Addiction
California's flavored tobacco ban won't be blocked by supreme court
An attempt to block California's flavored tobacco ban was stopped Monday when the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Dec 13, 2022
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News tagged with federal law
Medications
Paxlovid soon will not be free for Americans
The antiviral Paxlovid has kept patients from becoming severely ill and dying from COVID-19 since it became available—at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subsidizing the medication. ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Medications
Video app eases methadone dose-confirmation burden
When methadone is given to people who want to break their opioid addiction, federal law requires those patients to initially consume their daily dose in view of opioid treatment program staff. This requirement exists in part ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Health
Many New Jersey merchants will sell tobacco products to underage buyers
Although New Jersey and federal law both prohibit merchants from selling tobacco to customers under the age of 21, a Rutgers study finds high rates of non-compliance. Underage buyers aged 18 to 20 visited tobacco retailers ...
Oct 5, 2022
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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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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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