Medications
Purdue pharma pleads guilty over role in U.S. opioid epidemic
(HealthDay)—Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to three criminal charges linked to the Oxycontin maker's role in the nation's opioid epidemic.
Nov 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US sees risk of COVID supply rationing without more funds
The White House is planning for "dire" contingencies that could include rationing supplies of vaccines and treatments this fall if Congress doesn't approve more money for fighting COVID-19.
May 21, 2022
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Health
Judge orders tobacco companies to say they lied
(AP)—A federal judge on Tuesday ordered tobacco companies to publish corrective statements that say they lied about the dangers of smoking and that disclose smoking's health effects, including the death on average of 1,200 ...
Nov 27, 2012
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Health
What will happen if medication abortion challenge succeeds?
Medication abortions in the United States usually involve two different drugs.
Feb 23, 2023
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Health
What will happen if medication abortion challenge succeeds?
Medication abortions in the United States usually involve two different drugs.
Mar 15, 2023
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Other
Jury rules against pharmacy chains in big US opioid case
An Ohio jury decided Tuesday that pharmacies owned by Walmart, Walgreens and CVS bear responsibility for the opioid crisis in two counties in the US state.
Nov 24, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More people are struggling with loneliness than diabetes, US surgeon general says
The link between loneliness and public health may not be readily apparent to many, but it is to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who visited his Miami hometown Friday with a broad agenda—meeting with health care workers ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Health
Discussions of guns in the home part of comprehensive preventive health care
This June, a law took effect in the state of Florida limiting physicians' ability to ask patients about firearm ownership. In September, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law, ...
Nov 10, 2011
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US moves to block Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
The US Justice Department has challenged a plan that would dissolve Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of the OxyContin drug that has been blamed for the country's opioid crisis, while shielding its founders from lawsuits.
Sep 16, 2021
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Vaccination
Newspapers challenge anonymity in vaccine mandate lawsuit
A group of newspapers has intervened in a lawsuit over vaccine mandates with a goal of challenging the plaintiffs' anonymity.
Dec 31, 2021
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