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Mifepristone and a similar drug are approved and used to treat conditions beyond abortion, including uterine fibroids and endometriosis. The segment examines how efforts by anti-abortion groups to further restrict these drugs can affect treatment for those other conditions.
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A new report by Accra Reset warns that US withdrawal from aid programs, especially USAID and Pepfar, has strained healthcare in Africa and the Global South, forcing countries to restructure financing and absorb health workers. It cites clinic closures, funding contraction, and calls for greater country ownership, while polling shows many Americans support restoring some aid.
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Lindsay Clancy’s attorney has asked a judge to investigate the lone juror who voted to convict her, citing alleged cellphone use during deliberations and questionnaire issues. Juror Michael Desronvil says he had no doubts about Clancy’s guilt, while 11 other jurors favored acquittal by reason of postpartum psychosis. The judge declared a mistrial, and defense lawyers are also seeking dismissal rather than a new trial.
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Lindsay Clancy’s attorney asked a judge to investigate the lone holdout juror who favored conviction and to dismiss the murder case rather than retry it after a mistrial. The report details defense motions, the jury split over postpartum psychosis, and the holdout juror’s denial of wrongdoing.
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A Danish study finds people with type 2 diabetes face higher risks of several cancers, especially obesity-related cancers, with risk patterns differing by sex and cancer type. Researchers stress the findings show an association rather than causation and call for more attention to cancer prevention in diabetes care.
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An unlicensed spa operator in Riverdale was charged with homicide after a 27-year-old woman died following an NAD+ anti-aging injection. The article reports the upgraded charges, the victim’s death, and the suspect’s prior arrests and licensing issues.
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Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer asked a judge to investigate the lone holdout juror in her murder trial and filed a separate motion to dismiss the case rather than retry her. The jury mistrialed after 11 jurors favored clearing Clancy due to postpartum psychosis, while one juror sided with prosecutors.
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The article excerpts a Vox podcast discussion about recent progress in Alzheimer’s research, including FDA-approved amyloid-targeting drugs lecanemab and donanemab, promising tau and inflammation research, and possible GLP-1 benefits. It presents the field as increasingly optimistic after decades of slow progress.
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Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, died at 27 in a rehab facility. Months earlier he posted about undergoing an ibogaine treatment for addiction. Police are investigating the death as a suspected overdose.
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A Tennessee woman was paralyzed when a man fell from a tree during a concert at the Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville. She suffered a severed spinal cord and remains hospitalized with uncertainty about walking again, while a fundraiser has been started for her.
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An inquest has heard how Alexander Lewis-Ranwell killed three elderly men in Exeter in 2019 after being released from police custody, despite signs of disturbed and aggressive behaviour. The coroner outlined repeated custody interactions and a missed mental health assessment before the killings. Lewis-Ranwell was later found not guilty by reason of insanity and detained indefinitely.
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Sens. Susan Collins and Patty Murray, leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, condemned reported White House plans to give political appointees more control over NIH grant approvals. They argued the move would politicize science and violate congressional intent, while the White House has not publicly confirmed the plans.