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The deal goes hand in hand with a second bankruptcy reorganization plan that will be presented to a judge as soon as May 14, according to the court filing. Despite the settlement, J&J denies any wrongdoing.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, says that the state has bought 30,000 doses — an estimated 3-year supply — of the key abortion drug in anticipation that access could be limited due to court challenges.
Judge Janet Protasiewicz was elected Tuesday to fill the open seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court, in a closely watched race. Her win shifts the court's idealogical makeup to the left, which makes it more likely that a contested abortion ban could be struck down.
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Fox News reports on the fatality, which marks the first reported U.S. death due to rabies in someone who received appropriate treatment, according to a report in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Other health and wellness news is on infertility, listeria, seasonal allergies, and more.
A study performed in Denmark, which has lithium levels in drinking water that are similar to the U.S., mapped out where pregnant people lived in relation to the concentration of lithium in the water, CNN reported. As lithium levels rose, there was a slight increase in the risk of autism diagnoses. Researchers cautioned that they did not show a direct link between autism and lithium in water.
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Specifically, AP says southern Nevada is the place where the highest number of potentially lethal, antibiotic-resistant fungus infections happen. Meanwhile, in North Dakota, an effort to force educators to ignore trans students' chosen pronouns was defeated.
CBS News says the problems revealed in FDA inspection records of Global Pharma Healthcare Pvt Ltd's property in India include dirty equipment and clothing as well as safeguard and procedural errors. Separately, data show Mounjaro may eclipse Ozempic as an effective weight loss drug.
Explaining the move by the National Association of Medical Examiners, AP reports that critics of the term argue it's commonly used to justify excessive police force. Sexual assaults of female patients in an Iowa hospital, rural hospital mergers, and more are also in the news.
A paralysis case following a dose of Johnson & Johnson's covid vaccine is detailed by KOMO, noting that though the patient sought government compensation via the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program, no response has been sent a year and a half later.
The state currently has a law banning abortions after 15 weeks, and though this earlier ban is being challenged in court, the new bill would tighten restrictions even further. It's expected to become law. Other abortion-related news is from Utah, Texas, Kentucky, Ohio, and Montana.
A new report finds that monthly premiums for 2023 Affordable Care Act insurance plans are higher than last year. That reversal in recent trends is attributed to inflation, increased health spending, and marketplace uncertainty over whether Congress would extend subsidies.
With pandemic requirements on states to keep Medicaid recipients enrolled now lifted, news outlets report on various efforts underway to reach out to some of the estimated 15 million who are at risk of losing coverage. But worries grow that many will fall in insurance gaps.
The Biden administration released Monday its National Cancer Plan, outlining 8 goals in its "Cancer Moonshot" initiative to prevent the disease, reduce mortality, and improve the quality of life of patients with cancer.
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News outlets cover the results of a new analysis of alcohol research, which shows that a drink of alcohol or two per day is not healthier than no alcohol at all, different from what was once thought. Separately, the CDC has warned of the risks of eating raw cookie dough amid a salmonella outbreak.
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