The final 3 anti-abortion activists have been sentenced in a Tennessee clinic blockade

The final 3 anti-abortion activists have been sentenced in a Tennessee clinic blockade

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The final three anti-abortion activists convicted of a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade were sentenced this week, including the person considered to be the main organizer of the action. Chester Gallagher was sentenced on Thursday to 16 months in prison, by far the longest sentence among 11 people convicted of various offenses. In … Read more

Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies

Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies, the state’s department of health announced Friday. The person’s death marks a rare occurrence, as fewer than 10 people in the the U.S. die from rabies each year, according to the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. … Read more

Amazon and Walmart still selling older dressers at risk of tipping over, Consumer Reports finds

Amazon and Walmart still selling older dressers at risk of tipping over, Consumer Reports finds

Amazon, Walmart and Wayfair are among the retailers that continue to sell older dressers at risk of tipping over — a particular concern for U.S. households with little kids, according to findings released this week by Consumer Reports. A year after the implementation of new furniture safety standards, tests by the consumer advocacy group  have … Read more

USDA cut back on listeria testing nationwide, ahead of deadly Boar’s Head outbreak

USDA cut back on listeria testing nationwide, ahead of deadly Boar’s Head outbreak

In the year leading up to a deadly listeria outbreak now traced back to recalled Boar’s Head deli meats, U.S. Department of Agriculture records show that Biden administration officials quietly made significant cuts to planned testing for germs across America’s food supply.  The department says the cuts did not translate to significantly fewer tests at … Read more

Massachusetts governor says a hospital was seized through eminent domain to keep it open

Massachusetts governor says a hospital was seized through eminent domain to keep it open

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday that her administration has formally seized a hospital through eminent domain to help keep it open and transition to a new owner. St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boston is one of a group operated by Texas-based Steward Health Care, which had announced its bankruptcy in May. Operations … Read more

Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis

Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis still haunting his state. The lawsuit Attorney General Russell Coleman filed this week in state court claims St. Louis-based Express Scripts and its affiliated … Read more

BMA takes ‘neutral position’ on gender review

BMA takes ‘neutral position’ on gender review

Getty Images The doctors’ union, the BMA, says it will take “a neutral position” on the recommendations of a landmark review into care for children and young people with gender identity issues. The British Medical Association (BMA) had previously called for a pause in implementing its recommendations – including a move away from drugs to … Read more