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Urban Hospital Closing; Spotting Domestic Abuse; White Mulberry Questioned in Death

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff

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St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, a 416-bed hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, inpatient, surgical, and emergency room care in November. (Cleveland.com)

The according to the director general of the World Health Organization. (NBC News)

However, the head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control says the virus is still because of low vaccination rates. (Reuters)

Anti-abortion groups are taking more calls from women who are . (NPR)

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation designed to s by private Medicare plans. (Bloomberg Law)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law that allows for some homeless persons with mental health disorders. (ABC News)

A movement is underway to have doctors and healthcare providers take the lead in and intervening before it gets worse. (Politico)

The West Virginia legislature has that makes abortions illegal in nearly all circumstances, except in medical emergencies that put the mother's life at risk, or certain rape or incest cases. (New York Times)

Meanwhile, the first abortion ban passed by a state legislature after Roe v. Wade was overturned . (NPR)

And in Ohio, a judge temporarily blocked implementation of the state's of pregnancy. (The Hill)

Experts are questioning the in the death of a congressman's wife. (CBS News)

Moderna's CEO says the company is open to . (Reuters)

Pfizer started its phase III study of its of 25,000 U.S. adults.

The FDA and NIH have launched a public-private partnership with the aim of and other rare neurodegenerative diseases.

Sanofi enlisted in a campaign to encourage flu vaccinations this fall. (Endpoints News).

The Service Employees International Union and nursing homes in Pennsylvania reached a deal to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for workers since Labor Day weekend. (Pocono Record)

Ken Starr, the prosecutor who led the Whitewater investigation that led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment, died Tuesday . (Texas Tribune)