Morning Read: FDA relaxes abortion drug label, hospice CEO said to order nurses to kill
Also, the FDA has approved an investigational test to screen blood for the Zika virus and Consumer Reports explores the mystery of bad doctors.
The loss of a Northwest Montana abortion clinic reverberates through a community
“Anytime a provider stops providing services, the need doesn’t go away,” says Melissa Barcroft, of Planned Parenthood of Montana, in Missoula. “Patients still need that care.”
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Planned Parenthood has responded to the exposed controversial video
Following the release of a controversial tape involving a top official from Planned Parenthood, a response has been released.
SCOTUS keeps lights on for 10 remaining abortion clinics in state of 27 million
The Texas law says doctors who perform abortions require admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Some hospitals are reluctant to grant those privileges for religious reasons or because abortion is so controversial.
2014 election results: Abortion and Medicaid
Abortion laws turned out in favor for the pro-choice side of the debate. Well, a little bit. And Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act isn’t looking good with the re-election of four Republican governors in Florida, Wisconsin, Maine and Kansas. In Colorado, voters rejected the proposal to add “unborn human beings” to the state’s […]
Guys: Rachel Maddow has bad news about your sperm
Rachel Maddow felt the need to kick back, pop open a non-alcoholic beer and head to the “man cave” Wednesday to address the issue of IUDs (intrauterine devices) and why they shouldn’t be considered “an abortifacient,” despite what Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez has to say about it. “Sperm are easily dissuaded from their noble task,” […]
Using Informed Awareness to Transform Care Coordination and Improve the Clinical and Patient Experience
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
Here’s what you need to know about all the court battles over state abortion laws
Even if you’re trying, it’s tough to keep score on what’s happening with various lawsuits challenging some state abortion laws. States led by anti-abortion governors and legislatures have been passing a broad array of measures over the past few years aimed at making the procedure more difficult for women to obtain. About two dozen states […]
Abortion coverage details hard to find on marketplace plans
When it comes to coverage of abortion services in plans sold on the health insurance marketplaces, opponents and supporters of abortion rights are in complete agreement on one thing: Coverage details need to be clearer. A recent analysis by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research and policy organization that supports abortion rights, found that […]
Healthcare’s most memorable TV moments in 2013
With the Obamacare rollout of the health insurance exchanges and its leadup, healthcare has certainly held the media’s eye in 2013 more than usual. But most of healthcare’s best TV moments this year were unpredictable. One Texas state senator who literally took a stand shaped policy. A famous doctor made a shocking reversal. An ad […]
From death with dignity to legal marijuana: 10 health ballot measures to watch
A Missouri ballot measure would ban health insurance exchanges while voters in North Dakota are deciding on a ban on smoking in public places. Abortion and pot are in the mix too.
BioLabs Pegasus Park Cultivates Life Science Ecosystem
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Ryan: Elected officials — not judges — should decide on the legality of abortion
Moderator Martha Raddatz waited until the second-to-last question, but she finally brought up a topic that many people have wanted on the debate agenda: abortion.
‘Legitimate rape’ comment, Ryan’s support for personhood could push more women to Democrats
Politico reports on how Rep. Paul Ryan's record on reproductive issues -- including co-sponosring a "personhood amendment" that would declare a fertilized egg to be a person, and voting to defund Planned Parenthood -- could widen President Barack Obama...