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Pharmaceutical companies want regulators to loosen strict limits currently in place on what information they can provide to doctors about unapproved uses of prescription medications.
The agency will require "black box warnings" -- its strongest type -- on more than 400 products. The move comes following criticism that it has not done enough to stem the rising tide of the opioid crisis.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Outlets report on health news from Minnesota, California, Arkansas, Iowa, Texas, Georgia and Ohio.
Also in the news, a North Dakota hospital reaches a settlement with victims in a Hepatitis C outbreak, CHI Franciscan Health wants to close its Bremerton, Wash., medical center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock in New Hampshire takes a $22 million earnings loss.
The Pennsylvania contractors will manage long-term care for 420,000 low-income seniors and disabled enrollees, while in Maryland the companies are implementing a diabetes prevention program. Also in the news, a UnitedHealthcare official acknowledges that the company has lost money in its work helping run Iowa's Medicaid managed care program.
Residents of the small upstate New York village have been voicing frustrations for months over the water contamination plaguing the area. Meanwhile, state officials question the EPA's response.
The longterm persistence of the virus is a key concern in understanding how the disease is transmitted. "Before this outbreak, scientists believed that Ebola virus could be found in semen for three months after recovery," said Dr. Moses Soka of the Liberian Ministry of Health, who helped conduct the study. "With this study, we now know that virus may persist for a year or longer."
Gonorrhea, in particular, is a looming threat, with experts saying it's only a matter of time before it becomes untreatable.
In other news related to gun violence, University of California Davis will open a center dedicated to informing public policy on preventing deaths and injuries from firearms.
Tentative targets include cutting youth homicides by 10 percent and disparities in obesity, smoking and heart-disease deaths by 15 percent — all by 2020.
The legislation regulates that doctors must administer abortion medication based on outdated FDA protocols.
The allegations concerning the presidential candidates' health are flying on both sides of the aisle, but those tactics have been around for a while. Stat looks at the other candidates who have faced such insinuations.
As insurers cut back on the number of exchanges in which they participate, pressure mounts for the federal government to help stabilize the system so that insurers have reduced risks and offer more plans to help cut costs for consumers.
Among other things, the grants will help states expand prescription drug monitoring programs and increase access to medication-assisted treatment.
If the virus starts spreading more broadly within the country, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the agency's hands will be tied as its financial resources will run out next month.
In a show of force, 20 Democrats send a letter to the allergy drug maker, demanding answers. They say that the generic price that will be offered by Mylan “is still three times higher than the cost of the branded EpiPen in 2007.”
News outlets report on stories related to pharmaceutical drug pricing.
Recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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