Tensions between the anti-abortion groups in the state burst into the open in February. | Getty By RENUKA RAYASAM 07/26/2018 03:50 PM EDT Updated 07/27/2018 10:20 AM EDT 2018-07-27T10:20-0400 AUSTIN, …
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China's Liaoning culls 8,116 hogs after African swine fever outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) – Northeast China’s Liaoning province has culled 8,116 hogs after an outbreak of African swine fever earlier this month, the provincial animal husbandry bureau told Reuters on …
Multi-gene test may find risk for heart disease and more
You know your cholesterol, your blood pressure … your heart gene score? Researchers say a new way of analyzing genetic test data may one day help identify people at high risk of a youthful heart…
HHS official who spread conspiracy theories forced out
Ximena Barreto is the third HHS staffer to depart after POLITICO profiled how Trump appointees were using social media to spread conspiracy theories and make controversial statements. | John Shinkle/P…
Monsanto ordered to pay $289 million in world's first Roundup cancer trial
(Reuters) – A California jury on Friday found Monsanto liable in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleged the company’s glyphosate-based weed-killers, including Roundup, caused his cancer and ordere…
Mayo Clinic names head of Florida campus as new CEO
Mayo Clinic will get a new president and chief executive at the end of the year when Dr. Gianrico Farrugia takes over from Dr. John Noseworthy, the world-renowned health care organization announced Fr…
Trump whacks Obamacare by boosting short-term health plans
The new rules are a reversal of the Obama administration’s efforts to limit short-term plans in the hope of steering more people into comprehensive Obamacare coverage. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images By PA…
Even light drinking may make fatty liver disease worse
(Reuters Health) – People who have fatty liver disease that wasn’t caused by heavy drinking may still need to avoid alcohol if they want to prevent their liver damage from getting worse, a Korea…