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Image caption, Stew Peters is the man behind a viral anti-vaccine filmBy Rachel Schraer & Mike WendlingBBC News A film promoting an anti-vaccine conspiracy theory has been accused of helping to drive the harassment of bereaved families. In a rare interview with the BBC, the man behind it says heContinue Reading

North Carolina’s House has approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten the state’s ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to 12 weeks, Read MoreContinue Reading

Mexican officials are crowing about the country finally developing its own COVID-19 vaccine, more than two years after inoculations from the U.S., Europe and China were rolled out, Read MoreContinue Reading

An Illinois city is supporting a ban on the mailing or shipping of abortion pills, Read MoreContinue Reading

The U.S. has approved the first vaccine for RSV, shots to protect older adults, Read MoreContinue Reading

A new CDC report shows that more Black Americans died from fentanyl overdoses than from any other drug in 2021 and at far higher rates than whites or Hispanics., A new CDC report shows that more Black Americans died from fentanyl overdoses than from any other drug in 2021 andContinue Reading

Eli Lilly and Co. says its experimental Alzheimer’s drug appears to slow worsening of the mind-robbing disease, Read MoreContinue Reading

New Yorkers next year won’t have to go through their doctors to get prescription contraceptives under a bill that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law, Read MoreContinue Reading

Image source, TIKTOKImage caption, Videos tagged with ADHD have had billions of views on TikTokBy Harpal Bobby & Amber SandhuBBC Asian NetworkADHD is massive on TikTok.Creators who’ve taken the hashtag to more than 20 billion views say they’ve helped to spread awareness and normalise the condition.But some worry that theContinue Reading

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly said Wednesday results from a Phase 3 study on its Alzheimer’s treatment show it slowed clinical cognitive and functional decline by 35% compared with placebo., Read MoreContinue Reading

Vermont 1st to remove residency from assisted suicide law, Read MoreContinue Reading

KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading