by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today August 19, 2022
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Woman's Hospital in Louisiana denied a woman an abortion after her fetus was found to have no skull at 10 weeks into her pregnancy. (nola.com)
Kentucky's near-total abortion ban will remain in place, according to a ruling yesterday by the state's Supreme Court. (AP)
The Biden Administration plans to pull the plug on payments for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests, possibly by this fall. (CNN)
In attempts to curb the spread of COVID-19, some areas of China are now even swabbing live fish for the virus. (Forbes)
The plaintiff in the first Zantac lawsuit agreed to drop it prior to his case heading to court. (Reuters)
According to new CDC data, public transportation workers in California had a 1.5-times higher COVID-19 outbreak incidence and mortality rates than other industries. (MMWR)
As of Friday at 8:00 a.m. EDT, the unofficial U.S. COVID-19 toll reached 93,403,244 cases and 1,039,745 deaths, increases of 124,834 and 719, respectively, since this time yesterday.
The FDA approved the Mirena IUD (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) 52 mg for a new 8-year-long indication to prevent pregnancy, Bayer announced.
The incidence of late stage cervical cancer in the U.S. slowly increased from 2001 to 2018, with steepest annual rise among white women. (International Journal of Gynecological Cancer)
Instagram and Facebook suspended Robert Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine non-profit, the Children's Health Defense, after violating the platforms' COVID misinformation rules. (New York Times)
A California-based health system in Ventura County agreed to a $70.7 settlement after allegedly submitting false claims to the state's Medicaid program. (Department of Justice)
Commonly referred to as "forever chemicals," PFAS chemicals now have a known kryptonite: sodium hydroxide and dimethyl sulfoxide. (Science)
Some dermatologists are prescribing inexpensive low-dose minoxidil pills off-label for hair loss. (New York Times)
A child in Nebraska died from a suspected case of Naegleria fowleri -- a rare brain-eating amoeba -- possibly from swimming in Nebraska's Elkhorn River. (ABC News)
The FDA issued the first warning letter to a manufacturer marketing illegal flavored nicotine gummies.
The Washington Supreme Court awarded one woman damages in a "wrongful life" lawsuit after she was mistakenly given a flu shot instead of her contraceptive Depo-Provera at a federally funded health clinic, leading to her becoming pregnant with a child who had severe birth defects. (AP)
The World Health Organization recommended the use of French developer Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the use of two monoclonal antibody treatments against Ebola. (Reuters)
Kristen Monaco is a staff writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City office, she’s worked at the company since 2015.
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