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![A sign near the Idaho Capitol says "My Body My Choice" A sign near the Idaho Capitol says "My Body My Choice"](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/US-NEWS-ABORTION-MINORS-TRAVEL-ID.jpg?w=140)
Helping a minor travel for an abortion? Some states have made it a crime
Proponents of the laws argue they’re needed to protect parental rights and to prevent other adults from...
![Insurance coverage for abortion care in the U.S. is a hodgepodge. Patients often don’t know when or if a procedure or abortion pills are covered, and the proliferation of bans has exacerbated the confusion. Insurance coverage for abortion care in the U.S. is a hodgepodge. Patients often don’t know when or if a procedure or abortion pills are covered, and the proliferation of bans has exacerbated the confusion.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/US-NEWS-HEALTH-ABORTION-INSURANCE-MCT-e1725047718686.jpg?w=140)
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Her life was at risk. She needed an abortion. Insurance refused to pay
Insurance coverage for abortion care in the U.S. is a hodgepodge. Patients often don’t know...
![Wegovy reduced deaths and illness from COVID in a large study that took place during the pandemic, more evidence of the blockbuster shot’s benefits beyond weight loss. Wegovy reduced deaths and illness from COVID in a large study that took place during the pandemic, more evidence of the blockbuster shot’s benefits beyond weight loss.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/US-NEWS-MED-WEIGHTLOSS-MEDICATIONS-COVID-GET.jpg?w=132)
Wegovy reduced COVID deaths in obese patients, study shows
Wegovy reduced deaths and illness from COVID in a large study that took place during...
![The groundbreaking facility at UC Davis is on a mission to answer all deepest mysterious questions about java. The groundbreaking facility at UC Davis is on a mission to answer all deepest mysterious questions about java.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SJM-L-SVCHATBR-COL-08XX-1.jpg?w=132)
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Do we really understand coffee? California’s new Coffee Research Center says ‘No’
The groundbreaking facility at UC Davis is on a mission to answer all deepest mysterious...
![Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, was recently hospitalized after he came down with West Nile virus. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, was recently hospitalized after he came down with West Nile virus.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Mosquito_Illnesses_55361.jpg?w=140)
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EEE, West Nile, malaria: Know the difference between these mosquito-borne diseases
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, was recently hospitalized after he...
![Health officials say people returning to the U.S. from Cuba had been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs. They all had Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever. Health officials say people returning to the U.S. from Cuba had been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs. They all had Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Oropouche_Virus_64007.jpg?w=132)
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What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever
Health officials say people returning to the U.S. from Cuba had been infected with a...
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Massachusetts will start mosquito spraying due to EEE outbreak: Which communities are in the spray zone?
Massachusetts will start mosquito spraying due to EEE outbreak: Which communities are in the spray...
![The list includes West Nile, dengue, Chikungunya, malaria and the newest: Oropouche. The list includes West Nile, dengue, Chikungunya, malaria and the newest: Oropouche.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TFL-L-YELLOW-FEVER-SHOTS-WALGREENS.jpg?w=116)
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‘Wear your bug spray,’ health officials warn. Five different mosquito-borne diseases have infected Floridians
The list includes West Nile, dengue, Chikungunya, malaria and the newest: Oropouche.
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Potentially deadly sloth fever creeps into New York
The potentially fatal "sloth fever," spread by small fly and mosquito bites, has made its...
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With only gloves to protect them, farmworkers say they tend sick cows amid bird flu
Agricultural health and safety experts have been trying to get the word out about how...