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With soaring demand for weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, the Wall Street Journal says officials are moving to restrict access to some of today's "buzzy drugs." Some pharmacies are even offering unauthorized Ozempic alternatives.
The vaccine is given late in pregnancy, and the FDA says it cuts the risk that newborns will need to see a doctor for RSV symptoms or be admitted to the hospital before 6 months of age. Media outlets report on the news, noting research that says covid public health measures may have boosted the resurgence of RSV.
Reuters reports that White House officials will try to meet with makers of the opioid overdose reversal drug, with the goal of improving access and reducing costs. Meanwhile, the University of Oxford will cut ties with the Sackler family after criticism over their links to the opioid crisis.
Republicans don't appear to be budging from their desire to have work requirements a condition of receiving health care coverage. But they want to boost spending for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The new law comes into force July 1. In Montana, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte also signed more bills to limit abortion access. Also, a survey about tokophobia, the fear of childbirth.
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Elsewhere in health industry news, Thomas Jefferson University, a not-for-profit health system in the Philadelphia region, lost $177 million in the nine months ending in March; CommonSpirit cut jobs though it narrowed its quarterly loss; CVS Health will close its clinical trials operation; Dr. Edna Adan Ismail wins the Templeton Prize; and more.
Legislation that includes a "red flag" provision now awaits the signature of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, who is expected to sign it. Meanwhile, Tennessee goes in the opposite direction.
Also, the WHO warns against artificial sweeteners, and Philips says the vast majority of its recalled sleep apnea products are “unlikely to result in an appreciable harm to health in patients.”
Even after the lifting of the covid pandemic emergency, a study published Monday says that masks in medical offices are still a good idea. Meanwhile, a report in the Los Angeles Times notes that reductions of covid data reporting are making it hard to know how much covid is in your community.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reminded doctors Monday that the mpox outbreak is not over. The agency is expected to soon reveal mpox vaccine effectiveness data. Separately, the case history of a fatal mpox case in Maryland is published.
A water contamination crisis at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina decades ago has led to a 70% higher risk for developing Parkinson's disease among Marines and sailors. Other reports note that the cleanup effort for "forever chemicals" around military bases is very underfunded.
AP reports three conservative court judges who will hear arguments May 17 challenging recent abortion pill limits each have "a history of supporting restrictions on abortion." Meanwhile, in North Carolina the GOP is planning a swift override of the governor's veto of a 12-week abortion ban.
Republicans appear to be holding firm on wanting work requirements for Medicaid recipients as a condition for raising the debt ceiling. Other impacts of the United States defaulting on its loans are discussed.
The decision temporarily blocks a lower court decision that stopped health plans from covering some preventive health care. In other news, President Joe Biden nominates National Cancer Institute Director Monica Bertagnolli to fill the long-vacant director slot at the National Institutes of Health.
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Dozens of wide-ranging, serious issues in the John Muir Medical Center's pediatric intensive care unit led to the barring of the hospital from treating some of the state's sickest children. Also in the news: a Texas vote to bar trans care for minors, a rise in accidental ODs in San Francisco, and more.
A new study says even though remote work is praised for a better work life balance, it's taking a toll on some parents' mental health. About 1 in 4 people say they sometimes go days without leaving their own house. Remote worker day drinking and drug use is also reported.
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