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Walmart first offered doula services to employees in Georgia in 2021, but is now expanding coverage to Louisiana, Indiana, and Illinois. Separately, reports say that the Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to tackle stigma by giving clean needles to veterans who use illegal drugs.
Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, had called the special session to try to overturn an 1849 law banning abortion, but Republicans forced the end of the meetings within seconds. Also: abortion news from Iowa, Illinois, from Native American abortion providers, and more.
AP reports top Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are urging the governor to delay rollout of covid vaccines for infants, approved by medical authorities in the U.S., citing safety concerns. Meanwhile, as some parents scramble for appointments, USA Today explains why most pharmacies can't give out the newly-approved shots for the under 5s.
Strains BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among people who were infected with covid as well as those who were fully vaxxed and boosted. But experts say vaccines should still protect against serious disease. Meanwhile, long covid is more pervasive than perhaps thought.
Meanwhile, as Congress argues over the details of how to make America a safer place to live, Rhode Island quietly and quickly raised the minimum age to buy rifles, shotguns and semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 and also banned high-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
The bill to create the Advanced Research Projects Agency overwhelmingly passed the House in a 336-85 vote. But there is still a debate over organizational independence and whether ARPA-H should be a branch of NIH.
The PUMP bill would have extended breastfeeding protections to at least 9 million people, The 19th reports, but was blocked by Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis. A separate measure which would have eased restrictions on importing baby formula also failed to pass by unanimous consent.
The Biden administration will allow commercial labs to conduct monkeypox testing, as the case count exceeds 150 in the U.S. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization considers declaring the outbreak a "global health emergency."
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Food and Drug Administration is preparing the marketing denial order following a review of vaping marketing to youths. Juul's rivals Reynolds American and NJOY Holdings have been previously allowed to keep selling tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes in the U.S.
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Antipersonnel landmines present both an immediate explosive threat, causing many civilian casualties globally each year, but also have long-term effects on mental health, access to safe water and medical care, and more.
The new alert system will roll out July 1 and is designed to help with "location of missing adults suffering from mental, cognitive, intellectual or developmental disabilities". Meanwhile, in California a controversial initiative to push homeless people toward mental health care is advancing.
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
New research says if older people can't stand on one leg for 10 seconds then they have nearly double the risk of death over the next decade. In other fascinating research, a different study found that any exposure to light while sleeping is linked to higher risk of obesity, diabetes, and other illnesses.
The state Health Services Council voted to allow patients from the Lifespan Cancer Institute at the Rhode Island Hospital to take part in an autologous stem-cell therapy program. Meanwhile, Reuters reports on ongoing, controversial investments into adult stem cell research directed at heart disease.
Insurance experts say the many millions spent on fixing a cyberattack ultimately comes back to consumers in the form of higher premium payments. But one expert at the federal government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said a "significant portion" of hospital intrusions aren't even reported to the government.
The only barrier to distribution, CEO Stephane Bancel told Reuters, is regulatory. Separately, a study showed that patients hospitalized due to an omicron covid infection avoided more severe outcomes if they had a fourth shot of vaccines. Also: Paxlovid and covid rebound, long covid in women, and more.
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