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In other pharmaceutical news, promising results come from a new treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Gilead sues Russia over a government-okayed remdesivir clone; and the EU fines drugmaker Merck over a merger deal.
Lawyers for a West Virginia county and city argued that the nation's three largest drug distributors should be held liable for the opioid crisis, as a highly anticipated trial began. The distributors tried to lay the blame elsewhere.
Following a report published by The New York Times about the shifting views of public health experts about the state of the pandemic, other news outlets examine what it means if the U.S. can not reach the mark. President Joe Biden also commented.
Meanwhile, research from UCLA's Covid-19 Health and Politics Project shows a partisan divide even on vaccine enticements: cash rewards work best for Democrats while relaxing safety guidelines are most effective when convincing Republicans.
Ukraine, in particular, has increased its requests ahead of a visit this week from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Restrictions were lifted Monday, but the law, which also includes a ban on vaccine "passports," goes into effect July 1. Other news is from California, Nevada and Washington state.
Places experiencing long hours of sunlight have a lower covid rate than countries at higher latitudes, or places in winter according to a new study. Meanwhile, Oregon and Washington are experiencing surges as California's numbers drop--on the whole. Globally, trends still worry WHO.
The Food and Drug Administration is expected early next week to expand emergency use authorization of the Pfizer vaccine to all Americans aged 12 or older. Pfizer is also preparing to file an application for full FDA approval by the end of May.
"The City That Never Sleeps" will resume its 24-hour subway service on May 17, Gov. Andrew Cuomo also announced Monday.
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Protesters who inhaled tear gas are reporting many cases of abnormal menstruation, prompting an academic investigation. On Friday, a federal judge forbade Columbus, Ohio, police from using force or tear gas against peaceful protesters.
The rate of pregnancy-related deaths among Black women in Illinois is nearly 3 times higher than that of white women. Meanwhile, a West Texas city votes to ban abortion, and Caitlyn Jenner enters the debate about banning trans girls from sports.
The emergency use authorization means Moderna's vaccine can be part of the COVAX initiative. Separately, Pfizer has revealed it's sending 4.5 million doses of its vaccine to South Africa, and China may produce Russia's Sputnik V version.
Critical care nurses were exhausted before the pandemic ever happened, they say. Other health industry news is on Privia Health, Neuralink, HCA Healthcare and more.
In other pharmaceutical news, six patients with demential got doses of a gene therapy unapproved in the U.S., by traveling to Mexico; Fox News reports on an "ultra expensive" drug for spinal muscular atrophy; and a lung cancer pill cost is reported by Stat.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid finalized a series of regulations on Friday that will impact the price of and access to 2022 Affordable Care Act exchange plans for some Americans.
Opioid news comes from the FDA, West Virginia and a CNN story about children who abused the drugs. Meanwhile, reports reveal lawmakers are pressuring legal marijuana makers to limit the strength of products.
The Senate majority leader said he supports measures to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices as well as lowering the Medicare eligibility age. But he didn't say exactly how the measures would move through Congress or whether they would receive a vote in the Senate, The Hill reported.
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