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The results of the Food and Drug Administration's study of the abortion pill could be used to restrict access by requiring in-person visits for prescribing and dispensing, The Wall Street Journal reported. Plus: Scientists have precisely edited the DNA of human embryos.
The agency is abandoning a Biden-era policy that required Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to report deaths that occur within 30 days of people being released from its custody, The Washington Post reports. The requirement was initiated after it was noted that detainees with serious medical conditions were being released from custody, only to die soon after.
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority is coordinating a shipment of monoclonal antibodies “for potential use in high-risk Americans exposed to the virus,” an HHS spokesperson revealed. MBP-134 would be used under the FDA’s “investigational use mechanisms,” a measure that allows unlicensed treatments to be used in emergency situations, Stat reports.
Proteins in the blood might be able to predict lung cancer more than five years before diagnosis, The New York Times reported. Simultaneously, the media outlet reported that an existing anti-inflammatory drug could significantly reduce the risk of lung cancer in people with elevated concentrations of these proteins. More research and trials are needed.
One expert noted that most states haven't yet rolled out funding cuts and changes to their Medicaid programs, setting up "a disaster in the making," Fierce Healthcare reported. Meanwhile, lawmakers in the U.S. House passed an appropriations bill that would slash funding for millions of people in the Women, Infants, and Children program, or WIC, which helps pregnant women and children purchase healthy foods.
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Physician and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the outgoing chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, stood fast that the federal government should not fund gender transition procedures on minors. "Let's fulfill our duty to let kids be kids," he said. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pushed back, saying, "Not only would banning gender-affirmative care do nothing to protect kids, it will make it harder for them to get the healthcare they need, and that would be a tragedy."
The company announced a new policy in which it plans to withhold 340B drug savings from hospitals if they do not disclose pharmacy claims data, Modern Healthcare reports, escalating existing fights between drug manufacturers and providers over the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
An AP investigation found that the government has again separated dozens of the same children from their families, eight years after a landmark legal settlement meant to keep families together officially put a end to the forcible separations. “These children have suffered enough without re-traumatizing them,” said Lee Gelernt, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union.
The test, which did not misidentify any children without autism, measures the concentration of chemicals released by gut bacteria. The study indicates that children with autism showed elevated levels of those metabolites, HealthDay reports. Other public health and wellness news is on male puberty, dementia risks, the benefits of strength training, and more.
The 2025 Affordability Survey released by the Commonwealth Fund shows that 63% of those who experienced a prior authorization denial said that it caused significant worry or anxiety, while 41% said it led to delays in care for them or someone in their household, Fierce Healthcare reported.
Wednesday's executive order turns about 8,000 federal workers into at-will employees, NPR reported, which allows the government to fire them without giving a reason. Nearly all of those affected are at the GS-15 level, the highest possible pay grade that includes high-level policy staff. In other administration news: The VA has changed how it buys prosthetic limbs, which could speed their delivery to veterans.
The New World screwworm fly's larvae feed on the tissue of livestock, wildlife, and pets. A case has been confirmed in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, The New York Times reported. Plus: updates on Ebola, brucellosis, hantavirus, and covid.
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Hospitals must assign one nurse for every six patients in adult psychiatric units, and one nurse for every five adolescent patients, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Hospitals that violate the rule can be fined $15,000 to $30,000 per day. Also: New SNAP work requirements take effect in Washington, D.C.
The new rule strips the "professional degree" designation from graduate nursing students, a move that caps what they may borrow to $20,500 annually or $100,000 in aggregate, MedPage Today reports. The lawsuit argues that this exclusion is unlawful and violates the Administrative Procedure Act.
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