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Louisianaās new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims
Read full article: Louisianaās new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claimsLouisianaās new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances is being challenged in a state court lawsuit by a physician, a pharmacist, two women who had difficult pregnancies and others.
A promising schizophrenia drug showed mixed results. What does that mean for patients?
Read full article: A promising schizophrenia drug showed mixed results. What does that mean for patients?Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for one year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of the research.
'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions
Read full article: 'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millionsAmericans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025.
EU Commission fines Teva $500 million for trying to stop rival's multiple sclerosis drug
Read full article: EU Commission fines Teva $500 million for trying to stop rival's multiple sclerosis drugThe European Commission has fined Israeli generic drugmaker Teva more than 460 million euros ($500 million) for improperly seeking to protect the patent for its multiple sclerosis drug and for disparaging a rival companyās development of a competing medicine.
Vapes, e-cigarettes banned in San Antonioās public spaces
Read full article: Vapes, e-cigarettes banned in San Antonioās public spacesAn alarming trend of younger people and teens using e-cigarettes and vapes is pushing the City of San Antonio to change its Smoke-Free Ordinance to include these products.
Brown water, extreme chlorine smells: E. Coli found in Floresville water sparks outrage
Read full article: Brown water, extreme chlorine smells: E. Coli found in Floresville water sparks outrageForty-five homes in a Floresville, Texas subdivision depend on a well for water, but they tell KSAT that for about two years now, the water quality has them afraid for their health.
Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads
Read full article: Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion adsA federal judge has continued to block the head of Floridaās health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure on next weekās ballot.
Self-checks lead to early breast cancer diagnosis for San Antonio mother
Read full article: Self-checks lead to early breast cancer diagnosis for San Antonio motherMorgan Fernandez, 41, is sharing her story of positivity and perseverance after her breast cancer diagnosis, hoping to raise awareness about the disease.
Attack on a health center used in an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills 2 police officers
Read full article: Attack on a health center used in an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills 2 police officersPakistani officials say militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in the country's northwest, triggering a shootout that left two police officers dead.
People opt out of organ donation programs after reports of a man mistakenly declared dead
Read full article: People opt out of organ donation programs after reports of a man mistakenly declared deadTransplant experts are seeing a spike in people refusing to become organ donors, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead.
Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases
Read full article: Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio casesPakistan has begun a nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases.
US Air Force veteran finds hope in suicide prevention therapy focusing on stress responses
Read full article: US Air Force veteran finds hope in suicide prevention therapy focusing on stress responsesRecent research is presenting a new way of thinking about suicide prevention, and both experts and patients believe itās already saving lives.
McDonaldās Quarter Pounder back on the menu after testing rules out beef patties as E. coli source
Read full article: McDonaldās Quarter Pounder back on the menu after testing rules out beef patties as E. coli sourceMcDonald's says testing has ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E.
Daylight saving time ends next weekend. This is how to prepare for the potential health effects
Read full article: Daylight saving time ends next weekend. This is how to prepare for the potential health effectsNext Sunday is the time to move clocks back in the U.S. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Nov. 3, which means setting your clock back an hour.
San Antonio family shares miraculous story of 1-year-old boy born with rare congenital heart defect
Read full article: San Antonio family shares miraculous story of 1-year-old boy born with rare congenital heart defectA prenatal diagnosis prepared one San Antonio family and University Health staff for the birth of a little boy named Max.
At least 75 people are sickened as the deadly McDonald's E. coli outbreak expands
Read full article: At least 75 people are sickened as the deadly McDonald's E. coli outbreak expandsA food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75 people sickened in 13 states.
Harris and BeyoncƩ ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump
Read full article: Harris and BeyoncƩ ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against TrumpKamala Harris and BeyoncƩ ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Donald Trump on Friday.
Officials find no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after Missouri investigation
Read full article: Officials find no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after Missouri investigationHealth officials say thereās no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after investigating a mysterious Missouri infection.
Struggling with medical debt? Hereās how a consumer watchdog is taking action to protect patients
Read full article: Struggling with medical debt? Hereās how a consumer watchdog is taking action to protect patientsMedical debt is a growing issue in the US, with many patients stuck paying bills they may not owe. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken steps to address these concerns and provide protections for patients facing unfair debt collection practices.
McDonald's and Boar's Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safe
Read full article: McDonald's and Boar's Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safeDeadly food poisoning outbreaks tied to McDonald's and Boar's Head may have left Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S. food supply.
British killer nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal bid for attempted baby murder conviction
Read full article: British killer nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal bid for attempted baby murder convictionAn appeals court in London has rejected British killer nurse Lucy Letbyās bid to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl in her care.
EPA imposes stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paint
Read full article: EPA imposes stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paintThe Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities.
How will abortion laws motivate women in North Carolina to vote in this election?
Read full article: How will abortion laws motivate women in North Carolina to vote in this election?Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, tensions over abortion have only intensified, setting the presidential election up as a referendum on fundamental rights for tens of millions of women.
Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or Trump
Read full article: Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or TrumpTikTok videos of women turned away from emergency rooms because of state abortion bans haunt one young female voter in North Carolina.
People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommend
Read full article: People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommendU.S. health officials are recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses.
50 years after Philadelphia halted prison medical testing, families seek reparations
Read full article: 50 years after Philadelphia halted prison medical testing, families seek reparationsFifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed a University of Pennsylvania researcher to conduct human testing on incarcerated people, many of them Black.
Bad state data may misdirect nearly $1 billion in federal funds to replace lead pipes
Read full article: Bad state data may misdirect nearly $1 billion in federal funds to replace lead pipesThe Environmental Protection Agency didn't ensure that states submitted accurate estimates of the number of lead pipes they had.
Nationwide E. coli, Listeria outbreaks prompt health warnings
Read full article: Nationwide E. coli, Listeria outbreaks prompt health warningsA recent outbreak of E. Coli and Listeria is being reported across our nation. A local doctor is giving advice on what can be done to protect yourself against these foodborne illnesses.
Quarter Pounders are off the menu at 20% of McDonald's in US as E. coli cases are investigated
Read full article: Quarter Pounders are off the menu at 20% of McDonald's in US as E. coli cases are investigatedMcDonaldās is working to reassure U.S. customers that its restaurants are safe even as federal investigators try to pinpoint the cause of a deadly E.
Harris ad shows a Texas woman who lost baby and nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban
Read full article: Harris ad shows a Texas woman who lost baby and nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion banA striking new Kamala Harris campaign ad campaign that seeks to highlight increasingly perilous medical care for women since the fall of Roe tells the story of a Texas woman named Ondrea who got a life-threatening infection when she couldnāt get medical care after she miscarried, and now may no longer be able to have children.
UK regulator approves second Alzheimer's drug in months but government won't pay for it
Read full article: UK regulator approves second Alzheimer's drug in months but government won't pay for itBritainās drug regulator approved the Alzheimerās drug Kisunla on Wednesday, but the government wonāt be paying for it after an independent watchdog agency said the treatment isnāt worth the cost to taxpayers.
An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana dispute
Read full article: An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana disputeA judge has appointed a mediator to try to negotiate an end to a long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama.
Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
Read full article: Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report saysA new report finds that women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
KSAT photojournalist shares colon cancer survival story
Read full article: KSAT photojournalist shares colon cancer survival storyAdam Barraza, 35, is in that group. Barraza, a photojournalist at KSAT, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018. Itās difficult for him to recall the moment he learned the news.
Kaiser mental health workers go on strike in Southern California over staffing, workloads
Read full article: Kaiser mental health workers go on strike in Southern California over staffing, workloadsMore than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California have begun an open-ended strike over increased workloads and staffing shortages.
White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
Read full article: White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth controlPeople with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the āmorning afterā pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday.
Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
Read full article: Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaignPolio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the country polio-free.
In New York, a constitutional amendment provides election fodder for the left and the right
Read full article: In New York, a constitutional amendment provides election fodder for the left and the rightDemocrats pushed to get a constitutional amendment on New Yorkās ballot this November because they believed it could energize liberals eager to protect abortion rights.
CVS workers strike at 7 Southern California stores for better pay and health care
Read full article: CVS workers strike at 7 Southern California stores for better pay and health careWorkers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company.
Rock ānā Roll Running Series returns to San Antonio for 16th year in December
Read full article: Rock ānā Roll Running Series returns to San Antonio for 16th year in DecemberLace up your running shoes. The Rock ānā Roll Running Series is returning to the Alamo City for its16th year in December.
Tennessee judges say doctors can't be disciplined for providing emergency abortions
Read full article: Tennessee judges say doctors can't be disciplined for providing emergency abortionsA three-judge panel has ruled that Tennessee cannot discipline doctors who provide emergency abortions to protect the life of the mother while a lawsuit challenging the stateās sweeping abortion ban continues.
Committee reviewing euthanasia in Canada finds some deaths driven by homelessness fears, isolation
Read full article: Committee reviewing euthanasia in Canada finds some deaths driven by homelessness fears, isolationAn expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canadaās most populous province has identified several cases where patients asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness.
Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support
Read full article: Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international supportAfrica's top public health agency says the number of mpox-related deaths in the continent has surpassed 1,000 and warned of the continuing threat of cross-border contamination and a lack of rapid test kits.
Adult day centers offer multicultural hubs for older people of color
Read full article: Adult day centers offer multicultural hubs for older people of colorAdult day centers are the most racially diverse long-term care setting in the U.S. They also serve the least amount of people of all long-term care settings, in part because of the cost and limited insurance coverage options.
After hurricane, with no running water, residents organize to meet a basic need
Read full article: After hurricane, with no running water, residents organize to meet a basic needIt takes water to flush a toilet yet tens of thousands of North Carolinians have been without it since Hurricane Helene ripped through the state three weeks ago.
āI have a purposeā: Blood cancer survivor finds joy in family, crafts and supporting lifesaving research
Read full article: āI have a purposeā: Blood cancer survivor finds joy in family, crafts and supporting lifesaving researchEight months and five rounds of chemotherapy later, Audrey Ramsbacher was in remission. She knows others arenāt as lucky.
San Antonio teen and her mother share story of blood cancer diagnosis ahead of āLight the Nightā
Read full article: San Antonio teen and her mother share story of blood cancer diagnosis ahead of āLight the NightāA San Antonio teen is sharing her story of surviving blood cancer to give others hope.
Listeria recall grows to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, some of it sent to US schools
Read full article: Listeria recall grows to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, some of it sent to US schoolsA nationwide recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria bacteria has expanded to nearly 12 million pounds.
Serena Williams says she had a benign cyst removed from her neck and 'all is OK'
Read full article: Serena Williams says she had a benign cyst removed from her neck and 'all is OK'Serena Williams says she had a benign branchial cyst āthe size of a small grapefruitā removed from her neck and āall is OK.ā.
Social media companies failed to protect children, teens from online dangers, FTC report reveals
Read full article: Social media companies failed to protect children, teens from online dangers, FTC report revealsThe Federal Trade Commission issued a study that showed how social media companies are failing to protect teenagers from targeted advertising and online dangers.
New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill
Read full article: New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally illA new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain was introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that lawmakers will debate allowing doctors to help end peopleās lives after previous court challenges to change the law failed.
A Texas board rejects clemency plea from a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case
Read full article: A Texas board rejects clemency plea from a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome caseThe Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied a request for clemency for a man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
Protesters demand Kellogg remove artificial colors from Froot Loops and other cereals
Read full article: Protesters demand Kellogg remove artificial colors from Froot Loops and other cerealsDozens of people have rallied outside the Michigan headquarters of WK Kellogg Co. to demand that the company remove artificial dyes from their cereals in the U.S. The maker of Froot Loops and Apple Jacks announced nearly a decade ago that it would remove artificial colors and ingredients from its products by 2018.
USDA launches an internal investigation into the deadly Boar's Head outbreak
Read full article: USDA launches an internal investigation into the deadly Boar's Head outbreakU.S. Agriculture Department officials have launched an internal investigation into how the agency handled reports of serious problems tied to a deadly listeria outbreak at a Boar's Head deli meat plant in Virginia.
Walz unveils Harris' plan for rural voters as campaign looks to cut into Trump's edge
Read full article: Walz unveils Harris' plan for rural voters as campaign looks to cut into Trump's edgeDemocratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz unveiled his ticketās plans to improve the lives of rural voters as Vice President Kamala Harris looks to cut into former President Donald Trumpās support.
Florida government finds fault with abortion ballot measure over ads and petitions
Read full article: Florida government finds fault with abortion ballot measure over ads and petitionsFlorida's government has threatened TV stations over an ad promoting an abortion-rights ballot measure and is now alleging fraud in petitions to get it before voters.
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa expected to play again this season
Read full article: Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa expected to play again this seasonDolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to play football again in 2024 after being diagnosed with his third concussion in two years earlier this season.
What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it
Read full article: What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over itA Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. under a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
Voters with disabilities are feeling ignored by presidential candidates
Read full article: Voters with disabilities are feeling ignored by presidential candidatesA new report from Rutgers University estimates that about 40.2 million eligible voters in the quickly approaching U.S. presidential election are disabled.
Moreno's abortion comment rattles debate in expensive Senate race in Republican-leaning Ohio
Read full article: Moreno's abortion comment rattles debate in expensive Senate race in Republican-leaning OhioOhio's close Senate race took a twist recently when cellphone video surfaced of Republican Bernie Moreno criticizing women whose votes are driven by the abortion issue.
Doctor deems Harris in 'excellent health.' Her team aims to contrast with Trump's scant medical info
Read full article: Doctor deems Harris in 'excellent health.' Her team aims to contrast with Trump's scant medical infoVice President Kamala Harris says Republican Donald Trump isn't releasing information about his health because he doesn't want the public to see if he's fit to be president.
NFL concussion protocol was followed when Bills QB Josh Allen was evaluated in Houston, league says
Read full article: NFL concussion protocol was followed when Bills QB Josh Allen was evaluated in Houston, league saysThe NFL and its players association say the required steps were followed when Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was evaluated for a concussion last week at Houston and cleared to return to the game.
Texas man drops lawsuit against women he accused of helping his wife get abortion pills
Read full article: Texas man drops lawsuit against women he accused of helping his wife get abortion pillsA Texas man who sued his ex-wifeās friends for helping her obtain an abortion informed the court that the two sides reached a settlement, forgoing the need for a trial that would have tested his argument that their actions amounted to assisting in a wrongful death.
Abortion has passed inflation as the top election issue for women under 30, survey finds
Read full article: Abortion has passed inflation as the top election issue for women under 30, survey findsA survey has found that abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30.
Doc Talk: CHRISTUS Childrenās physician answers viewersā pediatric questions
Read full article: Doc Talk: CHRISTUS Childrenās physician answers viewersā pediatric questionsCHRISTUS Childrenās Hospital physician Dr. Courtney Smith joined KSAT anchors Steve Spriester and Stephania Jimenez to answer viewersā health pediatric questions on ear infections, iron levels and diabetes.