Today's Top Health News Story
Over 1 million claims related to toxic exposure granted under new veterans law, Biden will announce
President Joe Biden, intent on selling his legislative accomplishments this election year, will travel to New Hampshire to detail the impact of a law that helps veterans get key benefits as a result of burn pit or other toxic exposure during their service More »
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US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding
A top U.S. pediatricians’ group is making a sharp policy change about breastfeeding by people with HIV More »
Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal
An inquiry has found that British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products and hid the truth about the disaster for decades More »
What happened in the UK's infected blood scandal from the 1970s to '90s?
The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry has been published, six years after it started its work More »
The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it
Many Democrats campaigning for the Senate this year say they support suspending the filibuster rule to pass nationwide abortion protections More »
US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them
The Environmental Protection Agency warns that cyberattacks against water utilities around the U.S. are becoming more frequent and more severe More »
Nevada abortion-rights measure has enough signatures for November ballot, supporters say
Abortion access advocates in Nevada say they have submitted almost twice the number of petition signatures needed to qualify a measure for the November ballot that would enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution More »
After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians
After one North Carolina city's only hospital closed, residents there say they're not only worried about their health but they've lost trust in politicians More »
Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state's near-ban on abortion stand?
A judge's decision in a lawsuit against Ohio’s ban on most abortions could be near More »
For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change
States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services More »
