AMNY Why Hochul thinks banning smartphones from New York schools will improve students’ mental health By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Health Panel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment in possible setback for advocates By MATTHEW PERRONE
Health Service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in US military veterans, researchers say By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Health Rural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it’s getting harder to stay open By DEVI SHASTRI
Health US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs By MIKE STOBBE
Health In cities across the US, Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies By KENYA HUNTER
Health Seeking to spotlight Republican resistance, Senate Democrats renew push for IVF rights By STEPHEN GROVES
Health As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind By TOM MURPHY and KASTURI PANANJADY
Health Gunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest By Associated Press
Health Being a patient is getting harder in a strained and complex US health care system By TOM MURPHY
Health Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, new research finds By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Health Oregon officials close entire coast to mussel harvesting due to shellfish poisoning By Associated Press
Health FDA warns parents to avoid infant formula distributed by Texas company due to contamination By MATTHEW PERRONE
Health Is intermittent fasting better than counting calories? Maybe not, but you might stick with it By JONEL ALECCIA
Health Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state’s abortion law over medical exceptions By JIM VERTUNO and JAMIE STENGLE
Health Scientists are testing mRNA vaccines to protect cows and people against bird flu By MIKE STOBBE and LAURAN NEERGAARD
Health Researchers find a single, surprising gene behind a disorder that causes intellectual disability By LAURA UNGAR
Health California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants By ADAM BEAM
Health Another Michigan dairy worker has bird flu, the third US case this year By MIKE STOBBE and JONEL ALECCIA
Health Guillain-Barre syndrome ‘more common than expected’ with RSV vaccine in older people, CDC reiterates By MIKE STOBBE
AMNY Summer weather: Mayor Adams rolls out new preparations for extreme heat, poor air quality By Ethan Stark-Miller
Health Medline recalls 1.5 million adult bed rails following 2 reports of entrapment deaths By Associated Press
Health Lab-grown meat isn’t on store shelves yet, but some states have already banned it By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Health Tennessee governor OKs penalizing adults who help minors receive abortions, gender-affirming care By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Health Germany scraps a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for military servicepeople By Associated Press
AMNY Mount Sinai files another plan to shut down Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Health East, Southeast Asia had record methamphetamine seizures last year. Profits remain in the billions By GRANT PECK
Health UN report says that education, social safety nets vital for Asia to grow rich, cope with aging By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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