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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"The bill as approved by the Senate contains many provisions that legal experts say might spark a lawsuit challenging it on constitutional grounds. But the bill also says it cannot be challenged in state court, an 'outlandish, shocking' proposition, said Dallas attorney Charles Siegel."

texastribune.org/2025/05/12/te

State Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, speaks on the Senate floor on March 25, 2025.
The Texas Tribune · Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courtsThe bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t be challenged in state court.
#healthcare#ReproductiveHealth#ReproductiveJustice
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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"Trump early next week is expected to sign an executive order directing aides to pursue the initiative, called 'most favored nation,' for a selection of drugs within the Medicare program. The idea would use the administration’s authorities to force prices down."

Did Medicare stop negotiating drug prices for 10 expensive drugs? ☹️

politico.com/news/2025/05/07/t

#healthcare#PrescriptionDrugs#DrugPrices
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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"The Food and Drug Administration's top official overseeing drug and food safety inspections told staff on Monday he has decided to leave the agency, and multiple federal health officials told CBS News it comes amid frustration from inspectors with the FDA's new commissioner.

Michael Rogers had worked for the FDA for more than three decades..."

cbsnews.com/news/fda-top-inspe

www.cbsnews.comFDA's top inspector abruptly retiresMichael Rogers had worked for the FDA for more than three decades.
#healthcare#FDA#PrescriptionDrugs
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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"Eight states — New York, Maine, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington — have passed laws since 2022 to protect doctors who mail abortion pills out of state, and thereby block or 'shield' them from extradition in such cases. But this is the first criminal test of these relatively new 'shield laws.'”

kffhealthnews.org/news/article

KFF Health NewsDespite Historic Indictment, Doctors Will Keep Mailing Abortion Pills Across State Lines - KFF Health NewsWhen a New York physician was indicted for shipping abortion medications to a woman in Louisiana, it stoked fear across the network of doctors and medical clinics who engage in similar work. But some physicians vowed not to stop.
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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"She said the filing 'avoids saying anything on the substance at all,' which, she suggested, allows the Trump administration to delay telegraphing its views on mifepristone and to control whether and when it takes action to restrict the drug."

nytimes.com/2025/05/05/health/

The typical medication abortion regimen involves mifepristone, which blocks a hormone needed for pregnancy development and was approved for abortion 25 years ago.
The New York Times · Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill CaseBy Pam Belluck
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Yale School of Medicine: New Study Finds Online Advertising for Compounded Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs May Mislead Consumers. “Online advertising for compounded versions of a popular class of type 2 diabetes and weight-loss medications commonly includes practices that only partially inform or even misinform consumers, a team of Yale School of Medicine (YSM) researchers has found. The work […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/05/yale-school-of-medicine-new-study-finds-online-advertising-for-compounded-diabetes-and-weight-loss-drugs-may-mislead-consumers-2/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · Yale School of Medicine: New Study Finds Online Advertising for Compounded Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs May Mislead Consumers | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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#ai#diabetes#drugs
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Danny Boling ☮️

The good news is that patients managing their pain after surgery now have an alternative to the extreme differences in treatment of temporary pain using opioids and, on the other end of the spectrum, OTC meds like Tylenol.

The bad but not-unexpected news is that the new medicine is US$15.50 for each pill. 🙄

apnews.com/article/nonopioid-p
FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids

#DrugCosts#Healthcare#Medicine
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