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Media outlets report on a lawsuit combating a Texas initiative to investigate parents who support gender-affirming care for their children, including accusations of levying "terror and anxiety" made against Gov. Greg Abbott. Anti-trans issues in Missouri, Indianapolis, and Utah are also in the news.
Meanwhile, Georgia moves to restart a stalled medical marijuana program; a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in Rhode Island is unveiled; and moves toward legalized weed in Pennsylvania are also reported. Also: mandated maternal death autopsies, lead in Montana schools' water, and more.
A Georgia Senate bill was passed that requires a woman to see a physician in person before being given access to abortion pills, thus restricting the option to mail pills to women in need. Kentucky lawmakers also advanced efforts to restrict medication-by-mail abortions.
In the preliminary study, hitting menopause before 40 led to a 35% higher risk for developing dementia in later life. Also, separately, aging faster in adulthood is linked to being obese, smoking, or having a psychological disorder diagnosis in adolescence.
The AP notes two doctors imprisoned for writing thousands of pain medication prescriptions in short periods may be favored by justices' thinking. Stateline reports that states are likely to resist the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's proposal to ease opioid prescription restrictions.
Separately, a report in Axios says the National Bureau of Economic Research found higher hospital prices aren't necessarily correlated to better medical outcomes. A medical tech defamation lawsuit, pressures faced by medical tech startups, and more are also in the news.
In North Carolina, an analysis shows the state could have 21,00 too few nurses by 2033. In Kentucky, a bill aims to boost nursing school enrollment to fight an oncoming shortage.
The vaccine wasn't very effective in stopping children from getting the disease. However, for those who did get sick, it was very effective at preventing severe illness.
The lifting of covid travel restrictions to Hawaii will happen on March 26. Meanwhile, major cruise lines like Carnival and Norwegian are going mask-optional onboard ships. News outlets cover lifting, and maintenance, of mask mandates in other venues across the U.S.
Experts warned that the study, led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health, was very small and had "biased data." Regardless, the results suggested that long covid might be driven by long-term nerve damage, NBC News reported.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, chosen by Republicans to deliver the traditional post-State of the Union response, focused on debates surrounding schools including covid protections. News outlets report on other scenes from around the House chamber.
President Joe Biden called on Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs to do more to address health issues caused by military burn pit exposure. He also spoke on his proposed overhaul of nursing home regulations, in the wake of dangerous pandemic conditions.
During his State of the Union speech, President Joe Biden said that the tools are in place to allow most Americans to safely remove masks and restart normal activities. “Thanks to the progress we have made this past year, covid-19 need no longer control our lives,” he said, while also cautioning that the virus has not gone away.
President Joe Biden unveiled a new initiative that will provide free access to antiviral covid treatments for patients who test positive at designated pharmacies or community centers. Another round of free home tests was also announced.
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A low-cost prescription drug effort advances in Nevada. In New Mexico, a bill allows broad access to fentanyl test strips to combat drug deaths. In Missouri, $25 million went to a construction company to aid hospitals during covid. Other news comes from, Ohio, Florida, Utah, and North Carolina.
The settlement was for a class-action lawsuit alleging Viatris, formerly Mylan, acted illegally to monopolize the epinephrine auto-injector market. Meanwhile, UC Berkeley lost a patent case as the Patent and Trademark Office said CRISPR tech belongs to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT.
A House of Delegates subcommittee voted along party lines to push a recreational marijuana sales bill until next year's legislative session. In South Dakota, lawmakers also thwarted efforts toward recreational weed. Meanwhile, smokable legal medical marijuana is on sale in Minnesota starting today.
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