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WASHINGTON - Members of Congress shared their experiences and called for bipartisan legislative action Thursday in recognition of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Leaders of the congressional Bipartisan Women's Caucus organized a press conference to highlight prevention and treatment of breast cancer. "Each one of us here today are tributes to our friends, our loved ones, our family members who have fought and some that have survived, and unfortunately

NC NEWSLINE - Imagine putting a mother in jail because authorities determined that, over the course of her pregnancy, she should have exercised more, drank less coffee and taken more prenatal vitamins. "Is the mother's conduct going to be monitored like that because this is a living being now, at the moment of conception?" said Suzanne Reynolds, dean and professor emerita at Wake Forest University Law School. Reynolds was referencing

(AP) For more than a year, the Environmental Protection Agency investigated whether Louisiana officials discriminated against Black residents by putting them at increased cancer risk. Federal officials said they had found evidence of discrimination and were pressuring the state to strengthen oversight of air pollution from industrial plants. Now, a draft agreement obtained by The Associated Press shows that Louisiana health officials were open to stronger oversight, including looking at how new

WASHINGTON (AP) - The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about getting federal help in managing the surge of migrants they say are arriving in their cities with little to no coordination, support or resources from his administration. The Democratic leaders say in a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday that while they appreciate Biden's efforts

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - It's long after midnight when the bustling operating room suddenly falls quiet - a moment of silence to honor the man lying on the table. This is no ordinary surgery. Detrick Witherspoon died before ever being wheeled in, and now two wide-eyed medical students are about to get a hands-on introduction to organ donation. They're part of a novel program to encourage more Black and other

WASHINGTON (AP) - The net worth of the typical U.S. household grew at the fastest pace in more than three decades from 2020 through 2022, while relatively low-interest rates at that time made it easier for households to pay their debts, according to a government report Wednesday. Wealth for the median household - the midpoint between the richest and poorest households - jumped 37% during those three years, the Federal Reserve reported, to

(AP) Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? A clinical trial is recruiting thousands of volunteers - including a large number of Black women who face disparities in breast cancer death rates - to try to find out. People like Carole Stovall, a psychologist in Washington, D.C., have signed up for the study to help answer the question. "We all need a mammogram anyway, so

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. The company said Wednesday that customers in College Station, Texas, can now get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour of placing their order. The drone, programed to fly from a delivery center with a secure pharmacy, will travel to the customer's address, descend to

RALEIGH – Last week, Governor Roy Cooper led a 35-person North Carolina delegation to Japan for the annual Southeastern United States/Japan (SEUS/Japan) Economic Development Conference in Tokyo. The Governor held productive meetings with major business leaders and worked to recruit more good-paying jobs to North Carolina in advance of next year’s SEUS/Japan Economic Development Conference to be held in Charlotte. “We’re grateful for the opportunity to strengthen our economic partnership