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As Alabama decides how to spend its opioid settlement funds, a good samaritan spends her free time helping “her people” who struggle with addiction.
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A group of health care providers and two Louisiana women who were denied abortion care are suing state officials to block a new law that makes common pregnancy medications controlled dangerous substances, arguing the law is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
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Lincoln University in Missouri is heading a USDA-funded project researching the commodity, but its prohibition created high hurdles for getting the crop off the ground.
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Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing the federal government to keep people at two detention facilities in Louisiana locked up beyond the period they can be held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody because some detainees might have been exposed to a rare form of tuberculosis.
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A new survey suggests the number of abortions among women in Louisiana may have risen since the state banned nearly all abortions.
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Pharmacists insist no policies have changed as doctors try to determine why their patients have to chase down medication prior to health procedures.
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In recent years, Catholic bishops have spent millions on campaigns to defeat abortion rights measures at the ballot box. This year, they're taking a dramatically different approach.
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A pilot program in Alabama will distribute $280,000 from opioid settlement funds to support ‘grandfamilies’ formed to raise kids affected by the opioid epidemic.
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The New Orleans Health Department has launched its investigation into whether Louisiana’s new law restricting two common pregnancy medications could harm women’s health or delay medical care.
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“The last thing I need to be asking myself during an emergency … is: ‘Could I go to jail for this?’” a doctor said.
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Dozens of anti-vaccine bills have died in the Louisiana Legislature since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but ultra-conservative lawmakers are gearing up for another fight.
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The federal funding from the Biden-Harris administration will help each state improve maternal health care and opioid addiction treatment in rural communities.