Friday May 17th, 2024 10:47AM

AP Health

For years, he couldn't donate at the blood center where he worked. Under new FDA rules, now he can
New federal guidelines that dropped an abstinence requirement before gay men in monogamous relationships can give blood are opening a new pool of potential donors
12:16AM ( 4 months ago )
Chatty robot helps seniors fight loneliness through AI companionship
Some American senior citizens have a new companion to help them combat loneliness: a robot
12:10AM ( 4 months ago )
Pharmacist refused emergency contraception prescription. Court to decide if that was discrimination
Attorneys for a woman who was denied emergency contraception in 2019 told the Minnesota Court of Appeals the pharmacist who refused to fill the prescription discriminated against her on the basis of her sex
7:20PM ( 4 months ago )
Ukraine lawmakers vote to legalize medical marijuana and help ease stress from the war with Russia
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to legalize medical marijuana after the war with Russia left thousands of people with post-traumatic stress disorder that many believe could be eased by the drug
9:43AM ( 4 months ago )
Wisconsin Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana coming in January
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024
6:03AM ( 4 months ago )
Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot
Wisconsin’s top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to shorten the length of time that pregnant women can legally seek abortions
6:00AM ( 4 months ago )
Cat-owner duo in Ohio shares amputee journey while helping others through animal therapy
More than five years ago, someone left a kitten with twisted back legs at a Missouri animal shelter
1:03AM ( 4 months ago )
Custom made by Tulane students, mobility chairs help special needs toddlers get moving
Nineteen-month-old Elijah Jack is unable to walk like most toddlers his age
12:06AM ( 4 months ago )
Homeless people who died on US streets are increasingly remembered at winter solstice gatherings
Thousands of homeless people who died this year are being memorialized this week around the U.S. Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day events have become increasingly popular in communities from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to La Crosse, Wisconsin, to Riverside, California
2:52PM ( 4 months ago )
Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more US parents opt out
Parents are opting out of school vaccinations at the highest rate ever
10:49AM ( 4 months ago )