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Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights 08/20/2024 11:21pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Voters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution of Montana, which on Tuesday became the eighth state to put the issue before the electorate this fall. The Montana Secretary of State’s Office certified that the g 'I don't think we need to be freaking out': Local doctor says mpox won't be the 'next COVID' 08/20/2024 08:45pm • Last week, the World Health Organization issued a public health emergency over a new strain of mpox that is spreading in several African countries. Some headlines about the illness even call it "the next COVID-19," but how much do you really need to worry about it? “I don't think that people li When Is It Time to Move From Independent to Assisted Living? 08/20/2024 08:00pm • We all age at a different rates and face different health challenges as the years march on. That means that navigating health care decisions later in life isn't always a straightforward journey. One of those decisions may be trying to decide when it's time to move from independent living to assisted Deep seas and tight spaces impede search for 6 missing after yacht sinks off Sicily 08/20/2024 07:35pm • PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Police divers resumed searching Tuesday for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that sank in deep seas off Sicily, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who was celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges with the people who had defended him New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez resigns from Senate after bribery convictions 08/20/2024 05:46pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez's Senate career came to a close Tuesday, capping roughly five decades in Democratic politics that took him from the local school board to chair of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, just over a month after a jury convicted him on f Michigan doctor charged with taking photos and videos of naked children and adults 08/20/2024 04:41pm • A Michigan doctor has been arrested after authorities said they found scores of nude photos and videos of children and adults taken while the victims were changing at a swim school, in hospital beds and elsewhere in the Detroit area. Dr. Oumair Aejaz, 40, was arrested Aug. 8 at his home in Rochester Caring for a woman's heart 08/20/2024 01:34pm • This content was written by Tania Chao, MD, Cardiologist with Kaiser Permanente in Tysons Corner, VA. Listening to your body can be a lifesaver when it comes to heart health. Elizabeth "Tookie" Gentilcore, a 76-year old Poolesville resident, is proof. In 2019, Tookie, an active retiree, noticed u Loudoun Co. school nurses will be able to remotely check diabetic students' blood glucose levels this year 08/20/2024 07:29am • Nurses at some Loudoun County, Virginia, public schools will be able to monitor diabetic students' blood glucose levels remotely this school year. It's part of an update to a policy in the Northern Virginia school district that was approved at a school board meeting last week. It will allow stude India's Supreme Court has set up a task force on workplace safety at hospitals after doctor was raped and killed 08/20/2024 02:37am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Supreme Court has set up a task force on workplace safety at hospitals after doctor was raped and killed. The Latest: Biden headlines Night 1 of the DNC 08/20/2024 12:24am • The Democratic National Convention began on Monday in Chicago, with roughly 50,000 people expected to arrive in the Windy City. That includes thousands of anti-war activists demonstrating near the United Center. President Joe Biden is the headline speaker for the first evening. Later this week, Vice Boost Medical School Prep With Undergraduate Nonscience Courses 08/19/2024 08:00pm • As a member of a medical school admissions committee and longtime physician, I hold firmly to the belief that a liberal arts education is highly valuable, especially if you were headed toward a career in medicine and caring for people. The arts and sciences need not be divided. To the contrary, comb What Is Chemotherapy and How Does It Work? 08/19/2024 08:00pm • Hearing the words, "You have cancer," can be one of the most difficult experiences someone can go through. While processing the gravity of such a diagnosis, it's natural to wonder what to expect with your treatment plan. Medical advancements today make it so cancer is often treatable or curable, and Missouri now requires proof of surgery or court order for gender changes on IDs 08/19/2024 07:57pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents now must provide proof of gender-affirmation surgery or a court order to update their gender on driver's licenses following a Revenue Department policy change. Previously, Missouri required doctor approval, but not surgery, to change the gender listed on st Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died 08/19/2024 07:30pm • Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that brought success to Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. NBC's “Today” show, citing family members, said Donahue died Sunday after a long illness. Dubbed DNC panelists discuss war in Gaza as Harris tries to ease tension with pro-Palestinian activists 08/19/2024 07:28pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic Party has been riven for months by the war in Gaza, giving rise to a protest movement that threatened President Joe Biden's electoral coalition. But with Biden gone from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris now leading the party, there were some indicators at th