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Kidnapping for Abortion; Death by Nitrogen Gas; Gender-Affirming Care Reaches SCOTUS

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Idaho prosecutors have after they allegedly took the son's teenage girlfriend out of state for an abortion. (AP)

Meanwhile, the Indiana Supreme Court , over statements made about Caitlin Bernard, MD, the Indiana physician who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim. (Reuters)

About one in seven Americans say they've . (PLOS One)

The has created chaos for states as patients struggle to navigate the changing landscape of coverage in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic. (KFF Health News)

Taking a poke at European countries' , Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to the latest round of economic sanctions against his country by saying "less junk" (from Europe) means "less of a chance of bedbugs coming here." (Politico)

Alabama's Supreme Court will to proceed; it would represent the first U.S. execution by this method. (Reuters)

A federal appeals court rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's ban on chlorpyrifos, an insecticide , though left the door open for a ban in the future. (The Hill)

Meanwhile, the FDA has proposed a , a common additive in fruity sports drinks and sodas, after studies showed the substance might be hazardous to humans.

And the agency said that healthcare providers should make sure they administer the to pediatric patients ages 6 months through 11 years (0.25 mL), as the single-dose vial of the vaccine contains "notably" more than that amount.

Plaintiffs including Tennessee teenagers and doctors have asked the Supreme Court to overturn a federal court ruling upholding a ban on in Tennessee and Kentucky. (Washington Post)

A California jury ruled that a clothing manufacturer should to four American Airlines flight attendants who said that chemicals in their uniforms caused a variety of health problems. (AP via ABC News)

Health officials in Long Beach, California reported a in the state.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of Best Buy's Insignia brand of because of a potential burn hazard.

Canadian family doctors voted overwhelmingly against , although the College of Family Physicians of Canada are not obligated to honor the nonbinding vote. (CBC)

The CDC detailed in childhood vaccination coverage. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a bill that would permanently extend the COVID-era authorization to prescribe the by telemedicine. (STAT)

in America now that medical debt cannot be considered in scoring. (KFF Health News)

Volunteer medical students in Chicago try to fill a rapidly expanding for the city's migrant population. (AP)

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    Charles Bankhead is senior editor for oncology and also covers urology, dermatology, and ophthalmology. He joined Ƶ in 2007.