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States Advance Fetal Rights Measures That Critics Warn Could Lead to Abortion Bans

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Rogue doctors stole one woman’s eggs to get another patient pregnant. What happened next is an unlikely tale of friendship against the odds

When it emerged that a fertility clinic had made one woman pregnant with another’s baby, Renée Ballou and Carole LieberWilkins were advised to ‘lawyer up’.

Tuberculosis could end if there’s more US public health funding, experts say

Resurgence could be on horizon as outbreaks pick up speed in US and abroad amid public health program cutsAs tuberculosis outbreaks pick up speed in the US and abroad amid deep cuts in funding for loc

Journalists Delve Into Effects of Deep Federal Cuts on Public Health

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

‘We can’t pit boys against girls’: headlines overshadow struggles of a generation of girls

Growing crisis among boys dominates the narrative but girls in England also face unprecedented mental health challenges and systemic pressuresA generation of young men are facing far worse outcomes th

People using drug Mounjaro sustain weight loss over three years, trial finds

Study into medication known as ‘King Kong’ of weight loss drugs throws fresh light on effects of longer-term usePeople who use the drug Mounjaro are able to sustain weight loss for three years, da

Retrospective Study Links COVID in Kids With Post-Acute Kidney Outcomes

(MedPage Today) -- COVID-19 infection in children and adolescents was tied to a higher risk of adverse post-acute kidney outcomes, especially among those with preexisting chronic kidney disease (CKD)

STAT+: Key NIH grant review panels resume meeting, but are not ‘back to normal’

Key NIH advisory councils that approve research grants resumed meeting this week, though the sessions were abbreviated

U.S. Pregnancy-Related Deaths Rise Over 5 Years

(MedPage Today) -- Rates of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. increased from 2018 to 2022, a cross-sectional analysis of nationwide data showed.

RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies

The nation’s health secretary addressed agency employees, asking them to shed any corporate influence.

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