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Older adults' brains 'rewarded' by music they don't even like, B.C. researcher finds

Older adults' brains 'rewarded' by music they don't even like, B.C. researcher finds

BURNABY, B.C. — The brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it's a song they don't particularly like, a researcher at British Columbia's Simon Fraser University says.
Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says

Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to provisional CDC data.
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison

Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison

A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison.
Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked

Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked

Two years after a leaked draft of a U.S.
Georgia governor signs law adding regulations for production and sale of herbal supplement kratom

Georgia governor signs law adding regulations for production and sale of herbal supplement kratom

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor on Thursday signed a bill putting new regulations on the production and sale of products containing kratom, a plant-based supplement. The law, which takes effect Jan.
Transgender Tennesseans want state's refusal to amend birth certificates declared unconstitutional

Transgender Tennesseans want state's refusal to amend birth certificates declared unconstitutional

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court heard arguments on Thursday over a decades-old Tennessee policy that does not allow transgender people to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
Non-white pedestrians more often end up in the ER for vehicle-related injuries, report shows

Non-white pedestrians more often end up in the ER for vehicle-related injuries, report shows

Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white people, according to a new federal report published Thursday.
What defines a heartbeat? Judge hears arguments in South Carolina abortion case

What defines a heartbeat? Judge hears arguments in South Carolina abortion case

COLUMBIA, S.C.
Weight-loss drug Wegovy available in Canada starting May 6 for people with obesity

Weight-loss drug Wegovy available in Canada starting May 6 for people with obesity

The weight-loss drug Wegovy, made by the manufacturers of Ozempic, will be available to patients in Canada starting Monday, the company says. Novo Nordisk's weekly injection is approved for weight loss among patients diagnosed with obesity.

Halle Berry shouts from the Capitol, 'I'm in menopause' as she seeks to end a stigma and win funding

WASHINGTON (AP) — Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in middle age.
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