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Among women in the study, nearly half reported using the licensed abortion drug misoprostol or another medication in their most recent attempt to self-terminate a pregnancy, while 38 percent used herbs they heard could induce abortion, and…

Global Wellness expert Deepak Chopra has told CNBC that he is "devastated" and "heartbroken" about the Covid-19 crisis currently gripping India, saying he feels the country could have managed the situation much better.Chopra, who was born…

NASHVILLE — She struggled through the night as she had so many times before, restless from sickle cell pain that felt like knives stabbing her bones. When morning broke, she wept at the edge of her hotel-room bed, her stomach wrenched in a…

A crowd of travelers check in for their flights at LAX on Friday, May 28, 2021.Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesThe U.S. has reported the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in more than a year, as the nation's airports over…

Last month, as the Food and Drug Administration paused use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine to evaluate the risk of blood clots in women under 50, many scientists noted that clots associated with birth control pills were much…

A box of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine doses from Johnson & Johnson is pictured in Grubbs Pharmacy on Capitol Hill on Monday April 12, 2021.Tom Williams | CQ Appeal, Inc. | Getty ImagesLONDON - The UK Medicines Agency approved Janssen's…

Like moving turtleneck sweaters to the back of the closet, it’s time to retire well-aged whiskeys and bring on the clear spirits, fruit juices and crushed ice. The warmer seasons demand refreshing drinks, alcoholic or not, served in tall,…

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will receive an update on battling the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic when they visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on…

I met him through Alan Lightman, who had emailed me to say he was coming to New York to give a talk, and did I want to have dinner with him and two guests — his daughter and a man named Dan.I instantly felt this, just, radiance, a kind of…

Uber offered it to the drivers. Airbnb did it for hosts. Now Doximity is making it available to doctors, but in a much bigger way.In its IPO prospectus on Friday, health tech company Doximity - often referred to as LinkedIn for Doctors -…