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Tel Aviv University removes Sackler family, makers of OxyContin, from medical school's full name

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tel Aviv University announced on Wednesday that it has removed the Sackler family from the full name of its medical school after decades of donations from the makers of OxyContin.
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New York lawmakers OK bill removing medical debt from credit reports

New York lawmakers OK bill removing medical debt from credit reports

ALBANY, N.Y.
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Meat grown from animal cells? Here's what it is and how it's made

Meat grown from animal cells? Here's what it is and how it's made

The U.S. government is allowing the sale of chicken made from animal cells. California companies Upside Foods and Good Meat were granted permission on Wednesday to sell their products by the Agriculture Department.
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Swedish appeals court ups surgeon's sentence for 'harm' during experimental windpipe transplants

Swedish appeals court ups surgeon's sentence for 'harm' during experimental windpipe transplants

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday increased a prison sentence for an Italian surgeon over experimental stem cell windpipe transplants on three patients who died. Dr.
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Parents take on struggle for trans rights for their kids and others in conservative Poland

Parents take on struggle for trans rights for their kids and others in conservative Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The parents stood by side-by-side wearing signs offering free hugs at Warsaw's Pride celebration last weekend. One after another, young gay and transgender people accepted the warm embrace of other people's parents.
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Italians pursuing parenthood via surrogates abroad could face prosecution under proposed law

Italians pursuing parenthood via surrogates abroad could face prosecution under proposed law

ROME (AP) — Italy's lawmakers are debating a bill that would make it a crime for Italian citizens to try to become parents through a surrogate's pregnancy abroad, even in countries where the practice is legal.
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Abortion rights groups drop suit challenging Kentucky's ban but continue legal fight

Abortion rights groups drop suit challenging Kentucky's ban but continue legal fight

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Abortion-rights groups filed a court motion Tuesday to dismiss their lawsuit challenging Kentucky's near-total abortion ban but signaled that the legal fight is far from over.
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Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
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Outgoing CDC director says resignation spurred by sense of accomplishment and exhaustion

Outgoing CDC director says resignation spurred by sense of accomplishment and exhaustion

NEW YORK (AP) — The outgoing head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday her reasons for stepping down were complicated, driven in part by a desire to take a break from the frenetic pace of the job during a pandemic. Dr.
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8-year-old girl sought medical help 3 times on day she died, US immigration officials say

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — An 8-year-old girl who died last week in Border Patrol custody was seen at least three separate times by medical personnel on the day of her death — complaining of vomiting, a stomachache and later suffering what appeared to b
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