Health

S.C. House passes ‘near total’ abortion ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the second time since the U.S. Supreme Court ended federal abortion protections, the South Carolina House has passed a near-total abortion ban — and shows no sign of budging. The lower chamber’s Republican supermajority on Wednesday continued its efforts to make South Carolina the 13th state with a ban from conception. By a 83-31 vote…

FDA considers approval of post-partum depression pill

(CNN) — The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of a post-partum depression pill to be available to women in the U.S. The medicine known as Zuranolone, is an antidepressant that is only taken for two weeks and targets receptors which control signaling in the central nervous system. Sage Therapeutics and Biogen the FDA could approve the new medication…