Tennessee’s GOP-dominant House has advanced legislation to add a narrow exemption to the state’s strict abortion ban. Monday's passage came despite concerns raised by Democrats and medical experts that the bill does not go far enough to protect doctors and pregnant patients. The legislation was drastically reworked from the original version introduced just last month after Tennessee’s influential anti-abortion lobbying group came out in opposition. The law now includes an “affirmative defense” for doctors, putting the burden on the physician to prove an abortion was medically necessary — instead of requiring the state to prove the opposite. The new bill says doctors may provide abortion services for ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages. The bill requires Senate approval.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Military pilots and the ground crews who fuel and maintain their aircraft have higher rates of certain types of cancer, a new study shows. Congress required the study as part of the defense bill in 2021, the Associated Press reported

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning regarding carbon monoxide detectors available at Amazon and sold under the names GLBSUNION and CUZMAK as they may fail to alert consumers to the presence of deadly carbon monoxide.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Perrigo Co., which makes Gerber Good Start SoothePro Powdered Infant Formula, has recalled the product over concerns about contamination with a potentially dangerous bacteria.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Travelers should use caution when buying medications in Mexico, according to the U.S. State Department.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Frozen organic strawberries packaged under a variety of names and sold at stores including Costco, Trader Joe's, and Aldi have been recalled as part of a hepatitis A outbreak investigation.

Bile duct cancers: Funding, research needed to fight this silent killer. As too many American families have discovered, this tumor is typically only discovered once the cancer is in an advanced, incurable stage. Anywhere from 8,000 to 20,000 such cases occur in the United States each year. Read more

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a measure meant to bolster health care by injecting additional revenue into hospitals. Supporters say the infusion will help shore up financially ailing rural hospitals. One hospital administrator called it “a lifesaving action” to preserve services and jobs. Beshear signed the bill Monday. It expands the Medicaid Hospital Rate Improvement Program to include outpatient care. It will support hospitals by boosting Medicaid payment rates for outpatient procedures performed at hospitals. The program allows the state to draw down federal funds to pay a supplemental Medicaid payment to hospitals. Hospitals pay an assessment to fund the state match.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Do you ever wonder why you typically feel hungry when it’s time for dinner?

New Mexico’s governor and top health officials are warning caregivers who mistreat and abuse developmentally disabled or otherwise vulnerable people that the state will hold them accountable. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, members of her cabinet and law enforcement officials gathered Monday at the state Capitol to provide an update on ongoing investigations into an alleged abuse and neglect case involving a developmentally disabled person, which resulted in the state terminating contracts with four providers. It also prompted what the governor described as a forensic review of the entire system, with more investigations underway.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Wildfires are known to have a lot of negative impacts on the environment and the health of the people who live through them.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Four out of five U.S. parents questioned in a large poll believe their preteen and teenage kids are clear on the risks that electronic cigarettes pose, and only a few think their child actually vapes.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sometimes an anxiety disorder feels like worry and ruminating about lots of little and big things.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Frozen organic strawberries packaged under a variety of names and sold at stores including Costco, Trader Joe’s and Aldi have been recalled as part of a hepatitis A outbreak investigation.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is 6.99 percent in pediatric type 2 diabetes (T2D) and increases with time since diagnosis, according to a meta-analysis published online March 17 in JAMA Network Open.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term heat and cold exposure is associated with lung function among female newborns, according to a study published online March 17 in JAMA Network Open.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among African American cancer survivors, experiencing discrimination is associated with deficit accumulation, according to a study published online March 20 in Cancer.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) have higher hospital readmission rates and episode costs than those without ADRDs, according to a study published online March 16 in JAMA Network Open.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- From 2005 to 2019, there was an increase in the incidence of gestational diabetes, with much of the observed increase attributable to changes in screening practices, according to a study published online March 20 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.

The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held from March 7 to 11 in Las Vegas and attracted approximately 30,000 participants from around the world. The conference highlighted recent advances in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions, with presentations focusing on joint fractures, osteoarthritis, other musculoskeletal injuries, and factors impacting the outcomes of joint replacement procedures.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Messenger RNA severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination leads to transient antibody response, with more sustained response for mRNA-1273 than BNT162b2, for those experiencing vaccine-associated symptoms, and for those with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a study published online Feb. 4 in Vaccines.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Anxiety attacks can seem overwhelming when you’re in the middle of one, but with the right coping tools you can come out the other side.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The absolute risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is low among outpatients with COVID-19, according to a study published online March 13 in JAMA Network Open.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The disparity in annual age-adjusted mammography use between American Indian and White women continued but narrowed between 2005 and 2019 due to declines in mammography use in White women, according to a study published online March 1 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among older adults with advanced cancer, polypharmacy and potential drug-drug interactions are associated with an increased risk for adverse treatment outcomes, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of Cancer.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Perrigo Co., which makes Gerber Good Start SootheProTM Powdered Infant Formula, has recalled the product over concerns about contamination with a potentially dangerous bacteria.

Officials in Thailand have traced to a recycling foundry a metal cylinder with radioactive contents that had gone missing from a power plant. They say there appears to be no public health hazard. The 12-inch cylinder containing the radioactive material Caesium-137 was reported missing on March 10 from a piece of machinery at a steam power plant in the eastern province of Prachinburi. Provincial Governor Narong Nakhonchinda says traces of that material were detected Sunday in bags of furnace dust that was a byproduct of the foundry's smelting process. He says the furnace used for the process was a closed system so radioactive particles could not escape from it. Work at the plant was ordered halted and employees and nearby residents given health checks.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In more bad news about antibiotic resistance, new research suggests that people and their pets may be able to transmit multidrug-resistant germs to each other.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Dates have long been a snack full of sweetness and significance.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Military pilots and the ground crews who fuel and maintain their aircraft have higher rates of certain types of cancer, a new study shows.

The study found that two doses slashed the risk of infants testing positive during their first six months of life.

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- During pregnancy, women may need to consider different options for treating certain health issues.

One of President Joe Biden’s nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups. They question the nominee's involvement in a legal brief defending a New Hampshire parental notification law, injecting the issue of abortion into the confirmation fight from an unexpected flank. Michael Delaney is nominated for the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Also sparking questions was Delaney's representation of a private boarding school sued over a sexual assault. New Hampshire's two Democratic senators support Delaney's confirmation. Up to four other Democrats in the closely divided Senate have reservations. Delaney said in written testimony to senators he did not write the 2005 brief.