Health

Scientists have used cells from fluid drawn during pregnancy to grow mini lungs and other organs

Scientists have created miniorgans from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the womb – an advance they believe could open up new areas of prenatal medicine.

Mar 4, 2024 9:03 AM Read more >

Indigenous women in Greenland sue Denmark over involuntary contraception in the 1960s and 1970s

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A group of Indigenous women in Greenland has sued Denmark for forcing them to be fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and 1970s and demanded total compensation of nearly 43 million kroner ($6.

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What's next for South Korean doctors who face license suspensions because of walkouts

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government is pressing ahead with its vow to suspend the licenses of thousands of junior doctors who ignore its repeated demands to end their collective walkouts.

Mar 4, 2024 4:19 AM Read more >

South Korea takes steps to suspend licenses of striking doctors after they refuse to end walkouts

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government began steps Monday to suspend the medical licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors, days after they missed a government-set deadline to end their joint walkouts, which have severely impacted

Mar 3, 2024 9:42 PM Read more >

In Rio, rife with dengue, bacteria-infected mosquitoes are making a difference

NITEROI, Brazil (AP) — Since Rio de Janeiro declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever last month, the city has ramped up testing capacities, opened up a dozen dengue health centers and trained medical staff to attend to the

Mar 3, 2024 8:46 PM Read more >

South Korean doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of senior doctors rallied in the South Korean capital, Seoul, on Sunday to express their support for junior doctors who have been on strike for nearly two weeks over a government plan to sharply increase the number

Mar 3, 2024 8:19 PM Read more >

In a rural California region, a plan takes shape to provide shade from dangerous heat

MECCA, Calif. (AP) — When Limba Contreras moved to the desert community of Oasis, California, about 50 years ago, her family relied on a water cooler to keep temperatures inside their home comfortable.

Mar 2, 2024 3:41 PM Read more >

Oregon may revive penalties for drug possession. What will the change do?

Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law with a new measure approved by the state Senate that would reinstate criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of some drugs.

Mar 2, 2024 3:25 PM Read more >

Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession

SALEM, Ore.

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Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year's US elections

CHICAGO (AP) — The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children created a political firestorm after the decision halted treatment for many couples seeking to have families through fertility treatments.

Mar 1, 2024 8:59 PM Read more >