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Mental health sick days taken by civil servants rise 38% in one year

Labour says data reveals ‘mental health crisis at the heart of Whitehall’, as unions blame staff cuts, low pay and long hours

The Guardian - UK

Ruling echoes anti-abortion rhetoric

A federal judge's 67-page decision to roll back FDA approval of mifepristone repeatedly borrowed terms from antiabortion advocates.

Axios

‘What drug isn’t subject to challenge?’ US health secretary says abortion pill ban threatens other meds

Xavier Becerra suggested White House would be willing to ignore Texas court ruling

The Independent UK

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HHS Secretary Becerra says ‘every option’ being weighed after abortion ruling

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is weighing every option to strike down a “reckless” ruling by a federal judge in Texas that suspended U.S. approval of a key drug used in medication abortions, Xavier Becerra, the secretary of Health and Human Services, said on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Health secretary slams abortion pill ruling as 'not America'

The nation’s top health official says a court ruling threatening the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion was “not America.”

The Independent UK

AOC urges Biden to ignore Texas ruling suspending approval of abortion drug

Democratic New York congresswoman says there is ‘extraordinary precedent’ for Biden to decline to enforce ruling

The Guardian - US

Could a simple blood test detect cancer at an early—and more treatable—stage? The technology exists—and FDA approval may not be far off

A simple blood test could detect a multitude of potential cancers. It could also open a Pandora's box, unveiling problems science isn't ready to tackle.

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Abortion pill to be blocked across US under judge’s order

A Republican-appointed federal judge in Texas issued an order suspending the US government’s decades-old approval of a key drug used in medication abortion, initiating a process that could block access to the pill nationwide in a week.

Bangkok Post

‘What next?’ Schumer lambasts Texas judge’s abortion pills ruling

Democrats including Senate majority leader warn of ‘dangerous new precedent’ set by ruling and vow to fight it

The Guardian - US

What does 1870s Comstock Act have to do with abortion pills?

A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act is being been revived by groups seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in more…

The Independent UK

Matthew Kacsmaryk: Who is the Trump-appointed judge trying to ban abortion pills?

Texas judge presiding over several cases with far-reaching national implications

The Independent UK

US abortion pill access in doubt after Texas judge suspends approval

Abortion medication mifepristone has been available in the US for more than 20 years

Evening Standard

Democrats condemn judge’s ‘draconian’ decision threatening abortion drug

Party members call on Biden to do more to protect reproductive rights amid conflicting judicial rulings on mifepristone

The Guardian - US

‘Unborn human’: the anti-abortion rhetoric of Texas judge’s ruling

Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a ruling on Friday aiming to suspend the FDA’s approval of abortion drug mifepristone

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Reason

Two (Wrong) Mifepristone Court Rulings in One Day

On Good Friday, two district courts issued decisions on the FDA's approval of the abortion drug mifepristone.

Axios

Abortion is on a fast track back to the Supreme Court

The case would affect women all over the country, making abortions harder to access even in states where it’s legal.

Manchester Evening News

Vaccines for cancer could be ready by 2030, according to Moderna chief

The pharmaceutical firm said it is confident the jabs for cancer could be ready by the end of the decade

WEKU

More pollen, more allergies: Exposure therapy in several forms treats symptoms

Some doctors prescribe sublingual immunotherapy, known as SLIT, a serum taken as drops under the tongue. Patients like it, but it is not FDA-approved, so insurance usually doesn't cover it.

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The Independent UK

AOC and top Senate Democrat say FDA should ignore abortion drug ruling

‘It is up to the Biden administration... to choose whether or not to enforce such a ruling’

France 24

US access to abortion pill mifepristone in limbo after conflicting judicial rulings

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.

Los Angeles Times

Abortion pill ruling: Texas judge orders hold on FDA approval, but another judge contradicts him

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Texas delivered a major blow to reproductive rights advocates Friday, ordering a hold on the Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication used in the United States since 2000.

Tribune News Service

What is mifepristone and why is it being banned in the US?

The most common abortion method in the U.S. is at risk of disappearing from the market, at least temporarily, after a Texas judge granted an injunction against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decades-old approval for mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill.

Los Angeles Times

Texas judge orders hold on FDA approval of abortion pill, but another ruling contradicts him

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas delivered a major blow to reproductive rights advocates Friday, ordering a hold on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication used in the United States since 2000.

The Guardian - US

Abortion pill case: where does the lawsuit against the pill currently stand?

The fifth circuit court of appeals is considering the future of mifepristone after the supreme court blocked new restrictions

Salon

FDA approval of abortion pill suspended

Biden has one week to appeal

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