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A federal judge on Thursday overturned a portion of the Affordable Care Act that makes preventive services, such as some cancer screenings and some drugs, free to enrollees. The decision could affect health costs for insurance policyholders nationwide, though the decision is expected to be challenged in court.
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Seven sheriff’s deputies and three hospital workers are accused of second-degree murder in the March 6 death of Otieno, 28, who prosecutors say was pinned to the floor and smothered at Central State Hospital in Henrico County, Virginia.
A study found that although Americans' IQs rose dramatically over the last century, new measurements across three of four broad domains of intelligence show that IQs may now be slipping downward. Also: a new breast cancer gene, food allergies, honey bees for tracking city-dwellers' health, and more.
Bloomberg says Johnson & Johnson's exit from the race to make a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for adults leaves open a $10 billion market. Separately, the WHO warned that the world has "arrived in the post-antibiotic era" over a lack of development of new drugs capable of tackling deadly superbugs.
The changed policy, which will affect commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid members, will begin in the third quarter and will mean providers merely have to notify the insurer about pending care. Among other news, a debate over how to fund the 988 crisis line amid growing demand.
The order was implemented by former President Donald Trump in 2020 and was due to end in May. Meanwhile, research shows that AstraZeneca's covid shot may have posed a higher risk of death from heart issues to young women, though there are questions over the applicability of the results.
The anti-transgender bill, which USA Today labeled "among the nation's toughest," was protested by "hundreds," but the Republican-dominated Legislature still decided to overturn Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear's veto. The bill affects youngsters' gender care and restricts their bathroom options.
AP reports Idaho lawmakers are considering making it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent, labeling this act "abortion trafficking" and using a legal trick to sidestep the constitutional right to travel between states. Florida's proposed six-week abortion ban also advanced.
Lawmakers are moving to make the veterinary tranquilizer, commonly known as "tranq," harder to access as its dangerous inclusion is on the rise in illicit drugs. Meanwhile, the head of the Department of Homeland Security told a Senate panel Wednesday that fentanyl is the "single greatest challenge" facing the U.S. currently.
Using data from an independent research tracker, NPR reports that the 89 gun-related incidents on school campuses this year puts 2023 on pace to exceed last year's record high. A separate analysis finds that guns are the leading cause of death for kids and teens in the U.S.
The overdose antidote maker Emergent BioSolutions says that it expects its naloxone nasal spray to be available for purchase without a prescription by the summer but has not announced pricing yet.
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Prominent Republicans are suggesting gender identity played a role in the gun violence, despite research showing trans people are more likely to be victims of crimes rather than perpetrators, Insider reported.
The Food and Drug Administration has announced a strategy to avoid the same sort of supply chain crisis that hit baby formula recently, including enhanced inspections and working with the industry on redundancy risk management plans. Separately, questions over probiotic supplements.
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