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Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

Missouri's Republican attorney general says his office will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors

The Independent UK

3 Nasdaq Stocks That Could Carry Your Portfolio for Years

With the broader market in trepidation amid the ongoing turmoil in the banking sector, fundamentally strong and resilient Nasdaq stocks Gilead Sciences (GILD), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), and Autodesk (ADSK) could be worth investing in for sustained risk-adjusted returns. Continue reading….

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LOCALIZE IT: Abortion pill lawsuit has broad implications

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Judge signals he could rule to halt sales of common abortion pill

During a four-hour hearing last week that could eliminate nationwide access to a common and widely used abortion pill, federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, of the Northern District of Texas, signaled his conservative Christian beliefs early and often.

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Trump asks court to toss entire Georgia grand jury probe and disqualify district attorney

Trump’s legal team wants a court to toss out the special grand jury’s entire work product and preclude District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the ex-president

The Independent UK

New CDC opioid guidelines: Too little, too late for chronic pain patients?

Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain.

Tribune News Service

Shoddy Research Reinforces Anti-Vaping Narrative

Thanks to tendentiously sloppy research, most Americans think vaping is just as dangerous as smoking. That’s not true.

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How an old law found new life in lawsuit seeking to revoke approval of abortion pill

Anti-abortion advocates are trying to revive the long-dormant 1873 Comstock Act, which banned mailing of anything related to abortion or contraception, in a lawsuit about mifepristone, an abortion-inducing drug.

The Texas Tribune

Frozen strawberries sold at Costco, Trader Joe's, recalled after hepatitis A outbreak

Five people in Washington state got sick after eating frozen strawberries from the same supplier, federal regulatory investigators said. The FDA is urging people to stop eating certain products.

WEKU

Six-month Ozempic shortage mostly over after weight-loss craze drained supply

Novo Nordisk A/S replenished supplies of Ozempic, a treatment for diabetes, after social media-driven enthusiasm over the drug’s use for weight loss led to six months of shortages.

Tribune News Service

Frozen fruit urgently recalled over fears it has been contaminated with Hepatitis A

A frozen fruit brand is being pulled from supermarket shelves across the US after three Hepatitis A cases were confirmed and two more suspected in connection with the product

Daily Mirror

Who Owns Your Brain Data?

Nita A. Farahany's The Battle for Your Brain shows how neurotech can help, or hurt, human liberty.

Reason

Attorney Erin Hawley, wife of Missouri senator, fighting to end FDA approval of abortion pill

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Erin Morrow Hawley, an attorney and wife of one of Missouri’s senators, is at the center of a federal lawsuit in Texas that could cancel approval of a common drug used to terminate pregnancies, threatening abortion across the country.

Tribune News Service

US authorities recall eyedrops infected with drug-resistant bacteria

Contamination may have killed one person and injured others, some of whom had eyes removed

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Four people forced to have their eyeballs removed after using contaminated eye drops

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a rare strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 68 patients across 16 states in the US due to contaminated eyedrops

Asharq Al-Awsat

COVID-19 Pill Paxlovid Moves Closer to Full FDA Approval

Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from US health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The medication has been used by millions of Americans since the FDA granted it emergency use authorization in late 2021.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Florida’s surgeon general picks a fight with the CDC, and DeSantis scores political points

The feds took on Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo last week in a highly critical letter responding to the state’s top doctor’s fear-mongering claims about COVID vaccine risks.

The Guardian - US

‘I’m not a doctor just FYI’: the influencers paid to hawk drugs on TikTok

Many ‘patient influencers’ offer medical advice without always revealing ties to pharmaceutical companies

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FDA looks into dental device after investigation of patient harm

In the wake of a joint investigation by KHN and CBS News into a dental appliance that multiple lawsuits allege caused grievous harm to patients, the FDA has begun looking into the product, the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or AGGA, according to a former agency official.

The Independent UK

COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

U.S. health advisersare backing the continued use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, saying it remains an important option for adults at high risk of severe illness

The Guardian - US

The right is stealthily working to remove Americans’ access to abortion medication

A federal judge is poised to restrict mifepristone – even though the drug has been safely and effectively used in the US for more than 20 years

Axios

Abortion pill ruling looms over FDA's drug approval process

"This type of activity would fundamentally de-stabilize the FDA regulatory system," a legal expert said.

Tribune News Service

Judge weighs FDA approval of abortion drug

WASHINGTON — A federal district judge heard oral arguments Wednesday in a controversial case that could decide the fate of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone — a decision that would have broad ramifications nationwide.

Roll Call

Judge weighs FDA approval of abortion drug - Roll Call

The case examines whether the FDA erred in its approval of a drug commonly used for both abortions and miscarriage management.

Reason

Should Scientists Use "Race" as a Proxy for Genetics?

Nature, last month (paywall): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon require [based on new federal legislation] researchers and companies seeking approval for late-stage clinical trials to submit a plan for ensuring diversity among trial participants…. The diversity requirement arrives in the wake of a 2022 report from…

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