Bernie Sanders calls vote to subpoena Novo Nordisk U.S. head over Ozempic, Wegovy prices ( www.statnews.com )
Why the FDA will have a hard time properly regulating cannabis ( www.statnews.com )
Supreme Court to weigh whether Covid misinformation is protected speech ( www.statnews.com )
As social media sites were flooded with misleading posts about vaccine safety, mask effectiveness, Covid-19’s origins and federal shutdowns, Biden officials urged platforms to pull down posts, delete accounts, and amplify correct information....
Embryo loss is integral to IVF. Alabama’s ruling equating embryos with children jeopardizes its practice ( www.statnews.com )
An embryo is one of the earliest stages of development of a multicellular organism. But according to the Supreme Court of Alabama, it is a person, too — an unborn child, entitled to the same legal protections as any minor....
Michigan reports a human case of bird flu, the nation’s second linked to H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows ( www.statnews.com )
Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread ( www.statnews.com )
Michigan stands out for its aggressive bird flu response. Will other states follow its lead? ( www.statnews.com )
A new discovery about carbon dioxide is challenging decades-old ventilation doctrine ( www.statnews.com )
People in Republican-voting states more likely to report Covid-19 vaccine side effects, study says ( www.statnews.com )
People in Republican-voting states were more likely to report adverse events after receiving a Covid-19 vaccination than people living in Democratic-leaning states, a new analysis finds, suggesting that how people view their post-vaccine side effects or decide whether to report them may be shaped by their political views....
Drug treatment that insists on abstinence? Federal agencies are just saying no ( www.statnews.com )
Updated Covid vaccine has 54% effectiveness, new data suggest ( www.statnews.com )
New data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that the most recent Covid-19 booster offers about 54% percent protection against infection with the virus....
Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread ( www.statnews.com )
Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread ( www.statnews.com )
As midwife-assisted home births rise, so too do high-risk births outside hospitals ( www.statnews.com )
Biden and Trump are fighting to claim credit for $35 insulin. It was actually a pharma giant’s idea ( www.statnews.com )
House Republicans press for new guardrails on 'gain-of-function' research by NIH ( www.statnews.com )
Smoke exposure from California's wildfires linked to 52,000 early deaths, study says ( www.statnews.com )
The U.S. banned asbestos, but its health impact will still be felt for decades ( www.statnews.com )
A new rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency this week puts an end to the use of asbestos, a known carcinogen, in the United States. But researchers caution that we’ll likely still be dealing with the mineral’s public health harms for decades....
Scientists document first-ever transmitted Alzheimer’s cases, tied to no-longer-used medical procedure ( www.statnews.com )
Scientists document first-ever transmitted Alzheimer’s cases, tied to no-longer-used medical procedure ( www.statnews.com )
This federal rule didn't stop coercive sterilization — but it blocked contraceptive access. Can it be fixed? ( www.statnews.com )
Walgreens executive says it is 'doubling down' on recruiting customers into clinical trials ( www.statnews.com )
The fight over medical abortion has worsened pregnancy care ( www.statnews.com )
Melinda French Gates, going solo, aims to influence reproductive rights in the U.S. ( www.statnews.com )
Palliative care for cancer patients is found to be as effective given virtually as in person ( www.statnews.com )
Comfort can be delivered to patients with advanced cancer virtually just as well as in person, according to a new study presented on Sunday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago....
