Health

How safe is the air? Here's how to check and what the numbers mean

NEW YORK (AP) — How can you check the air quality in your area and what do the numbers mean? The Environmental Protection Agency monitors the air around the country and compiles an air quality index, or AQI .

Jun 29, 2023 8:12 AM Read more >

Jury says health clinic in Montana Superfund town submitted 337 false asbestos claims

MISSOULA, Mont.

Jun 28, 2023 9:39 PM Read more >

Judge considering blocking parts of North Carolina abortion law won't halt broader 12-week ban

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that she won't temporarily block most of a newly revised abortion law from taking effect this weekend in North Carolina, including a near-ban on the procedure after 12 weeks of pregnancy. U.S.

Jun 28, 2023 9:02 PM Read more >

Biden's brother says the president is 'very open-minded' about psychedelics for medical treatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's youngest brother said in a radio interview Wednesday that the president has been “very open-minded” in conversations the two have had about the benefits of psychedelics as a form of medical treatment.

Jun 28, 2023 7:57 PM Read more >

Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee block portions of transgender youth care bans

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee temporarily blocked portions of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth Wednesday, handing down the rulings shortly before the statutes were set to go into effect.

Jun 28, 2023 7:33 PM Read more >

North Carolina lawmakers give final OK to ban on gender-affirming care for trans children

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers finalized legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit certain gender-affirming care for children and prevent state funds from being used to provide such therapies and procedures.

Jun 28, 2023 7:22 PM Read more >

Relatives of man who died during admission to psychiatric hospital seek federal investigation

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for the family of a Virginia man who died of asphyxiation after he was pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes while being admitted to a psychiatric hospital have asked the U.S.

Jun 28, 2023 4:16 PM Read more >

The number of Kansas residents officially changing genders quadrupled this year ahead of a new law

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Four times as many Kansans changed their gender on birth certificates and driver's licenses this year ahead of a new state law that prevents residents from identifying themselves differently than the sex assigned them at birth.

Jun 28, 2023 3:18 PM Read more >

B.C. to launch website to book appointments with pharmacists to treat minor ailments

VANCOUVER — In an attempt to ease some of the pressure on British Columbia's health-care system, Premier David Eby says the province will become the first in Canada to offer online booking for residents to visit pharmacists for treatment of minor ail

Jun 28, 2023 3:02 PM Read more >

President Biden has started using a CPAP machine at night to deal with sleep apnea

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden in recent weeks has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea, the White House said Wednesday.

Jun 28, 2023 1:47 PM Read more >