Epidemics
Judge shares date of abortion pill hearing after media outlets criticize him for secrecy
A federal judge in Texas publicly disclosed that he scheduled a hearing in a case seeking to overturn the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, after media outlets criticized him for attempting to keep the proceedings secret until the last minute. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the U.S. Northern District of Texas […]
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North Carolina lawmakers intervene to defend abortion pill restrictions in case testing FDA power
Boxes of the medication Mifepristone used to induce a medical abortion are prepared for patients at Planned Parenthood health center in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A federal judge on Friday allowed North Carolina lawmakers to defend restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, after the state attorney general declined to do […]
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House votes unanimously to declassify intelligence on origins of Covid pandemic, sending bill to Biden
Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021. Thomas Peter | Reuters The House of Representatives on Friday unanimously voted to declassify information on possible […]
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Biden budget would cap monthly insulin prices at $35 for people with private insurance
A woman who had type 1 diabetes since she was a teenager, displays her insulin for injection, on March 02, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s federal budget proposal would cap insulin prices at $35 per month for people with private insurance plans. The Inflation Reduction Act capped […]
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California will not renew $54 million contract with Walgreens over abortion pill policy
A Walgreens store in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images California will not renew a $54 million contract with Walgreens over the drug store chain’s decision not to sell the abortion pill in some states due to legal restrictions. “California will not stand by […]
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Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s treatment solanezumab failed to slow disease progression
Eli Lilly on Wednesday said it will halt development of its Alzheimer’s treatment candidate solanezumab after the antibody failed to slow disease progression. Solanezumab’s failure is a blow to efforts to treat Alzheimer’s in people who are in the very early stage of the disease and have not yet shown clinical symptoms. The study enrolled […]
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Florida condition lawmakers introduce invoice that would ban abortion immediately after six weeks
A girl, who selected to stay nameless, talks to Health practitioner Audrey (R) ahead of recieving an abortion at a Prepared Parenthood Abortion Clinic in West Palm Seaside, Florida, on July 14, 2022. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Pictures Florida point out lawmakers on Tuesday launched legislation that would ban abortion after 6 months, […]
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Republican states say the FDA doesn’t have the authority to override state abortion pill bans
Boxes of the medication Mifepristone used to induce a medical abortion are prepared for patients at Planned Parenthood health center in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration’s power to approve drugs does not override state bans on the abortion pill, a coalition of Republican attorneys general told […]
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California governor states state will never do enterprise with Walgreens in excess of placement on abortion capsule
California Gov. Gavin Newsom properly quashed a remember try last calendar year in California. Asked if he is acquiring ready for a presidential run, Newsom insisted that was not the scenario. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday stated the state would no more time do small business with Walgreens, soon […]
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FDA will review Eisai’s and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi with decision on full approval expected in early July
Andrew Brookes | Image Source | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration will make a decision on whether to fully approve Eisai‘s and Biogen‘s Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi by July 6, the companies announced on Monday. Leqembi is an antibody treatment that targets brain plaque associated with the mind-robbing disease. It is administered intravenously twice […]
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