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'Outbreak' of opioid overdoses in Austin, Texas, linked to 8 deaths and over 50 emergency calls

Authorities said they started receiving an increase in opioid calls around 9 a.m. Monday. Two persons of interest have been detained.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid.

New research shows how a surge of anger could raise heart attack risk

A new study suggests an explanation for a previously observed link between anger and heart attacks.
A photo of a woman yelling in anger; a medical diagram of a human heart
A photo of a woman yelling in anger; a medical diagram of a human heart

Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect, cutting off access in much of the South

More than 9,000 people traveled to Florida for abortions last year. The new law means the state is no longer a refuge for abortion access in the South.
Women's Clinic Prepares For Enactment Of Florida's New Restrictive Abortion Law
Women's Clinic Prepares For Enactment Of Florida's New Restrictive Abortion Law

At Florida abortion clinics, packed waiting rooms and phones ringing nonstop in days before ban

Clinic staff described packed waiting rooms, full parking lots and phones ringing nonstop in the final days before the state's new law takes effect.
Supreme Court hears contraception case
Supreme Court hears contraception case

Get screened for breast cancer starting at age 40, new recommendations say

Women in their 40s and older should get a mammogram every other year, according to official new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman's breast for breast cancer.
Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman's breast for breast cancer.

The WHO overturned dogma on how airborne diseases spread. Will the CDC act on it?

A new report comes as the CDC is updating its guidance for infection control. A committee advising the agency seems poised to brush the latest science aside.
Doctors and nurses attend to Covid-19 patient in a coma
Doctors and nurses attend to Covid-19 patient in a coma

USDA to test ground beef in states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows

The agency said it remains confident the meat supply is safe.
Cows stand in the milking parlor
Cows stand in the milking parlor

FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

The new regulation was met with pushback from the testing industry, which has long resisted additional government scrutiny.
Food And Drug Administration Headquarters In Maryland
Food And Drug Administration Headquarters In Maryland

Bird flu cases are likely being missed in dairy workers, experts say

Experts maintain the milk supply is safe. Their focus is on keeping the people who work with cows from getting sick.
A dairy worker prepares a cow for milking inside the dairy barn at a farm in Ancramdale, N.Y
A dairy worker prepares a cow for milking inside the dairy barn at a farm in Ancramdale, N.Y
6d ago

Biden administration delays plans to ban menthol cigarettes

The delay comes two years after the Food and Drug Administration first announced its proposed rules for the ban.
Joe Biden
Joe Biden

King Charles to resume public duties after 'progress' in cancer treatment

Buckingham Palace said Friday that Charles, 75, was "greatly encouraged” by the return "and very grateful to his medical team for their continued care and expertise.”
Image: Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla
Image: Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla

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