Epidemics
New York and California are stockpiling alternative abortion pill misoprostol
Pills of Misoprostol, used to terminate early pregnancies, are displayed in a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 12, 2022. George Frey | Reuters New York and California are stockpiling massive quantities of an alternative abortion medication in case a federal judge’s order suspending the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the main drug mifepristone goes […]
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DOJ asks judge to clarify legality of abortion pill mifepristone after dueling court rulings
In this 2018 photo, mifepristone and misoprostol pills are provided at a Carafem clinic for medication abortions in Skokie, Illinois. Erin Hooley | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The Biden administration on Monday asked a federal judge to clarify how it should respond to his order to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the […]
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DOJ asks appeals court to keep abortion pill mifepristone on market in case that may end up at Supreme Court
Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women’s Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, U.S., January 13, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal appeals court to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the U.S. market as […]
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Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults should be monitored for nervous system condition Guillain-Barre, scientists say
A health worker prepares a flu vaccine shot before administering it to a local resident in Los Angeles, the United States, on Dec. 17, 2022. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images People who receive Pfizer‘s RSV vaccine for older adults should be monitored for Guillain-Barre syndrome, after two people developed the nervous system disorder after […]
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Idaho bans adults from helping minors cross state lines to get an abortion without parents’ consent
Brad Little, Governor of Idaho speaks on the 2nd day of the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) Washington, DC conference at Gaylord National Harbor Resort & Convention. Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed a bill into law that bans adults from helping minors cross state lines to […]
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Check out stay: Biden speaks in Minnesota as Cummins announces $1 billion electrical power investment decision
(The stream is slated to begin at 3:25 p.m. ET. Make sure you refresh the web site if you do not see a movie over at that time.) President Joe Biden is in Fridley, Minn. on Monday touring a Cummins facility as the company announced it will devote $1 billion in building cleaner engines. Cummins […]
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Millions will start losing Medicaid coverage as Covid safety net is dismantled
Hundreds of 1199SEIU health care workers staged a rally and sit to block 3rd avenue where some were arrested. They protested against health care cuts in Governor Kathy Hochuls budget on Medicare. Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images U.S. states on Saturday will start to kick as many as 15 million people off Medicaid […]
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Biden administration appeals Texas court decision striking down free Obamacare coverage of preventive care
The Biden administration on Friday appealed a Texas federal judge’s decision to strike down free Obamacare coverage of preventive health-care services ranging from screenings for certain cancers and diabetes to HIV prevention drugs. U.S. Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. Northern District Court of Texas on Thursday struck down an Obamacare mandate requiring most private […]
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Judge strikes down Obamacare coverage of preventive care for cancers, diabetes, HIV and other conditions
A consultant analyzing a mammogram. Rui Vieira | PA Wire | Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday struck down an Obamacare mandate that required most private health insurance plans to cover preventive care such as certain cancer screenings and HIV prevention drugs. These services included screenings for breast, cervical and lung cancers; tests for […]
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Dueling court cases in Washington state and Texas could determine legality of abortion pill
Two federal judges are poised to issue rulings soon in dueling cases that could dramatically impact access to the abortion pill mifepristone. In Washington state, U.S. Judge Thomas Rice is weighing whether to scrap federal regulations on mifepristone that complicate access even where abortion is legal. He is also considering whether to issue an order […]
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