by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a birth control pill to be sold without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a milestone that could significantly expand access to contraception. The medication, called Opill, will become...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Excessive drinking during the covid-19 pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease deaths so much that the condition killed more Californians than car accidents or breast cancer, a KFF Health News analysis has found. Many who increased their drinking during the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Hospitals told a major Senate panel that a $385 million bucket of annual emergency preparedness funding up for reauthorization should “be at least doubled” if the country’s health care system is to be ready for another public health threat. In a letter to the Senate...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Virginia-based UVA Health announced on Tuesday a partnership with Riverside Health System, the latest move in the academic health system’s efforts to form a statewide network. UVA Health will acquire a 5 percent ownership stake in Riverside, which operates four...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
A campaign is being launched to diversify images used in medical textbooks and diagnosis manuals. The campaign was announced last month in collaboration between Johnson & Johnson, the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI), and Chidiebere Ibe, whose...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Iowa lawmakers Tuesday passed a law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, weeks after the state Supreme Court deadlocked on whether the state’s current ban was enforceable. The bill’s passage sets up another legal challenge, as abortion rights...
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