Medications
America's biggest pharmacy chains announce abortion pill rollout
America's two biggest pharmacy chains said Friday they will begin dispensing prescription abortion pills in a limited number of states where it's legal.
Mar 1, 2024
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News tagged with court
Pediatrics
Lawsuits claim South Carolina kids underwent unnecessary genital exams during abuse investigations
Warning: Some readers may find graphic details in this article to be offensive or disturbing.
Feb 27, 2024
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Medical economics
Southern lawmakers rethink long-standing opposition to Medicaid expansion
As a part-time customer service representative, Jolene Dybas earns less than $15,000 a year, which is below the federal poverty level and too low for her to be eligible for subsidized health insurance on the Obamacare marketplace.
Feb 20, 2024
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Medical economics
Patients see first savings from Biden's drug price push, as pharma lines up its lawyers
Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst, one of the pricey medications that treat his multiple myeloma, a blood cancer he was diagnosed with in 2010.
Feb 19, 2024
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Medications
Large study finds telehealth is as safe as a visit to the clinic for abortion pills
A large national study has found that video visits, texting and mailing pills are all effective, as the U.S. Supreme Court considers limiting access to telemedicine abortion.
Feb 15, 2024
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Health
Vasectomies still rare but on the rise in France: Study
Fifteen times more French men are choosing sterilization to avoid getting their partner pregnant than a decade ago, a study said Monday, even if those undergoing the operation are still a tiny minority.
Feb 12, 2024
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Medications
Journal publisher retracts two studies cited in abortion pill access case
Two studies that warned of the harms of the abortion pill have been retracted by the journals' publisher over flaws in the data and conflicts of interest among the researchers.
Feb 8, 2024
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Health
'I want to rest in peace': Ecuador decriminalizes euthanasia
Ecuador decriminalized euthanasia on Wednesday, becoming the second Latin American country to allow the procedure, in response to a lawsuit brought by a terminally ill patient.
Feb 8, 2024
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Other
A Chicago children's hospital has taken its networks offline after a cyberattack
A Chicago children's hospital has been forced to take its networks offline after an unspecified cyberattack, limiting access to medical records and hampering communication by phone or email since the middle of last week.
Feb 5, 2024
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Health
Records show Publix opioid sales grew even as addiction crisis prompted other chains' pullback
An executive at Teva Pharmaceuticals flagged Publix Super Markets in October 2015 after detecting what he called in an email "serious red flags" with the grocery chain's orders of powerful opioids.
Feb 1, 2024
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