by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 7, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its final decision to withdraw its approval of Makena, a drug approved more than a decade ago to reduce the risk of preterm birth that had been the only medication approved for the condition. The FDA...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 7, 2023 | Health IT, Tea Leaves
Digital mental health startups that sprang up during the pandemic would lose the ability to prescribe medicines remotely under a proposed rule from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that would restore the pre-pandemic requirement that patients visit clinicians...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 7, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Idaho’s governor signed a law this week making it illegal for an adult to transport a minor to get an abortion without parental consent, making Idaho the first state to limit interstate travel for abortion. Governor Brad Little signed legislation creating a new crime...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 6, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Medicaid covers one-fifth of Americans who seek behavioral health services, but what the program pays psychiatrists varies widely across the country, according to a new study. Additionally, psychiatrists received 81 percent of the pay that they’d get from Medicare for...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 6, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Four new vending machinesinstalled around D.C. offer free Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, and fentanyl testing strips. The vending machines are strategically placed in locations with higher-than-average drug use, officials say. Two harm-reduction community...
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