As Florida's 6-week abortion law begins, here are 7 things to know
Apr 30, 2024 · People no longer have access to legal abortions in Florida beyond six weeks of pregnancy. The restriction, which went into affect Wednesday, replaces a 15-week ban that's been in effect since July 2022, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. . Abortion rights supporters say it will dramatically curb access to the procedure for thousands of residents in Florida and around ...
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Florida releases emergency rules on exceptions to new 6-week …
May 2, 2024 · With a law now in effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Florida health care regulators on Thursday released rules related to treating emergency medical conditions that pose dangers to the lives of pregnant women or unborn children.
Amendment 4 at a glance: Breaking down Florida's ballot measure …
Oct 16, 2024 · Hundreds of thousands of people have already voted in Florida’s upcoming general election by mail. One of the constitutional initiatives on the ballot has to do with abortion.
Florida reports a surge in COVID cases, but how ... - Health News …
Jul 24, 2024 · News about coronavirus in Florida and around the world is constantly emerging. It's hard to stay on top of it all but Health News Florida can help.
Your appendix is not, in fact, useless. This anatomy professor …
Feb 2, 2024 · It was the first day of spring break in 1992 in Phoenix, and 12-year-old Heather Smith was excited for her family's upcoming ski trip. But before Smith and her family had even packed their snow pants, she realized she didn't feel good.
The internet has become a clearing house for unproven medical …
Feb 1, 2024 · Seth Robinson, a chiropractor who serves as Tesla BioHealing's medical director, explains energy readouts at the Tesla BioHealing & MedBed Center, in Milford, Del., Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.
If Amendment 3 passes, medical marijuana's future could be in …
Oct 24, 2024 · With recreational pot legal, patients will eventually need to decide if they want to keep their card, which costs $75 a year and requires doctor's visits every seven months costing between $350 and $600 a year.
'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis ...
Nov 14, 2024 · A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.
Is COVID endemic yet? Yep, says the CDC. Here's what that means
Aug 9, 2024 · Four years after SARS-CoV2 sparked a devastating global pandemic, U.S. health officials now consider COVID-19 an endemic disease. "At this point, COVID-19 can be described as endemic throughout the world," Aron Hall, the deputy director for science at the CDC's coronavirus and other respiratory viruses division, told NPR in an interview. That means, essentially, that COVID is here to stay in ...