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Alaska Senate Passes Abortion Bill
The Associated PressThe Alaska Senate has passed a bill that would define what constitutes a "medically necessary" abortion. SB49 pertains to what abortions Alaska must pay for under the state Medicaid program. It calls on the Department of Health and Social Services to...Tags: Medicaid, Abortion, Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Social Issues
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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut's First Robotic-Assisted Single Site Hysterectomy
HartfordA surgical team at Hartford Hospital performed the state's and New England's first da Vinci - or robotic-assisted single site hysterectomy on May 2. The patient's uterus was removed through one tiny incision in the belly button, making the procedure...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Hartford Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Hysterectomy
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Breast milk donations accepted in Oak Park
An Oak Park doctor has started accepting donations of breast milk, largely for use by intensive care units in hospitals that treat premature babies whose mothers can't provide the milk on their own. Milk is donated by mothers who pass a screening that...Tags: Park Ridge, Premature Birth, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Oak Park, Human Interest
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Jackson wins GOP Lt. Gov. nomination, Obenshain gets A.G. nod
RICHMOND – Chesapeake-based minister E.W. Jackson won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor and state Sen. Mark Obenshain won the nomination for attorney general at the state party convention Saturday. Jackson won the nomination in the...
Tags: Justice System, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Republican Party, Politics, Abortion Issue
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Obenshain wins GOP attorney general nomination
RICHMOND – State Sen. Mark Obenshain beat out Del. Rob Bell for the Republican nomination for attorney general at the party convention Saturday. As of press time delegates were on their fourth vote to determine the GOP lieutenant governor nominee,...Tags: Justice System, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Politics, Abortion Issue, Parties and Movements
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Clermont location is Goodwill Industries of Central Florida's first 'American-made' retail store
Goodwill Industries of Central Florida has opened its first "American-made" retail store and Job Connection Center at 1855 S. Grand Highway, Clermont. Completed in partnership with Winter Park-based Williams Company, roughly 98 percent of the...
Tags: Healthcare Provider, Raymond James Financial Incorporated, Oncology, Lake County (Florida), University of Georgia
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Judge temporarily delays 12-week abortion law in Arkansas
An Arkansas law that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Friday. In a ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright in Little Rock granted a preliminary injunction...Tags: Justice System, Court Preliminary, Laws, Judges, Abortion
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READER SUBMITTED: Bilingual Integrative Medical Practice Opens in Farmington
FarmingtonSald Primary Care & Integrative Medicine opened in May 1 with a treatment center in Farmington that offers patients access to a primary care physician, naturopathic physician, acupuncture and nutritional counseling. In addition, all support staff...Tags: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Education, Physical Conditions, Fibromyalgia
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Angelina Jolie among growing number of women choosing mastectomy before cancer
Actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy rather than risk developing breast cancer hit close to home for Melissa DeSantis, a Bel Air mother of three children. As DeSantis read about Jolie's experience, she began to feel a sense of...
Tags: Angelina Jolie, Oncology, Ovarian Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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LETTER: 1950s Not Quite So Rosy
In response to the letter "Back To The 1950s" [May 11]: The point being missed by the letter writer is that President Obama was speaking about one issue, women's health, being taken back to the 1950s by today's opponents of Planned Parenthood and...Tags: Abortion, Barack Obama, Korean War (1950-1953), Planned Parenthood, Social Issues
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Angelina Jolie and the fate of breast cancer genes
Angelina Jolie’s Op-Ed in the New York Times about getting a double mastectomy after learning that she was at risk of getting breast cancer struck a chord with fellow celebs as well as with Los Angeles Times staffers Anna Gorman and Paul Whitefield,...
Tags: Anna Gorman, Biotechnology Industry, Angelina Jolie, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer
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READER SUBMITTED: Three ECHN Events: Test Drive The Robot, Be The Match, Make Your Mammogram Appointment
Eastern ConnecticutThe da Vinci Si surgical system is transforming lives with smaller incisions for faster recovery and less pain. Join Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) and members of the Manchester Memorial Hospital Perioperative Robotic Team on Saturday, May 18,...Tags: Lymphoma, South Windsor, Mammogram, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Insurance
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