Arizona governor approves over-the-counter contraceptive medications at pharmacies Gov. Katie Hobbs said the rule will go into effect immediately. It applies to self-administered birth control. Patients 18 or older must complete a screening and blood pressure test. The Associated Press
Alzheimer's drug Leqembi gets full FDA approval. Medicare coverage will likely follow The first drug found to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease has been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Jon Hamilton
'Forever chemicals' could be in nearly half of U.S. tap water, a federal study finds A new government study estimates that at least 45% of the nation's tap water could be contaminated with one or more forms of PFAS. Here's what to do if you're worried about what's in your faucet. Rachel Treisman
The doctor who warned the world of the mpox outbreak of 2022 is still worried Is the mpox emergency over or is there still cause for concern? Numbers are down, but some specialists are still concerned about the likelihood of another outbreak. Max Barnhart
U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. Here's who is most at risk The rate at which women in the U.S. are dying from pregnancy related causes more than doubled in recent decades. A new study, published in JAMA shows Black women and Native Americans are most at risk. Pien Huang
July has already seen 11 mass shootings. The emotional scars won't heal easily There have been nearly a dozen mass shootings this month and a total 346 mass shootings so far this year — each one leaving a heavy toll for communities around them. Rhitu Chatterjee
In post-Roe Texas, 2 mothers with traumatic pregnancies walk very different paths The state's abortion bans make no exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies. Two women had devastating pregnancy diagnoses — one could leave the state for an abortion, and the other could not. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Abortion access could continue to change in year 2 after the overturn of Roe v. Wade It's already harder to get an abortion in many places and access is likely to be limited more with the passage of new laws. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Honeybee deaths rose last year. Here's why farmers would go bust without bees Beekeepers lost nearly half of their honeybee colonies last year. Without bees, farmers can't grow the fruits and plants that feed us. So farmers are working harder to get their crops pollinated. Allison Aubrey
