Planned Parenthood to Exit Title X Program Over Referrals Rules
Planned Parenthood announced it will withdraw from the Title X family planning program if a federal court does not halt new rules banning abortion referrals. The move would affect about 4 million women served and follows ongoing litigation and a deadline for compliance. The administration says it can run the program without Planned Parenthood, which argues the policy is unethical and gagging clinicians.
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Spider silk secrets emerge from garden spider study
Researcher Cheryl Hayashi at the American Museum of Natural History dissects spider silk glands to reveal hundreds of silk types. She envisions a silk library mapping genes to materials for bullets, space gear, biodegradable fishing lines, and even fashion. The work explains how silks vary and why they are strong yet flexible.
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American Museum of Natural History
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Giant extinct penguin Crosswallia waiparensis found in New Zealand
Scientists in New Zealand report fossil bones of Crosswallia waiparensis, an extinct giant penguin about 5 feet 2 inches tall and up to 176 pounds. The find links Antarctic and New Zealand penguin lineages and shows post dinosaur extinction ocean niche expansion.
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Australasian Journal of Palaeontology
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Canterbury Museum
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Waipara
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Christchurch
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Massey University
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Ewan Fordyce
University of Otago
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Public health panel backs universal illicit drug screening for adults
A draft report from the U S Preventive Services Task Force recommends routine illicit drug use screening for all U S adults during primary care visits if physicians can accurately assess use and provide or refer for effective treatment. Teens 12 to 17 were not included due to insufficient evidence.
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LeRoy
American Academy of Pediatrics
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