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Bird Flu Is Bad for Poultry and Dairy Cows. It鈥檚 Not a Dire Threat for Most of Us 鈥 Yet.
Cattle across the country are infected by the H5N1 bird flu. The virus isn鈥檛 spreading among people 鈥 but if it evolves to do that, fears of another pandemic could be realized.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Abortion Access Changing Again in Florida and Arizona
A six-week abortion ban took effect in Florida this week, dramatically restricting access to the procedure not just in the nation鈥檚 third-most-populous state but across the South. Patients from states with even more restrictive bans had been flooding in since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Meanwhile, the CEO of the health behemoth UnitedHealth Group appeared before committees in both the House and Senate, where lawmakers grilled him about the February cyberattack on subsidiary Change Healthcare and how its ramifications are being felt months later. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Rachana Pradhan of 麻豆女优 Health News join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for 鈥渆xtra credit,鈥 the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.
FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries
Some pumps used in end-stage heart failure caused a buildup of biological material that blocks blood flow from the device to the heart鈥檚 aorta. The FDA鈥檚 recall affects nearly 14,000 devices.
Ten Doctors on FDA Panel Reviewing Abbott Heart Device Had Financial Ties With Company
Most of the doctors the FDA tapped to advise it on an Abbott medical device had financial ties to the company. The FDA didn鈥檛 disclose the payments.
At Stake in Mifepristone Case: Abortion, FDA鈥檚 Authority, and Return to 1873 Obscenity Law
The end goal for a conservative Christian group鈥檚 mifepristone case before the Supreme Court: a de facto nationwide abortion ban.
Ya hay una droga oral para la depresi贸n postparto鈥 pero cuesta $16,000
Abogados, defensores y reguladores est谩n observando de cerca c贸mo las aseguradoras dise帽ar谩n las normas para cubrirlo.
A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It?
A pill form of an effective drug for postpartum depression hit the market in December, but most insurers do not yet have a policy on when or whether they will pay for it. The hurdles to obtain its predecessor medication have advocates worried.
Colorado Isn鈥檛 Giving up on Its Drug Importation Dream
Colorado hopes to join Florida to become only the second state authorized to import prescription drugs from Canada. But they鈥檙e hitting the same hurdles: drugmakers 鈥 and the FDA. Colorado officials recently amended their 2022 importation application with the Food and Drug Administration, in the process revealing new correspondence that shows the state鈥檚 so-far fruitless […]
Toxic Gas That Sterilizes Medical Devices Prompts Safety Rule Update
The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening regulation of ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic gas used to sterilize medical devices. The agency is trying to balance the interests of the health care industry supply chain with those of communities where the gas creates airborne health risks.
Washington intenta ponerse al d铆a con el uso de la inteligencia artificial en el sector de salud
El impacto de la IA en el sector de salud ya es generalizado. La Administraci贸n de Alimentos y Medicamentos ha aprobado unos 692 productos de inteligencia artificial.
鈥楤ehind the Times鈥: Washington Tries to Catch Up With AI鈥檚 Use in Health Care
Lawmakers and regulators are trying to understand how AI is changing health care and how it should be regulated. The industry fears overreach.
La FDA finalmente prohibir铆a peligroso qu铆mico en productos para alisar el cabello
El primer estudio que vincul贸 los alisadores de cabello con el c谩ncer de 煤tero, publicado en 2022, encontr贸 que el uso frecuente de estos qu铆micos duplica con creces el peligro.
FDA’s Plan to Ban Hair Relaxer Chemical Called Too Little, Too Late
The FDA鈥檚 recent notice that it would move to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products comes more than a decade after researchers raised alarms about health risks. Scientists say a ban would still leave many dangerous chemicals in hair straighteners.
Ketamine Therapy for Mental Health a 鈥榃ild West鈥 for Doctors and Patients
Ketamine, approved by the FDA as an anesthetic in 1970, is emerging as a major alternative mental health treatment, and there are now more than 500 ketamine clinics around the country. But with little regulation and widely varying treatment protocols, it鈥檚 a medical “wild West.”
Journalists Track Medical Device Malfunctions, Opioid Settlement Payments, and Abortion Bans
麻豆女优 Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Pacientes con narcolepsia enfrentan una doble pesadilla: escasez de medicamentos y estigma
Se estima que una de cada 2,000 personas en los Estados Unidos vive con narcolepsia (m谩s de 160,000 en todo el pa铆s).
Patients With Narcolepsy Face a Dual Nightmare of Medication Shortages and Stigma
It’s been more than a year since the FDA declared a national shortage of Adderall, and it鈥檚 affecting more than just patients with ADHD. Those with narcolepsy, a much rarer condition, are often treated with the same medication. Without it, they’re often unable to drive or function as usual.
鈥楢GGA鈥 Inventor Testifies His Dental Device Was Not Meant for TMJ or Sleep Apnea
The FDA and Department of Justice are investigating the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or 鈥淎GGA.鈥 TMJ and sleep apnea patients have filed lawsuits alleging the device harmed them. Its inventor now says the AGGA was never meant for these ailments.
Deep Flaws in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits and Records
Thousands of medical devices are sold, and even implanted, with no safety tests.
Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device 鈥 But at What Risk?
The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database contains more than 4,500 reports in which the medical device may have caused or contributed to a patient鈥檚 death.
