Health

Legal Muddle Adds to Stress of I.V.F. Patients in Alabama

Leelee Ray and her husband, Austin, have been trying to have a baby for six years, through insemination procedures, two egg retrievals, four embryo transfers, an ectopic pregnancy that could have been deadly and eight miscarriages. With four frozen embryos remaining in storage at a fertility clinic, the Rays, who live in Huntsville, Ala., decided […]

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Sargento recalls nearly a dozen brands of shredded cheese over listeria fears

A well-known cheese maker is recalling products sold across the country due to listeria concerns.  The recall by Plymouth, Wisconsin-based Sargento Foods was initiated on February 5, 2024, and is ongoing, according to an event report posted online by the Food and Drug Administration. An official notice has not yet been posted on the FDA’s

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When Teens Visit Doctors, Increasingly the Subject is Mental Health

The News Increasingly, doctor visits by adolescents and young adults involve mental health diagnoses, along with the prescription of psychiatric medications. That was the conclusion of a new study that found that in 2019, 17 percent of outpatient doctor visits for patients ages 13 to 24 in the United States involved a behavioral or mental

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Top Senators Urge Stores to Stop Selling Illicit Vapes

The chairmen of five key Senate committees on Thursday warned the chief executives of major convenience stores and wholesalers to stop sales of illicit flavored vaping products that they called “widespread violations of federal law.” The senators voiced their concerns in letters to the companies, amplifying the frustration among some lawmakers in Congress over the

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IVF clinics in Alabama that were closed are set to reopen amid reproductive rights battle

IVF clinics in Alabama that were closed are set to reopen amid reproductive rights battle – CBS News Watch CBS News IVF clinics that shut down over a controversial court ruling are getting ready to reopen after Republican lawmakers pushed through a bill to protect those facilities from criminal liability. The state had seen weeks

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