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Victims of UK's infected blood scandal to start receiving final compensation payments this year
LONDON (AP) — Victims of the U.K.'s infected blood scandal, in which tens of thousands of people were infected by contaminated blood or blood products provided by the public health service, will start receiving their final compensation payments this year, the government said Tuesday. ...
New York's high court upholds requiring insurance to cover medically necessary abortions
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and other religious groups argued that the rule violated their...
Gene Pratter, federal judge overseeing Ozempic and Mounjaro lawsuits, dies at 75
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gene E. K. Pratter, a federal judge who oversaw numerous high-profile cases during her lengthy career and was currently overseeing lawsuits involving the diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro, has died. She was 75. Pratter's death was announced...
At five hour hearing, no one is happy with Texas Medical Board’s proposed abortion guidance
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Sarah Harrison addressed the Texas Medical Board at a virtual hearing Monday, she added her name to the growing list of Texas women who have shared stories of being denied medically necessary abortions. Her testimony provided a timely example of exactly...
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Election officials in Nevada are reviewing signatures to see if there are enough to put an abortion rights constitutional amendment before voters in November, part of a national push to pose abortion rights questions to voters since the U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to abortion. ...
Over 1 million claims related to toxic exposure granted under new veterans law, Biden will announce
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, intent on selling his legislative accomplishments this election year, will travel to New Hampshire on Tuesday to detail the impact of a law that helps veterans get key benefits as a result of burn pit or other toxic exposure during their service. ...
Syrian first lady Asma Assad diagnosed with leukemia, president's office says
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian first lady Asma Assad has been diagnosed with leukemia, the office of President Bashar Assad announced Tuesday. The president's wife was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia “after presenting with several symptoms and following a comprehensive series of...
Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal
LONDON (AP) — British authorities and the country's public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, and hid the truth about the disaster for decades, an inquiry into the U.K.’s infected blood scandal found...
US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation's drinking water. ...
Inmate wins medical release order hours after being rushed to hospital, put on life support
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An ailing prison inmate serving a life sentence in Pennsylvania for killing a man during a 1975 robbery won a medical release order from a judge Monday, although the decision came hours after he was put on life support. Ezra Bozeman, 68, won the release from...
