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From gloom to gratitude: 8 skills to cultivate joy
Taking time each day to note positive moments and personal strengths. Mindful breathing. Reaching out in kindness. They're all part of a program that reduces anxiety and depression. But it takes practice.
Federal court rules jail must give inmate addiction treatment
Many jails and prisons refuse to offer medication for opioid addiction, even to inmates who had been in treatment before incarceration. A recent ruling in a federal court says that's not acceptable.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Saturday he's reached an agreement with key lawmakers on a plan to legalize recreational marijuana in the state starting next year.
After big failure, scientists and patients hunt for new Alzheimer's drug
Now that so many experimental drugs targeting amyloid-beta have bombed, scientists are looking for different approaches for treating Alzheimer's, including a drug that failed as a cancer treatment.
Employees start to feel the squeeze of high-deductible health plans
The average deductible for employer-sponsored health insurance has quadrupled in the last 12 years. A Los Angeles Times investigation finds even insured workers are going without needed medical care.
Why making a 'designer baby' would be easier said than done
Ethical concerns aside, the genetic ingredients for human traits are so complex that editing a few embryonic genes is unlikely to have much effect -- or achieve the fantasy of enhancing humans.
Trump defends clinicians' right to refuse to do abortions
The conscience rule was a priority for religious conservatives who are a key part of Trump's political base, but some critics fear it will become a pretext for denying medical attention to LGBT people or women seeking abortions, a legal medical procedure.