Medications
Psychedelics face corrupting influence of financial interests
Psychedelics such as magic mushrooms offer promise for addressing addiction, post-traumatic stress and other difficult-to-treat conditions.
Sep 22, 2022
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News tagged with federal law
Medications
US law can't require coverage of HIV prevention drugs, judge rules
A US judge ruled Wednesday in favor of Christian employers who refuse, on religious grounds, to provide workers with health insurance that covers the cost of drugs that help prevent HIV/AIDS.
Sep 8, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Biden to sign executive order protecting women traveling for abortion
President Joe Biden was poised to sign a new executive order on Wednesday that would make it easier for women to travel to another state to get an abortion.
Aug 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Salmonella linked to pet turtles has hospitalized five, CDC says
Tiny turtles are the cause of a multistate outbreak of salmonella that has led to five hospitalizations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Jul 22, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
If woman's life is in danger, doctors must offer abortion: Biden administration
Citing federal law, the Biden Administration on Monday said that if a pregnant woman's life is in danger, hospitals must provide her with care, including abortion services.
Jul 12, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
In a post-Roe world, more miscarriage and stillbirth prosecutions await women
In Texas, 26-year-old Lizelle Herrera was arrested and charged with murder for self-induced abortion. In California, 29-year-old Adora Perez served four years in prison after giving birth to a stillborn son. And in Mississippi, ...
Jul 11, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Biden to sign executive order on abortion access
Under growing pressure from his own party, President Joe Biden on Friday plans to use the power of the White House to protect a woman's access to abortion, three sources familiar the matter told the Associated Press.
Jul 8, 2022
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Medical economics
Surprise billing dispute resolution outcomes in Texas anchored to median in-network allowed amount
Under the No Surprises Act, disputes between payers and providers are settled through arbitration while the patient is held harmless for any surprise bill that occurs in an emergency or in-patient setting during which the ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Health
What are PFAS, and why is the EPA warning about them in drinking water? An environmental health scientist explains
"PFAS? What's PFAS?"
Jun 22, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Report says nursing home industry needs an overhaul
The nursing home industry is awash in ineffective care and staffing shortages, claims a new report that calls for sweeping changes in an industry whose failures have only been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Apr 7, 2022
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