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Trump Admin Moves to Drop Idaho Emergency Abortion Case With National Implications

(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to drop an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of its first moves on the issue since President Trump began his second term.

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Judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump cuts to NIH research overhead payments

A federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from slashing NIH payments for research overhead

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CDC invites back about 180 fired employees, including some who help fight outbreaks

The CDC is inviting about 180 employees back to work, about two weeks after laying them off.

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‘I was devastated’: MP hopes her story will help improve maternity care for disabled women

Exclusive: Marie Tidball tells of her experiences with NHS as report finds 44% higher risk of stillbirth for disabled womenWhen doctors tried to work out whether Marie Tidball would need a specially d

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U.S. Sees 'Troubling' Trend in Cervical Cancer Screening Rates

(MedPage Today) -- Pandemic-related disruptions in cancer screening showed an uneven recovery in 2023, data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicated.

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Weight Loss Drug Will Be Offered for $499 a Month for Some Patients

Some commercially insured patients stand to save $150 per month on Wegovy, a popular obesity medication. Patients on Medicare and Medicaid are not eligible.

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Women with Postpartum Depression Undergo Brain Changes During Pregnancy, Study Finds

The research constitutes some of the first evidence that the condition is associated with modifications in the brain before childbirth.

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Aging Women’s Brain Mysteries Are Tested in Trio of Studies

Researchers identified a gene that seems to help slow brain aging in women, and studied links between hormone therapy, menopause and Alzheimer’s.

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‘Simply good science’: Women’s health research reveals clues to aging and Alzheimer’s

A special edition of the journal Science focuses on women's health, including links between estrogen and dementia, at a time when gender studies are under attack.

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Florida sugar company’s environmental claims are ‘greenwashing’, lawsuit says

Plaintiffs say Florida Crystals’ farming method that blights minority neighborhoods belies its climate-friendly claimsA major sugar company has been accused of harmful environmental practices while

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