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Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and …

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about the government's COVID-19 response, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Jan. 13, 2022. President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu shot, the White House said Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Some providers are dropping gender-affirming care for …

A stockpile of testosterone sits on a shelf in Becky Hormuth's kitchen Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Wentzville, Mo. Hormuth has been carefully dosing the drug given to her 16-year-old because she is fearful of losing care for her son who came out as transgender about four years ago as some states have worked to ban gender-affirming for minors. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to …

CORRECTS BYLINE TO MARK TESKE, NOT DEBORAH KOTZ - In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, surgeons perform a pig heart transplant into Lawrence Faucette at the school's hospital in Baltimore, Md., in September 2023. Two days after the transplant, Lawrence was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, doctors said Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (Deborah Kotz/University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP)

Brazil’s top court opens vote on decriminalizing abortion …

Supreme Court President Rosa Weber presides over a session to decide on whether to overturn or maintain a ruling on the legality of boundaries for vast Indigenous lands in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Six of the 11 Supreme Court justices went on to vote against establishing a cut-off date after which Indigenous peoples could not claim new territory. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno)

Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case …

FILE - Connor Thonen-Fleck addresses reporters while his parents stand by his side, Monday March 11, 2019, in Durham, N.C., at the announcement of a lawsuit against North Carolina officials over how the state health plan is run. A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have broad-ranging implications on whether individual states are constitutionally required to cover healthcare for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance. (AP Photo/ Jonathan Drew, FIle)

An Idaho man has measles. Health officials are trying …

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID …

FILE - COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York, April 5, 2023. The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

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Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an …

Kai Koerber showcases his app, Joy, on Thursday, July 27, 2023, in Berkeley, Calif. Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members on Valentine's Day in 2018. Seeing his peers — and himself — struggle with returning to normal, he says he wanted to do something to help people manage their emotions on their own terms. The result was Joy, which uses artificial intelligence to suggest bite-sized mindfulness activities for people based on how they are feeling. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

England’s National Health Service operates on holiday-level …

Junior doctors and medical consultants stand on the picket line outside University College Hospital in London, amid their dispute with the government over pay, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

Sacramento prosecutor sues California’s capital city …

Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho stands with supporters and victims of alleged crimes by homeless residents on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, at a news conference announcing that his office is suing the city of Sacramento. A group of residents and business owners also filed a companion lawsuit against the city. The prosecutor had threatened in August to file charges against city officials if they didn't implement changes within 30 days. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg says Ho is politicizing the issue instead of being a partner with the city.. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

Unlicensed New York City acupuncturist charged after …

Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over …

FILE - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita speaks in Schererville, Ind., Nov. 8, 2022. Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The lawsuit Friday Sept. 15 2023, marks Attorney General Rokita’s latest attempt to seek disciplinary legal action against Dr. Caitlin Bernard. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People …

Downtown Baker City, Ore., is seen on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. After more than a century, women in Baker City will no longer have access to a maternity center with the closure of St. Alphonsus' obstetrical unit, the only one of its kind in Baker County. (AP Photo/Kyle Green)

Donald Trump isn’t backing a national abortion ban. …

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at St. Anselm College, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)