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10 Years Ago This Lawyer Went Up Against Pharma Over Opioids And Won. Now He’s Ready For Round Two.
Back in 2007, Purdue settled with individual patients who alleged that it had underplayed the addiction risk of its medications. It was a huge case for lawyer Paul Hanly and a rare win against makers of painkillers. Now, in an entirely different landscape — one where these companies are becoming the targets of states who want to try to curb the national crisis — Hanly is gearing up to go again. Meanwhile, PBS looks at how the brain gets addicted to opioids in the first place.
Washington Is Latest State To Sue Trump Administration Over Contraception Mandate Rollback
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says that the new rules violate the First Amendment by “requiring individuals to bear the burdens of religions to which they do not belong,” as well as the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.
In Oregon, End-of-Life Wishes Are Just A Click Away
A new link creates two-way access to the state registry that documents the type of medical care sick and frail patients want — or refuse.
Viewpoints: Stopping Gun Violence; Helping Patients Once They Leave The Hospital
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
The Obama administration’s decisions about how to handle insurance coverage of contraception was controversial, and the rollback announced by the Trump administration is also sparking debate.
Media outlets report on news from California, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
States Experiment With New Approaches To Try To Combat The Opioid Crisis
Health and law enforcement officials in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia and Ohio continue to try new approaches in order to tackle the drug epidemic.
How Cracking The Code Behind The Body’s Internal Clock Could Help Prevent Poor Health
Scientists are working to understand how the body’s clock affects disease, heart attacks, obesity and more health problems. In other public health news: breast cancer, health care marketing, flu shots, heart disease, and more.
Frequency Of Gun Shot Wounds In America Provide ‘Ideal Trauma Training’ For Military Surgeons
The training programs “reflect the reality that you have 34,000 to 35,000 people who die of a gunshot a year, and also two to three times that many who are injured,” said Sandro Galea, dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health.
U.S. One Of Only Seven Countries That Allows Elective Abortions After 20 Weeks
The Washington Post fact-checks this particular talking point and finds it passes the Pinocchio test.
California Sues To Stop Contraception Rollback, Saying New Rules Are Unconstitutional
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says the rule unlawfully targets women. “What group of Americans will they target next? Will they allow businesses to deny you cancer treatment?” Other states react as well.
New Moral, Religious Exemptions To Birth Control Mandate Prompt Medical Groups To Speak Out
“Contraception is a medical necessity for women during approximately 30 years of their lives,” the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said. About 200 employers that are involved in suing the government over the requirement to provide contraception coverage would likely take advantage of the rule change, the administration estimated.
Your Grandma’s Guide To Grass: Calif. Rolls Out Website To Cut Through Cannabis Haze
Many Californians have been using pot for years, legally and illegally. But newbies, even Grandma, might benefit from a website that contains warnings about the risks.
4 Takeaways As HHS Relaxes Rules On Contraception Coverage At Work
The new rules, announced Friday, will significantly expand the number of employers eligible for exemptions from the requirement that they provide women, at no cost, coverage of any contraception method approved by the FDA.
Media outlets report on news from California, Illinois, Washington and Kansas.
Gene Therapy Staves Off Fatal Brain Disease In What Was Thought Of As An Impossibility
The treatment had never really been tried on diseases such as ALD, a rare, fatal disorder. In other public health news: neanderthal DNA in humans, cancer and obesity, MRSA and sports, and traumatized children.
In Latest Setback, Painkiller-Maker Agrees To Pay $500K In Suit Over Marketing Tactics
Massachusetts brought the lawsuit on claims that the company “aggressively marketed its product and made illegal payments to providers to boost sales.”
How San Diego’s Hepatitis A Outbreak May Have Had Its Roots In A Baseball Game
Stat takes a look at how San Diego’s outbreak has been brewing for a while.
Fire departments traditionally have waited on the sidelines of shooting scenes until police declare it safe for medics to go in and treat victims, but in Las Vegas they took a different approach.
New Trial Ordered In Battle Over Cholesterol Drug In Win For Sanofi, Regeneron Over Amgen
A federal appeals court reverses a sales ban on Sanofi and Regeneron’s pricey cholesterol medicine Praluent. In other pharmaceutical industry news, the FDA considers looser safety protocols on compounded drugs.
