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Massachusetts governor pledges to sign sweeping maternal health bill
BOSTON (AP) — A sweeping maternal health bill has cleared both legislative chambers and is awaiting Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s signature. The bill would create a pathway for midwives and lactation consultants to obtain licenses, encourage the creation of more freestanding...
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After baby's death, Kentucky parents sue infant formula maker at center of 2022 crisis
The parents of a Kentucky baby who died last fall after drinking bacteria-tainted infant formula are the latest to sue Abbott Nutrition, the manufacturer at the heart of a 2022 crisis that left millions of Americans scrambling to feed their children. Willow Jade Dellaquila, of...
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Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there's little research on how to protect workers
From opposite ends of the world, the uncomfortable conditions Shamim Ahamed and Purvi Tiwari experienced doing separate Ph.D. research inside greenhouses inspired them to study the heat in the indoor structures. Tiwari, a researcher at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University in India,...
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British Nurse Lucy Letby, already convicted of killing 7 babies, found guilty in attempted killing
LONDON (AP) — A British neonatal nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others was convicted Tuesday of trying to kill another infant in her care. Lucy Letby, 34, tried to kill a baby girl known as Child K in February 2016 at...
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