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Massachusetts to plug gap if Congress blocks Planned Parenthood funds
BOSTON Massachusetts will plug any holes in the budget of the state chapter of Planned Parenthood if the U.S. Congress moves to block the use of Medicaid funds for treatment at the women's health care organization, Governor Charlie Baker said on Friday.
- Venezuela's epileptic patients struggle with seizures amid drug shortage
- Obese people may get less 'comfort care' at the end of life
- Johnson & Johnson wins trial in talc product liability lawsuits
- As more hotels ban smoking, peer-to-peer rentals may draw smokers
- Most older women don’t get bone tests after hip fractures
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Britain detects bird flu on premises in eastern England
LONDON Britain said on Friday it had detected bird flu on premises in eastern England during routine checks carried out following the confirmation of the virus at a nearby farm.
Ebola nurse's family want to sue Liberian hospital over her death
MONROVIA The family of a Liberian Ebola nurse named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" in 2014 wants to sue a hospital whose staff they say were too scared to treat her when she died of complications around childbirth.
Governors met on Obamacare replacement plan with Pence
WASHINGTON Ten state governors seeking to avoid millions of dollars in federal healthcare cuts under Republican plans to replace Obamacare pressed their case in a meeting with Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday, according to two people briefed on the talks.
U.S. sunscreens may not meet European standards
(Reuters Health) - While most high-SPF sunscreens in the U.S. meet national standards for ultraviolet A (UVA) protection, about half don’t meet European standards, a recent study found.
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