Health
SCOTUS appears skeptical of arguments to curb abortion pill access
Following oral arguments presented on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court looked poised to rebuff a legal challenge to women's access to the abortion pill.
Mar 27, 2024
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Health
A common abortion pill will come before the US Supreme Court. Here's how mifepristone works
Medication abortion is the preferred method of ending pregnancy in the U.S., and one of the two drugs used—mifepristone—will now go in front of the U.S. Supreme Court next year.
Dec 13, 2023
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Health
New survey suggests little progress against U.S. teen vaping
The latest government study on teen vaping suggests there's been little progress in keeping e-cigarettes out of the hands of kids.
Oct 6, 2022
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Addiction
Insider Q&A: FDA official on vaping's 'promise or peril'
There's been no honeymoon period for the Food and Drug Administration's new tobacco chief, Brian King, the public health scientist now responsible for regulating the nation's multibillion-dollar cigarette and vaping industry.
Sep 26, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Abortion pills to become next battleground in US reproductive fight
As conservative US states rush to enact abortion bans following the Supreme Court's bombshell decision, the fight over reproductive rights in America is poised to shift to a new battleground: abortion-inducing pills.
Jun 26, 2022
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Vaccination
NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers
From big Wall Street banks to corner grocery stores, all private employers in New York City will have to require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the mayor announced Monday in the most sweeping vaccine mandate ...
Dec 6, 2021
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Vaccination
What's the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?
What's the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.?
Dec 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pushback challenges vaccination requirements at US colleges
The quickly approaching fall semester has America's colleges under pressure to decide how far they should go to guard their campuses against COVID-19 while navigating legal and political questions and rising infection rates.
Aug 3, 2021
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Medical economics
U.S. supreme court strikes down challenge to affordable care act
(HealthDay)—The landmark Affordable Care Act, which has expanded health care coverage to tens of millions of Americans, has withstood a third challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jun 17, 2021
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Vaccination
Houston methodist suspends nearly 200 workers who refuse COVID-19 vaccines
(HealthDay)—Nearly 200 employees of the Houston Methodist hospital system in Texas have been suspended without pay for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines.
Jun 11, 2021
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