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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians working indoors are getting immediate protections from extreme heat as much of the state bakes in triple-digit temperatures this week. California has had heat standards on the books for…

Health insurance agents who fraudulently enroll consumers in Affordable Care Act health plans could be subject to criminal charges — and civil penalties of $10,000 to $200,000 — under legislation introduced Wednesday by Sen.…

Planned Parenthood’s political and advocacy organizations will use a more than $40 million war chest to blitz GOP officeholders and candidates in an effort to flip the House and maintain Democratic control of the Senate and…

Louisiana lawmakers have added two drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care to the state’s list of controlled dangerous substances, a move that has alarmed doctors in the state. Mifepristone and…

WALL, S.D. — Stacey Schulz parks in a rear lot to avoid the crowded Main Street entrances to her local pharmacy. “During the summer, it’s kind of hectic,” she said after greeting the pharmacist and technician by name.…

El farmacéutico Mark Mikhael ha perdido 50 libras en los últimos 12 meses. Ya no tiene diabetes y está “en un peso corporal ideal”, con su colesterol por debajo de 200 por primera vez en 20 años. “Me siento fantástico”, dijo.…

Mark Kreidler California lawmakers are pursuing legislation aimed at protecting children from the dangers of social media, one of many efforts around the country to confront what U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and other public…

Arthur Allen Illustration by Oona Tempest Pharmacist Mark Mikhael has lost 50 pounds over the past 12 months. He no longer has diabetes and finds himself “at my ideal body weight,” with his cholesterol below 200 for the first…

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A partir de septiembre, si alguien en Clemmons, Carolina del Norte, llama al 911 para pedir ayuda porque una persona está sufriendo un paro cardíaco, el primero en intervenir en la escena podrá ser un dron que lleve un…