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CORRECTION: The name of the California law is the 'End of Life Option Act.' A previous version of the story used the word 'Options,' not 'Option.' (11…
Monday, June 16, 2025
Patients with end-stage renal disease have two treatment options: dialysis or a kidney transplant but because donor kidneys are scarce and wait times …
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Nevadans with disabilities are concerned with proposed federal cuts to Medicaid, despite claims from GOP lawmakers that the cuts target only waste…
Indiana University now trains police academy recruits in Deaf culture awareness and basic American Sign Language. The program aims to improve …
Abortion rights advocates in Kentucky are concerned as the Department of Health and Human Services has revoked a policy requiring hospitals to provide…
Arizona doctors have filed a lawsuit to overturn a set of restrictions which they argue interfere with access to abortion care. Arizona voters last …
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A farm crisis hotline in Nebraska has seen a sharp uptick in mental health-related calls from farmers, worried about losing access to loans and …
Mississippi ranks among the worst states for maternal mental health care, receiving an 'F' on a new national report card, far below the national …
Kentucky's latest drug overdose fatality report showed a drop in deaths and for the first time, a decline in deaths among Black Kentuckians. Groups …
As research shows alcohol consumption among women is on the rise nationwide, health experts are voicing concern about the risks those in Texas and …
Advocates are urging Ohio lawmakers to preserve critical funding for rape crisis centers in the upcoming state budget. The request comes amid deep …
A new report showed programs serving domestic violence survivors in Ohio are stretched thin, with hundreds of people who need help being turned away …
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By Amy Maxmen for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Trimmel Gomes for Mississippi News Connection reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Ser…
North Dakota has joined a handful of states in modernizing laws about the spread of HIV - the virus that causes AIDS - and criminal penalties associat…
Kentucky will soon begin licensing retailers who sell nicotine, which advocates have said will help regulate an industry and protect minors from …
Nebraska needs to do better when it comes to tobacco use prevention and cessation, according to a newly released report. In the American Lung …