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Stat reports that Boston-based eGenesis will likely begin the study early next year, aimed at helping patients with end-stage kidney disease. Other pharma and tech news is on Novartis, Summit Therapeutics, "smart cartilage," and more.
As The New York Times explains, shield laws in at least eight states protect health care providers who prescribe abortion pills by telemedicine and send them to patients in states with bans. Other states making news: Louisiana, Texas, Wyoming, South Carolina, Utah, Maine, and others.
Meanwhile, a data analysis shows that nearly half of people age 15 and older living with diabetes are undiagnosed. Other public health news is on life expectancy, the effect of the pandemic on toddlers, remembering AIDS activist Michael Seltzer, and more.
President Donald Trump had fired Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter in March, but she won a court reprieve and was reinstated. On Monday, however, the Supreme Court halted that lower court ruling. Meanwhile, the FTC voted 3-1 last week on the noncompete issue; Slaughter cast the dissenting vote. In a statement reported by Modern Healthcare, Slaughter said tossing the regulation was another attempt by Trump to 鈥渢hrow workers under the bus to ingratiate himself with corporations.鈥
Chief Marty Makary says it hasn't even been started yet but that it will be released 鈥渨ithin a month,鈥 Bloomberg reported. Meanwhile, Kenvue, the parent company of Tylenol, is seeing its stock drop after The Wall Street Journal's story saying the government plans to link autism with Tylenol use during pregnancy.
Stat explores the nuances in the language used by President Trump regarding vaccines, highlighting the difference in opinion between him and RFK Jr. 鈥淚f I were at HHS, I would be very mindful of the president鈥檚 comments,鈥 a former HHS official said.
The proposed reversal would end the Biden-era rule for Supplemental Security Income that allowed those in need to still receive it even if someone in the household was on SNAP. It could affect hundreds of thousands of poor Americans. Meanwhile, California looks to ban private companies from charging fees to help file veterans鈥 disability claims.
Separately, more than 600 Kaiser Permanente certified nurse midwives and registered nurse anesthetists held a one-day strike in Northern California on Monday. Other industry news is on rural hospitals, the cost of ambulance services, hospital real estate, and more.
The Texas Tribune reports that although the new law urges "common sense," some nurses are concerned about violating the law if they provide basic care, like offering bandages, without a parent鈥檚 approval. Other news comes from Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, Michigan, and more.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who used his office to attack reproductive rights, was named an FBI co-deputy director, NPR reports. Also: Justice Amy Coney Barrett defends overturning Roe.
The Africa CDC did not lower its public health emergency status for mpox. Plus, the Democratic Republic of Congo is under strain to contain Ebola and other diseases after the U.S. cut aid. Other U.S. health threats are about bird flu, N meningitidis conjunctivitis, salmonella, and listeria.
A Department of Health and Human Services report, due out this month, will look at other potential causes of autism. It also will explore leucovorin as a means to lessen symptoms, people familiar with the report indicate. Plus, the Autism Science Foundation issues a response.
Meanwhile, among some GOP lawmakers, doubts linger over HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Also: the difficulties in getting a covid shot; Florida's plan to drop school vaccine rules; the nation's current covid levels; and more.
As part of the deal, Walgreens will be split into five privately owned companies, but experts warn that private equity takeovers often mean store closures, reduced staffing, and prescription errors. Sycamore Partners has no background in health care or retail pharmacy. Also, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) warns the buyout may run the company into the ground.
As plans for PEPFAR's future move forward, up to 2 million people in lower-income countries will receive Gilead Sciences' HIV prevention drugs. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports how reinstated CDC staff were tasked with dismantling their own departments, including the Division of HIV Prevention.
The ruling came Thursday, halting a Miami judge's ruling to break down the Everglades immigration center. Also: U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) is fighting to release a woman with cancer from immigration detention; fear of deportation is putting health and hunger at risk; and more.
The lawsuit, brought by anti-abortion organizations and crisis pregnancy centers, sought to limit abortion access, claiming that the state's abortion laws are too permissive. Other states in the news: North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, Wyoming, New Hampshire, and more.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struck a defiant tone as senators 鈥 Democrat and Republican 鈥 pressed him for answers about the direction he is taking the department. 鈥淚f we鈥檙e going to make America healthy again, we can鈥檛 allow public health to be undermined,鈥 said John Barrasso, R-Wyo. Kennedy indicated more upheaval is to come. Plus, looks at claims made during the hearing.
While Massachusetts will mandate insurance coverage for state-recommended shots, New York plans to give pharmacists the authority to offer vaccines to anyone over 3 without a prescription. Plus: Hawaii joins the West Coast Health Alliance; Georgia pumps the breaks on covid shots; and more.
Starting Nov. 1, Affordable Care Act participants who don't qualify for the advanced subsidies or cost-sharing reductions may apply for a hardship exemption. In other news: ACA insurers might need to revise 2026 prices; companies and their employees are looking at higher health care costs; and more.
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