Swedish government says excessive screen time is causing a severe health crisis for youth – new legislation in the works to require schools to ban access to digital devices ~health.mental Article 1212 words 14 votes
Pharma bro Martin Shkreli goes ballistic on US federal appeals court for upholding lifetime ban from pharma industry Article 586 words 41 votes
Some developments in US abortion litigation in response to the Dobbs decision - other constitutional rights such as the right to travel are now in question Article 609 words 26 votes
It's one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The Māori see a major flaw. Article 2655 words 23 votes
Why Amarillo, Texas hit pause on proposed abortion travel ban adopted elsewhere in Texas Article 1133 words, published Oct 25 2023 15 votes
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation Article 895 words 36 votes
Women who were denied emergency abortions file lawsuits in three states: Lawsuits want to clarify abortion ban exceptions for ‘medical emergencies’ in Idaho, Oklahoma and Tennessee healthcare.emergency Article 36 votes
Bisphenol A: Health experts drastically reduce safe intake limits of widespread plastic Article 1359 words, published Aug 28 2023 13 votes
Maternal deaths are expected to rise under US abortion bans, but the increase may be hard to measure Article 2031 words 18 votes
2022 guidance from President Biden's administration assures doctors they’ll be protected by US federal law for providing emergency abortion care even if their state bans the procedure medicine healthcare.emergency Article 599 words, published Jul 11 2022 40 votes
Denmark has unveiled plans to ban the sale of cigarettes and nicotine products to any citizens born after 2010 Article 230 words 5 votes
A doctor who defied Texas' abortion law is sued, launching a legality test of the ban healthcare Article 1065 words 20 votes
US FDA to propose ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes, with industry likely to challenge Article 790 words, published Apr 29 2021 15 votes
US hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors — because of Donald Trump’s visa ban healthcare Article 2078 words 9 votes
New South Wales border with Victoria to close from Wednesday as Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces 127 new coronavirus cases in the state Article 393 words 8 votes
European Union may bar American travelers as it reopens borders, citing failures on virus Article 2193 words 15 votes
Norway's data inspectorate has banned the use of public health app Smittestopp to control the spread of COVID-19 over data protection concerns Article 499 words 9 votes
All of New Zealand to go into a minimum four week self-isolation & lockdown period, to begin in 48 hours. All non-essential work and travel suspended Article 483 words 19 votes
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern introduces COVID-19 alert level; urges cancellation to all non-essential travel Article 821 words 7 votes
For the first time ever, New Zealand shuts borders to all non-citizens and non-permanent residents as of 11:59PM, 19 March 2020 Article 414 words 16 votes
Canada to bar entry to most travellers who are not citizens or permanent residents, with exceptions for US citizens Article 605 words 14 votes
US travel ban will extend to UK and Ireland, effective at midnight EST on Monday Article 184 words 12 votes
All European travel to the US will be suspended for thirty days, with exemptions for the UK and Americans who undergo screening Article 312 words 20 votes
Ban entire pesticide class (organophosphates) to protect children's health, experts say Article 5 votes