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Some St. Louis Catholics are challenging the city's so-called abortion sanctuary ordinance that is aimed at protecting women from discrimination by an employer or landlord based on whether they've had an abortion, used contraceptives or are pregnant.
Researchers also, for the first time, concluded evidence is strong that vigorous exercise reduces that risk. In other public health news: sun damage, opioid addiction medication, baby boxes, intelligence genes, gender-confirmation surgeries, and more.
Meanwhile, the state's conservatives speak out against reported rate increases for next year. “The latest premium increases under Obamacare will break many families’ budgets," says New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Jeanie Forrester.
The group launching the campaign, the American Action Network, is aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).
The push-and-pull between moderate and conservative Republicans is not limited to the House debates. Cracks in the Senate are showing as well.
According to a Los Angeles Times investigation, during a meeting with industry officials, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services head Seema Verma linked payment of the insurers' subsidies to providers' support of the American Health Care Act.
House Republicans, who filed the suit against the Obama administration, say the subsidies paid to insurers for reducing deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs for low-income consumers are unconstitutional because Congress did not specifically authorize the payments.
Stat talked with experts in neurolinguistics and cognitive assessment, as well as psychologists and psychiatrists, to analyze President Donald Trump's changing speech patterns and what they might mean about the health of his brain.
The budget for the Health and Human Services Department, which was briefly posted online and then removed, shows deep cuts to a variety of health care programs. The National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration would also be strongly impacted.
President Donald Trump wants to slash Medicaid by more than $800 billion and slim down the Children's Health Insurance Program, as well.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Opinion writers reflect on changes for the nation's health care system.
Media outlets report on news from Virginia, Texas, California, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Georgia, Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Boston-based Steward Health Care System announces that it will acquire Franklin, Tenn.-based IASIS Healthcare for $2 billion.
Because of the shortage, doctors are having to make tough decisions on how they treat their patients. “Does the immediate need of a patient outweigh the expected need of a patient?” one asked. “It’s a medical and ethical question that goes beyond anything I’ve had to experience before.” In other public health news: infertility, pumping breast milk, services for deaf patients, neuroscience, probiotics and more.
The doctors want to battle the misconception that children need the sugary drinks.
The synthetic drug is 10,000 times more potent than morphine.
Many doctors have been skeptical about proposed regulations for screening and treating the life-threatening complication that afflicts tens of thousands of Americans.
The legislation bans a commonly used procedure for second-trimester abortions, similar to laws that courts have blocked in other states. And Missouri asks an appellate court to step in over a judge's decision to block the state's abortion restrictions.
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