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CBS News reports on how ongoing staffing shortages are affecting care in rural America — where few residency programs exist. Crain's Detroit Business, separately, says a survey shows 40% of Michigan hospital nurses want to quit. And Stat covers five startups that aim to solve the staffing crisis.
The Tampa Bay Times obtained drafts of an analysis used by Florida’s surgeon general as the basis to warn young men against getting the covid vaccine. Unlike the final report, the drafts showed that catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more than getting an mRNA shot, AP reported.
According to AP, federal regulations and state law require Iowa to pay many of the expenses for sex assault victims who seek medical help, such as the costs of forensic exams and treatment for STIs. But Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird has paused some of those payments. Also, abortion news from Kansas, California, Idaho, Florida, and Montana.
Legal experts say that although the Texas judge's decision suspends FDA approval of mifepristone, it does not actually force the FDA to enforce the ruling. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra says "everything is on the table" right now, but some Republicans are threatening to defund the FDA if the ruling isn't enforced.
Two federal judges issued contradictory rulings Friday over mifepristone, 1 of 2 drugs that has been used for 20 years in the U.S. for a medication abortion. While the Justice Department said it will challenge a Texas court's ruling ordering the FDA to vacate its approval of the drug, the cases are expected to land in the Supreme Court. News outlets explore what the current situation means for patients.
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A story in The Washington Post counted at least 50 Medicaid-related evictions in Wisconsin alone since the fall. Also in the news: profit opportunities in Medicaid determinations; no-cost preventative services; and more.
The effort includes a fentanyl awareness campaign and plan to distribute doses of Narcan to every county. Meanwhile, in Alabama, lawmakers approved harsher penalties for trafficking fentanyl. And in San Francisco, the city doubled participants of an opioid misuse treatment program.
NBC News says some customers have complained of stomach issues on social media. Separately, research shows a smart watch may be able to predict when someone has a higher risk of heart failure.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing tougher standards on pollution from several chemicals like ethylene oxide, but some in the industry are warning of potential disruption to supplies of safe medical equipment. Also: lead testing, Makena, weight loss drugs, and more.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has paused its rollout of electronic medical records to the next scheduled sites in its already-delayed program amid concerns over patient safety and other matters. Also: AI and heart health, HIPAA digital privacy, and more.
The move prompted immediate accusations of racism because a third House member who also participated in the protest — and who is white — was not expelled. President Joe Biden called the expulsions "undemocratic" and reiterated his pleas for an assault weapons ban.
University of Miami researchers found what they believe to be the first two confirmed cases in which covid crossed via the placenta and caused brain damage to unborn infants, Reuters and CIDRAP report. Other research says masking-up alone did little to prevent covid spread in medical settings.
The procedure involves administering a high dose of the progesterone to "reverse" the use of mifepristone. One attempt to conduct a formal study on the treatment was halted after a test subject went to the hospital for hemorrhaging.
ProPublica's report detailing years of luxury travel quietly accepted by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from a prominent Republican donor has prompted calls for action by some congressional Democrats. Ethics experts that spoke to news outlets cited concerns about a further erosion of public trust in the high court's decisions.
The Education Department proposed a regulation Thursday that would allow schools to limit participation of nonbinary and transgender students on university and K-12 school sports teams but would not allow schools to "categorically" ban them from teams. Separately, the Supreme Court refused to reinstate a ban on transgender athletes in West Virginia.
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