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Walmart will no longer display the state's flag, which contains the Confederate battle flag, and the Mississippi Baptist Convention's board said it's a "moral issue." Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) has suggested any decision about changing the flag should come from voters.
The ruling said that "motivated by profits, defendants disregarded the safety of consumers despite their knowledge the talc in their products caused ovarian cancer.'' More than 19,000 plaintiffs had talcum-powder lawsuits pending against J&J in U.S. courts as of March 29.
There hasn't been the expected spike from the protests against police violence like many had been braced for. Researchers posit that people who were trying to avoid the protests may have engaged in social distancing more stringently than they might have otherwise. However, a sharp increases in cases for LAPD officers suggests those in the midst of the crowd have been exposed to infection. Media outlets cover racial disparities, police violence and other issues as well.
Laura McQuade, the chief executive of Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, parted ways with the organization after hundreds of former and current employees signed letters complaining of abusive and unfair treatment.
Voters still turned out in person to polls in New York and Kentucky, but a surge of absentee ballots means that the races can't be called on the same day--something that the American public may have to adjust to come the November general election.
Because the drug can cause a potentially fatal condition called ketoacidosis in diabetic patients, advocates are calling on the FDA to issue a "black box" warning--the most severe that the agency can slap on a product. In other pharmaceutical news: fatty liver disease treatments, a biotechnology startup, and supplements.
Insurance companies have been anxious for guidance from the Trump administration on whether there would be patient cost-sharing responsibility for tests required by workplaces as employees return. Under the new guidance, such testing would not be covered under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Other medical and insurance marketplace developments are also in the news.
Senate Democrats said that the Republican-crafted bill falls far short of what is necessary for true reform and that they will block the measure, while the Republicans said Democratic senators are grandstanding for political points.
The House Democrats are set to unveil a health care plan that focuses on increasing subsidies and negotiating powers for Medicare drug prices. But the plan falls far short of the progressive health care push that was seen earlier in the year, pre-pandemic. Although it would be dead-on-arrival in the Senate, the legislation will help Democrats anchor their election messaging.
“You need these H-1B physicians who are willing to go to Alabama, Georgia, you know, parts of the beltway that just don’t have enough doctors,” said Mahsa Khanbabai, an attorney with the American Immigration Lawyers Association. The health care worker exemption in the order only applies to people who are caring for COVID patients or doing research on the coronavirus.
The American Hospital Association argued that the administration did not have the legal authority to force facilities to reveal prices that were negotiated with insurers. The outcome of the negotiations have long been closely guarded by both sides, but the Trump administration sees transparency as a way to force down health care costs.
In other administration news: President Donald Trump taps appointees to the Census Bureau; CMS creates a new Health Informatics office; and a VA telemedicine office spent nearly $39 million during the pandemic.
Arizona on Tuesday reported a record 3,600 new infections, but President Donald Trump's supporters still turned out to his latest campaign rally. Trump hit many of his talking points, including railing against mail-in voting and doubling-down on a racist term for COVID-19.
White House advisers say that President Donald Trump was joking when he told a Tulsa, Oklahoma, campaign rally: "I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down, please.’” The president insists he was serious though. “I don’t kid. Let me just tell you. Let me make it clear,” Trump told reporters Tuesday.
There have only been two days previously that the U.S. logged higher case counts than what was reported on Tuesday. Yet states continue to push forward with their plans to reopen.
Four top federal health officials — Dr. Anthony Fauci, CDC Director Robert Redfield, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn and assistant secretary for health at HHS Brett Giroir — were grilled by lawmakers Tuesday on the state of the federal response to the coronavirus crisis.
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