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As of Wednesday, at least three states — Georgia, California, and Arizona — are monitoring residents who previously disembarked from the MV Hondius cruise ship. At this time, none of the former passengers are showing signs of illness.
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The settlement comes after the makers were accused of using a monopoly to increase prices, requiring injectors to be purchased in a two-pack, and restricting generic versions of the EpiPen.
Physicians are calling for stricter laws governing AI in the wake of a slew of deepfake videos circulating on social media. Doctors worry that it could contribute to the ongoing erosion of public trust in the medical establishment, and even to insurance fraud, Axios reports.
Health officials in South Africa confirmed the findings. Meanwhile, a battle over where to dock the MV Hondius continued Wednesday morning.
If the Supreme Court rules that mifepristone can't be prescribed via telehealth or dispensed by mail, providers say, misoprostol alone has been found to be a safe and effective method for ending pregnancies. Some countries already rely on misoprostol for abortion care.
The move marks a shift after years of efforts by the FDA to regulate flavored vapes and just after The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump pushed for the approval, The Washington Post reports.
Scientists combed millions of patient records and determined that serious side effects from the covid and shingles shots are rare. The Trump administration withdrew the publication of those studies. Although HHS said "the authors drew broad conclusions that were not supported by the underlying data," career scientists who reviewed the drafts say the studies were well done.
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A recent study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs looked at the prevalence of videos about nitrous oxide circulating on social media platforms without any health warnings or age restrictions, HealthDay reported.
The cases are not linked to the outbreak, which was declared over April 26. Health officials say 39 people will remain in quarantine through Saturday. Also: Wyoming reports its first measles case of 2026; Minnesota farmers are seeking mental health help; and more.
In clinical trials, daraxonrasib has been shown to double the average survival time for patients who had received conventional treatments, HealthDay reports. Other pharmaceutical news is about IBD therapy, GLP-1s, "skinny labels," and more.
In its fight against trans people, the Trump administration on Monday launched a Title IX probe of Smith College, a 155-year-old liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts. The Department of Education blasted the school for "granting [transgender people] access to women-only spaces." Smith College told CNN it “is fully committed to its institutional values, including compliance with civil rights laws."
The Wall Street Journal reported that the insurance giant will stop requiring pre-authorizations for certain things, including echocardiograms, some outpatient surgeries, some outpatient therapy, and some chiropractic care. It will use AI-assisted tech to reduce the need for preapprovals, the insurer said.
The Supreme Court has temporarily lifted a lower court's order to halt the prescribing of abortion pills via telehealth and dispensing them by mail. Even in states where abortion is legal, the off-and-on court rulings have left providers scrambling to get patients the care they seek.
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