Tag: doctors
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Why some doctors see a downside to notifying women about dense breasts
Like many women, Shamma Mullen breathes a sigh of relief every time she gets good news about the results of her latest mammogram. Two years ago, however, Mullen’s doctor sent her additional information that alarmed her. She had dense breasts. “I had never seen a letter like that before and had no idea what having…
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Democrats lean on doctors in battleground ads on abortion — even when they’re not from the district
House Democrats need to flip just four seats to take the chamber’s majority in November, and super PACs are going all out on the airwaves in battleground districts, blasting Republicans over abortion and reproductive rights in ads. Some of the ads feature doctors speaking passionately about abortion and saying that Republican candidates shouldn’t represent “us”…
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Louisiana’s new abortion pill law may delay lifesaving care for women, doctors say
Starting Tuesday in Louisiana, the two drugs used in medication abortion — mifepristone and misoprostol — will be reclassified as controlled substances in the state, making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to possess the drugs without a prescription. The law, the first of its kind in the nation, will…