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A manufacturer of the abortion pill mifepristone, Danco Laboratories, filed an emergency appeal to the US supreme court on Saturday asking it to halt a court decision that would require an in‑person exam before the medication can be prescribed. The request came hours after the fifth US circuit court of appeals temporarily reinstated the requirement…

Kids seen by primary care clinicians for acute respiratory tract infections were prescribed antibiotics less often during telemedicine visits versus in-person visits in a cross-sectional study. The difference was driven by more telemedicine diagnoses of viral infections and sinusitis versus more in-person diagnoses of acute otitis media and streptococcal pharyngitis. There were no significant differences…

Twenty years ago, I was told I likely had 6 months to live. I was 22 when I had a seizure and woke up on the floor of a coffee shop in Little Rock, Arkansas. Imaging showed a large tumor in my right frontal lobe, and within hours I was transferred to another facility. They…

After two recent bankruptcies, countless punch lines and untold number of cheap flights, Spirit Airlines ceased operations early Saturday morning. All of the budget carrier’s flights are canceled. The closure has left travelers scrambling across the country wondering: What happens to my flight in a few days? How do I get my money back? What…

It was a challenge for Ham El-Waylly to embrace home cooking at first. As an acclaimed fine-dining chef, there was a time when “if it wasn’t plated with tweezers, I didn’t want it,” he writes in his new cookbook, “Hello, Home Cooking.” But when the pandemic hit, he was forced to reconsider the way he…

By the time doctors detect pancreatic cancer, it’s often too late to treat effectively. But a new study suggests that artificial intelligence might be able to find signs of the disease before tumors are visible on a scan. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. An AI…

Elenathewise/iStockphoto/Getty Images Adults should be getting at least seven hours of sleep each night, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. “Below that, there’s clear evidence that you’re going to feel lethargic during the day,” says James Rowley, a pulmonologist and the program director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship at Rush University Medical Center,…

Reid Kennedy, an Airbnb host in Minnesota, found a mission in a bottle of Pepsi. Three years ago, the jazz drummer who rents a room in his St. Paul home discovered an abandoned soda in the fridge he shares with guests. Instead of drinking or tossing it, he decided to give it away. Source: Read…