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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | Back issues
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Health

Gambia rejects an effort to reverse a ban on female genital cutting, but a new vote could come soon

The bill is backed by religious conservatives in the nation of less than 3 million people.

Sober home sale

MONROE, La. — A federal court in Louisiana preserved some disability discrimination claims brought by organizers of a residential treatment facility for alcoholics, who seek to buy a 54-bedroom property from the city for $1.05 million so it can be used as a sober house. The city ultimately refused to sell it after neighboring church pastors opposed the sale.

Blindness treatment

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Second Circuit revived an antitrust lawsuit over the patent for a medication that treats the overproduction of a protein that can cause blindness and other eye disorders. Additionally, the lower court improperly dismissed the tortious interference claim at play in this suit.

EPA bans remaining uses of asbestos

The cancer-causing carcinogen leads to an estimated 40,000 deaths per year in the United States.

Minnesota appellate court revives woman’s fight for emergency contraception

Small-town Minnesotan Andrea Anderson's case against her local pharmacy and its lead pharmacist went poorly at trial, but the Minnesota Court of Appeals reinstated some of her claims.

What a future: Pill could one day mimic exercise

Not just for people who don't want to exercise — the pill could also have benefits for older people and those with neurodegenerative diseases.

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