By Bruce Pyenson, Sara Goldberg and Kate Fitch The emperor we call American healthcare is wearing no clothes—or perhaps too many clothes. The United States spends too much on healthcare. More than 25% of our healthcare dollars are wasted on…

The New York Times on Saturday examined the number of abortion procedures among underage girls in Brazil, particularly among those who have survived sexual abuse. Earlier this month, Brazilian physicians performed an abortion on a nine-year-old girl who allegedly had been raped by her stepfather and was 15 weeks pregnant with twins.

Kansas abortion provider George Tiller was acquitted Friday of charges that he performed 19 abortions without the consultation of an independent Kansas doctor in 2003 in violation of a state law on procedures later in pregnancy, the New York Times reports.

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), President Obama’s nominee for HHS secretary, on Friday signed a bill (S.B. 238) that requires abortion providers to offer women seeking abortions the option of viewing an ultrasound and listening to a fetal heartbeat monitor, the

UroToday.com – Dr. William Dale and associates reported on the influence of anxiety when a patient with prostate cancer (CaP) and biochemical recurrence (BCR) initiates androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). A total of 67 patients with a mean age of 68 years participated and 70% of these rated their own health as very good or excellent. Data was collected from surveys and medical records.

British regulators on Thursday proposed changing the country’s advertising rules to allow organizations that provide abortion advice and referrals to run television and radio ads for the first time, the AP/Google.com reports. The proposal is part of a larger review of the country’s advertising rules and is subject to public review and the approval of a broadcasting regulator.