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Group promoting plant-based eating wants a new name for Macon Bacon baseball team

Group promoting plant-based eating wants a new name for Macon Bacon baseball team

MACON, Ga. (AP) — A doctors' group that promotes plant-based eating and animal rights is makin' a fuss over the Macon Bacon baseball team.
Health survey at Pride events aims to broaden knowledge on chronic conditions

Health survey at Pride events aims to broaden knowledge on chronic conditions

Researchers are hoping that LGBTQ people celebrating at Pride festivals will take 15 minutes during the revelry to share information about their health and experiences with health-care and social services.
Aaron Rodgers talks about taking ayahuasca at a psychedelics conference

Aaron Rodgers talks about taking ayahuasca at a psychedelics conference

DENVER (AP) — An eclectic crowd of thousands — podcasters, vendors, startups, seekers — swarmed a psychedelics conference in Denver this week to experience everything from a dimly lit hall packed with kaleidoscope art and a wide-ranging lineup of spe
A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions

A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions

One year ago Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and fairness.
A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions

A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and fairness.
Federal judge strikes down Florida's ban on Medicaid funding for transgender treatment

Federal judge strikes down Florida's ban on Medicaid funding for transgender treatment

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for potentially thousands of transgender people.
New Zealand debates whether ethnicity should be a factor for surgery waitlists

New Zealand debates whether ethnicity should be a factor for surgery waitlists

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders this week were debating a thorny health care issue — whether ethnicity should be a factor in determining when patients get surgery.
Is it chicken? Here's how the first bite of 'cell-cultivated' meat tastes

Is it chicken? Here's how the first bite of 'cell-cultivated' meat tastes

When I told friends and family I was reporting on the first chicken meat grown from animal cells , their first comment was “Eww.
US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation's first 'lab-grown' meat

US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation's first 'lab-grown' meat

For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to the nation's restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves.
Navajo Nation declares widespread Medicaid scam in Arizona a public health state of emergency

Navajo Nation declares widespread Medicaid scam in Arizona a public health state of emergency

PHOENIX (AP) — A widespread Arizona Medicaid scam that has left an unknown number of Native Americans homeless on the streets of metro Phoenix is being declared a public health state of emergency by the Navajo Nation as fraudulent sober living homes