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Aug 24 2020
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Scientists doubt convalescent plasma touted by Trump is a ‘breakthrough’ coronavirus treatment
Scientists and public health officials said Monday they are skeptical convalescent plasma is an effective treatment for patients hospitalized with Covid-19, even after the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the treatment and President Donald Trump touted it as a “breakthrough.”
There are no formally approved drugs or vaccines for the coronavirus.
CNBCFeb 21 2024
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Fertility treatments freeze after Alabama Supreme Court's embryo ruling
Doctors and patients are already rethinking fertility treatments after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that frozen embryos should receive legal protections as "unborn life." Driving the news: The University of Alabama at Birmingham paused in vitro fertilization treatments, citing "the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive
AxiosFeb 21 2024
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Alabama Hospital Shuts Down IVF Treatment Over Fears of Prosecution
A recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling declaring fertilized embryos as “extrauterine children” is already impacting fertility clinics across the state, with one of the largest hospitals temporarily ceasing in-vitro fertilization treatments. The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s health system said Wednesday that it is pausing IVF treatments in the wake of the ruling. University Hospital, the
RollingStone.comFeb 28 2024
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Indiana court rules state's ban on gender-transitioning treatments for minors is enforceable
Indiana can now enforce a law banning minors from seeking gender-transitioning treatments after a federal appeals court ruled to remove a temporary injunction issued by a judge last year, which kept the ban from going into effect last summer. A three-judge panel from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago handed down the decision on Tuesday. Two of the judges were appointed by presidents
Fox News (Online News)Feb 20 2024
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Eastern Oregon leaders push to recriminalize drugs, even as treatment lags
Eastern Oregon voters never fully embraced drug decriminalization, but a sharp turn in public opinion means they may never have to. When state Rep. Greg Smith asked a Boardman audience on Saturday how many of them wanted to recriminalize drugs, most of the few dozen people in the conference room shot up their hands. While the Heppner Republican was asking how many of his constituents were in
Oregon Public BroadcastingFeb 26 2024
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Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde confirms support for IVF and fertility treatments
MADISON — As Republican candidates in key national races seek to distance themselves from a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that could limit the availability of in vitro fertilization, Madison businessman Eric Hovde confirmed on Monday that he supports access to the fertility treatment. "Yes," Hovde campaign spokesman Ben Voelkel wrote in response to a message asking whether the Republican
Milwaukee Journal SentinelMar 08 2024
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Remains found at Waterloo Waste Treatment Plant identified as missing 52-year-old man
Iowa Medical Examiners have identified the remains of a man discovered in the Waterloo Waste Treatment Plant as 52 -year-old Darrin Lenton, who was reported missing on July 10, 2021.
Waterloo Police received a call on Monday of possible remains located in the plant on 2550 Kenyon Ave.
Additional testing is being done, but no foul play is suspected.
Police say this is an
KGAN CBS 2Feb 18 2024
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Former Bears standout Steve McMichael responding well to treatment for MRSA
Steve McMichael is responding well to antibiotics given him to treat MRSA, a staph infection that is resistant to some medications. His improvement has left his wife Misty optimistic that the former Bears star, who has ALS, can leave a New Lenox hospital Tuesday with IV antibiotics. "He's Mongo," she said in a statement Sunday, "and his DNA is different." McMichael was rushed to the emergency
Chicago Sun-TimesMar 07 2024
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Alabama fertility clinics restarting IVF treatments after new law gives legal cover
Alabama fertility clinics that paused in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments last month are gearing up to restart now that the state passed a law that protects patients and clinics from legal liability. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, the state’s largest health system, said in a statement that the legislation provides “some protections” that will allow UAB to restart IVF treatments
The HillFeb 07 2024
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Boston Red Sox To Get Netflix Documentary Treatment For 2024
Netflix and the Boston Red Sox are joining forces for the 2024 season, in an exciting announcement for baseball and sports documentary fans. Over the past few years, Netflix has made sports-themed documentaries a new focus, with the much-loved Formula 1: Drive to Survive series credited with rapidly increasing the popularity of Formula 1 racing in the United States. They followed that up with
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