More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why aren't more people getting help?
A new study finds little change in the number of people taking a key medicine for opioid addiction even though it’s now easier for doctors to prescribe it.
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More young people choosing permanent sterilization after abortion restrictions
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, there’s been an ongoing increase in adults ages 18 to 30 who undergo tubal ligation or vasectomy, new research shows.
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‘I'm dying, you're not': Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death
Lawmakers in at least 12 states are debating bills that would legalize physician-assisted death. The laws would allow terminally ill patients under specified conditions to end their lives with a docto... -
As bans spread, fluoride in drinking water divides communities across the US
From Oregon to Pennsylvania, hundreds of communities have in recent years either stopped adding fluoride to their water supplies or voted to prevent its addition.
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US measles cases are up in 2024. What's driving the increase?
There have been 17 times as many U.S. measles cases in the first three months of this year compared with the average number seen in the first three months of the previous three years.