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Feds warn pharmacists: Don’t refuse to provide abortion pills
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- Carolyn Crist
The HHS listed several conditions that are commonly treated with drugs that can induce abortion, warning that withholding the pills could violate...
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Justice Department task force to fight abortion ban overreach
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
The task force formalizes an existing work group and recent efforts to protect access to reproductive health care considering the Supreme Court’s...
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Aggression toward health care providers common during pandemic
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
“This fatigue toward the social changes grew, but people didn’t have a specific target, and slowly and gradually, health care providers became the...
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U.S. allows pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid directly
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
“Since Paxlovid must be taken within 5 days after symptoms begin, authorizing state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid could expand access...
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WHO tracking new Omicron subvariant in India
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
BA.2.75 has eight mutations beyond those seen in BA.5, which “could make immune escape worse than what we’re seeing now.”
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Nevada sees increase in out-of-state abortion patients
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
Even before the Roe v. Wade ruling took place, Planned Parenthood saw higher numbers of patients as abortion bans took effect in Texas...
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Abortion opponents don’t want patients crossing state lines
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
The Justice Department has warned that it will fight laws that block people from crossing state lines, saying they violate the right to interstate...
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Vasectomy requests increase after Roe ruling
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
“It was very, very noticeable Friday, and then the number that came in over the weekend was huge, and the number that is still coming in far...
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Alabama cites Roe decision in call to ban transgender health care
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
“No one – adult or child – has a right to transitioning treatments that is deeply rooted in our Nation’s history and tradition,” Alabama Attorney...
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School shootings rose to highest number in 20 years, data shows
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
The annual report, which examines crime and safety in schools and colleges, also found a rise in cyberbullying and verbal abuse or disrespect of...
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COVID subvariants could cause ‘substantial’ summer cases
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
“I expect that BA.5 will likely become the dominant virus in the United States this summer.”
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Facebook, Instagram remove posts offering abortion pills
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
“Content that attempts to buy, sell, trade, gift, request, or donate pharmaceuticals is not allowed.”
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FDA orders Juul to stop selling E-cigarettes
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
The marketing denial order covers only the commercial distribution and retail sale of Juul’s products and doesn’t restrict consumer possession or...
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Alcohol, marijuana use declined among youth during pandemic
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
“Although social isolation from peers may have a negative impact on their mental health, it may just be one of the desirable outcomes of the...
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WHO to rename monkeypox because of stigma concerns
- Author:
- Carolyn Crist
The Foreign Press Association of Africa has urged the global media to stop using images of Black people to highlight the outbreak in Europe.