Health
Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe
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Jul 1, 2023
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News tagged with court
Obstetrics & gynaecology
New research describes troubling abortion infodemic
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 decision which guaranteed the right to access abortion services. Immediately following this decision, there was an outpouring of misinformation about abortion ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mediation's role in parental disputes about child's medical treatment may have been oversold
The role of mediation in preventing disputes between parents and doctors about a seriously ill child's medical treatment from escalating to litigation may be more limited than hoped for, suggests an analysis of rulings, published ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Medical economics
How does your state rank for health care?
Folks living in Massachusetts, Hawaii and New Hampshire may be among the nation's healthiest, according to a new scorecard that ranks how well the health care system in each U.S. state is working.
Jun 23, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions
One year ago Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and fairness.
Jun 22, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Experts examine the abortion rights landscape a year after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade
It's been almost a year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, dismantling the constitutional right to abortion more than 50 years after the case was decided.
Jun 21, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New York proposal would protect doctors who send abortion pills across state lines
Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients in states where the procedure is illegal would be provided with legal protection under a bill approved by state lawmakers.
Jun 21, 2023
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Pediatrics
Judge overturns Arkansas law banning gender transition care for minors
An Arkansas law banning gender transition care for minors, which has been on pause since 2021, was struck down on Tuesday after a U.S. federal judge ruled that it discriminated against transgender people.
Jun 21, 2023
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Medications
Merck sues to challenge new US drug price program
Merck filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new White House-backed program to limit drug prices, calling the initiative an unconstitutional "extortion" that will harm pharmaceutical innovation.
Jun 6, 2023
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Medical economics
Including race in clinical algorithms can both reduce and increase health inequities, study shows
Health practitioners are increasingly concerned that because race is a social construct, and the biological mechanisms of how race affects clinical outcomes are often unknown, including race in predictive algorithms for clinical ...
Jun 5, 2023
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