charges should face at least 25 years in prison for assaulting a “staggering number of victims” during a quarter-century career as a serial sexual predator disguised as a doctor at prestig
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Pennsylvania lawmakers eye liberalization of medical marijuana rules

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state senators began advancing legislation Wednesday that would liberalize the state's 5-year-old medical marijuana program by expanding the scope of who can buy it and allowing it to be sold in edible form.
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Fire department called to assist dying patient in N.S. hospital with no doctor

Fire department called to assist dying patient in N.S. hospital with no doctor

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia mayor says a patient died last week in his Annapolis Valley town after going into cardiac arrest at a hospital where no doctor was present. Mayor Sylvester Atkinson of Middleton, N.S.
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Tel Aviv University removes Sackler family, makers of OxyContin, from medical school's full name

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tel Aviv University announced on Wednesday that it has removed the Sackler family from the full name of its medical school after decades of donations from the makers of OxyContin.
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New York lawmakers OK bill removing medical debt from credit reports

New York lawmakers OK bill removing medical debt from credit reports

ALBANY, N.Y.
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Meat grown from animal cells? Here's what it is and how it's made

Meat grown from animal cells? Here's what it is and how it's made

The U.S. government is allowing the sale of chicken made from animal cells. California companies Upside Foods and Good Meat were granted permission on Wednesday to sell their products by the Agriculture Department.
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Swedish appeals court ups surgeon's sentence for 'harm' during experimental windpipe transplants

Swedish appeals court ups surgeon's sentence for 'harm' during experimental windpipe transplants

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday increased a prison sentence for an Italian surgeon over experimental stem cell windpipe transplants on three patients who died. Dr.
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Parents take on struggle for trans rights for their kids and others in conservative Poland

Parents take on struggle for trans rights for their kids and others in conservative Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The parents stood by side-by-side wearing signs offering free hugs at Warsaw's Pride celebration last weekend. One after another, young gay and transgender people accepted the warm embrace of other people's parents.
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