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Pope short of breath, says he's still feeling effects of anesthesia 2 weeks after surgery 06/22/2023 10:10am • ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Thursday he was short of breath and still feeling the effects of anesthesia from abdominal surgery two weeks ago. Francis made the comments to explain why he chose not to deliver a prepared speech to visiting charity workers for Eastern rite churches. Instead, the spe A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions 06/22/2023 09:48am • One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and fairness. Twenty-five million women of childbearing age now live in states where the law makes abortions harder to get than they were before th Australian ex-priest convicted of child sex abuse pleads guilty to 72nd victim 06/22/2023 07:20am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian ex-priest convicted of child sex abuse pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually abusing a 72nd victim. Gerald Ridsdale, 89, has been in prison since 1994. He is serving a 39-year sentence for a series of convictions for abusing children between 1961 and 1988 wh What Can You Do With a Sociology Degree? 06/21/2023 08:00pm • When Esther Lo changed majors from political science to sociology during her second year of college, she had to field a lot of questions from skeptics about what she planned on doing with her degree after graduation. "But I don't regret (studying sociology) -- it's really broadened my worldview," Lo Tennessee attorney general says seeking clinic's transgender patient records part of fraud probe 06/21/2023 07:41pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's top legal chief said Wednesday that Vanderbilt University Medical Center turning over medical records for transgender patients is part of a “run-of-the-mill fraud investigation” and argued that his office purposefully kept the probe private to avoid a “med New York proposal would protect doctors who send abortion pills across state lines 06/21/2023 05:43pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients in states where the procedure is illegal would be provided with legal protection under a bill approved by state lawmakers. The measure, which will be considered by Gov. Kathy Hochul, is among a wave of state-level ab Prosecutors seek at least 25 years in prison for gynecologist who abused dozens of women 06/21/2023 05:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A gynecologist convicted of federal sex abuse charges should face at least 25 years in prison for assaulting a “staggering number of victims” during a quarter-century career as a serial sexual predator disguised as a doctor at prestigious Manhattan hospitals, prosecutors say in Pennsylvania lawmakers eye liberalization of medical marijuana rules 06/21/2023 04:14pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state senators began advancing legislation Wednesday that would liberalize the state's 5-year-old medical marijuana program by expanding the scope of who can buy it and allowing it to be sold in edible form. The three-bill package passed the Senate Law and Justi Police say Idaho dad killed neighbors over alleged indecent exposure by neighbor's oldest son 06/21/2023 04:00pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho father killed a neighboring family because he was upset that the neighbor’s 18-year-old son had reportedly exposed himself to the man’s children, a police document alleges. Majorjon Kaylor, 31, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the Father's Day DC region is home to two of the nation's best children's hospitals 06/21/2023 05:17am • When parents in the D.C. area need the best advanced medical care for their children, they don't have to look far. Both Children's National Hospital in D.C. and Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore, Maryland, have landed on the Top Ten Honor Roll of U.S. News and World Reports Best Ch Parents take on struggle for trans rights for their kids and others in conservative Poland 06/21/2023 04:48am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The parents stood by side-by-side wearing signs offering free hugs at Warsaw's Pride celebration last weekend. One after another, young gay and transgender people accepted the warm embrace of other people's parents. Agata Misiorna, the mother of a transgender son, wore a T-s Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution 06/20/2023 10:45pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge struck down Arkansas' first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. U.S. District Judge Jay 2023-2024 Best Children's Hospitals Specialty Top-50 Rankings 06/20/2023 08:00pm • U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals 2023-2024 Pediatric Specialty RankingsThe results are in! Announcing the U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals 2023-2024 rankings, which rate eligible medical centers in 10 pediatric specialties. Ratings are based on hospital-submitted data, including measurements s Best Children's Hospitals 2023-2024 Honor Roll and Overview 06/20/2023 08:00pm • The annual U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals rankings, now in their 17th year, offer guidance to parents seeking the best place for their very sick child. The top 50 medical centers are ranked in 10 specialties, including pediatric cancer, pediatric cardiology and heart surgery and pediatric ortho 10 Best Health Care Stocks to Buy for 2023 06/20/2023 08:00pm • Health care stocks have lagged behind the broader market so far in 2023, but they can be a solid defensive play in an uncertain economy. People don't typically reduce their prescription drug purchases or put off procedures and trips to the doctor just because the economy is in a slump. The Centers f