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Cancer centers say US chemotherapy shortage is leading to treatment complications

Cancer centers say US chemotherapy shortage is leading to treatment complications

A growing shortage of common cancer treatments is forcing doctors to switch medications and delaying some care, prominent U.S. cancer centers say.
Newer heart transplant method could allow more patients a chance at lifesaving surgery

Newer heart transplant method could allow more patients a chance at lifesaving surgery

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a different approach can be just as successful and boost the number of available organs.

Judge weighs Missouri GOP dispute over estimated cost of allowing abortions

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
What kind of surgery did Pope Francis have, and why?

What kind of surgery did Pope Francis have, and why?

LONDON (AP) — Pope Francis emerged from a three-hour abdominal surgery at a Rome hospital on Wednesday evening, with no known complications, the Vatican said.
Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports

Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
A look at Pope Francis' health over the years

A look at Pope Francis' health over the years

Pope Francis has had three hospitalizations since he was elected pope in 2013, and underwent major surgery as a young man to have part of one lung removed.

Polish prosecutors and ombudsman investigate death of pregnant woman in hospital

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors and the patients’ ombudsman in Poland are investigating the death of a pregnant woman at a hospital, amid the family’s accusations that the doctors kept them in the dark as to the danger and didn't take proper steps
How to stay healthy as wildfire smoke spreads across large swaths of Canada

How to stay healthy as wildfire smoke spreads across large swaths of Canada

As wildfires continue to rage in parts of Western and Central Canada, the smoke is blanketing cities and communities far away from the blazes and triggering air quality alerts.
Court seeks compromise that might preserve preventive health insurance mandates as appeals play out

Court seeks compromise that might preserve preventive health insurance mandates as appeals play out

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal appeals court judges are seeking compromise on whether government requirements that health insurance include coverage for HIV prevention, cancer screenings and some other types of preventive care can be maintained while a l
ER staff say recruit more doctors, nurses or risk worse conditions

ER staff say recruit more doctors, nurses or risk worse conditions

Resuscitating trauma patients on the floor of emergency rooms and examining sick people on stretchers instead of beds has become an increasingly tough reality for staff, says the head of a group that represents ER physicians across the country. Dr.