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Israeli doctors walk off the job, and more strikes may loom after a law weakening courts passed

Israeli doctors walk off the job, and more strikes may loom after a law weakening courts passed

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli doctors walked off their jobs, labor leaders threatened a general strike and senior justices rushed home from a trip abroad on Tuesday, a day after the government's approval of a law that weakens the country's Su

Families sue to block Missouri's ban on gender-affirming health care for kids

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Families of transgender children on Tuesday sued to block a new Missouri law banning gender-affirming health care for minors from taking effect as scheduled on Aug. 28.
Bronny James, son of LeBron, in stable condition after cardiac arrest at USC basketball practice

Bronny James, son of LeBron, in stable condition after cardiac arrest at USC basketball practice

LOS ANGELES — Bronny James, the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James , was hospitalized in stable condition on Tuesday, a day after going into cardiac arrest while participating in a practice at the University of Southern California, a family spo

Cigna health giant accused of improperly rejecting thousands of patient claims using an algorithm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that health insurance giant Cigna used a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims without examining them individually as required by California law.
Salmonella in ground beef sickens 16, hospitalizing 6, in 4 states, CDC says

Salmonella in ground beef sickens 16, hospitalizing 6, in 4 states, CDC says

Ground beef contaminated with salmonella has sickened at least 16 people, including six hospitalized, in four Northeastern states, federal health officials said Tuesday.
Feds warn Alberta clinic will violate medicare by charging for faster doctor access

Feds warn Alberta clinic will violate medicare by charging for faster doctor access

Health Canada says a Calgary medical clinic that soon plans to charge its patients a fee to gain faster access to a family doctor would be breaching medicare laws.
Gynecologist accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients is sentenced to 20 years in prison

Gynecologist accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients is sentenced to 20 years in prison

NEW YORK (AP) — A gynecologist who sexually abused vulnerable and trusting patients for over two decades at prestigious New York hospitals cried before he was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison by a federal judge who called his crimes unpreceden
The Biden administration proposes new rules to push insurers to boost mental health coverage

The Biden administration proposes new rules to push insurers to boost mental health coverage

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that his administration is moving forward with new rules meant to push insurance companies to increase their coverage of mental health treatments.
Decades in prison for 3 sentenced in North Dakota fentanyl trafficking probe

Decades in prison for 3 sentenced in North Dakota fentanyl trafficking probe

A federal judge has sentenced three more men charged in connection with an alleged international fentanyl trafficking operation. U.S.
Ohio voters will decide on abortion access in November ballot

Ohio voters will decide on abortion access in November ballot

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters will decide this fall whether the right to an abortion should be added to the state constitution, after officials said Tuesday that enough signatures were gathered to get the proposal on the ballot.