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Challenge to US drug price negotiation program revived by appeals court

A U.S. appeals court revived a lawsuit on Friday by healthcare and drug industry groups challenging the first-ever U.S. law requiring pharmaceutical companies to

Challenge to US drug price negotiation program revived by appeals court
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Boehringer Ingelheim faces second hung jury in Chicago Zantac trial

The latest trial over claims that the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac causes cancer ended with a hung jury on Wednesday, as jurors in Chicago were unable to agree on

Boehringer Ingelheim faces second hung jury in Chicago Zantac trial
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J&J gets $260 million talc verdict overturned in Oregon, new trial ordered

A state judge in Oregon has overturned a jury's $260 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she got mesothelioma, a deadly

J&J gets $260 million talc verdict overturned in Oregon, new trial ordered
Election|Health|News|Opinion

Nebraskans can vote on competing abortion ballot measures, top court rules

Competing proposals to amend Nebraska's constitution, one to guarantee abortion rights and the other to restrict them, can appear on ballots in November's election, the

Nebraskans can vote on competing abortion ballot measures, top court rules
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North Dakota judge overturns state abortion ban

A North Dakota state court judge on Thursday overturned the state's near-total abortion ban, clearing the way for abortion to become legal in the Midwestern state for the

North Dakota judge overturns state abortion ban
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Indiana judge refuses to broaden medical exception to abortion ban

An Indiana judge on Wednesday refused to broaden the medical exception to the state's near-total abortion ban, ruling against a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood and

Indiana judge refuses to broaden medical exception to abortion ban
Business|Crime|Health

Baltimore settles with Teva, Walgreens ahead of scheduled opioid trial

Baltimore said on Tuesday that it has settled with Walgreens over claims that the pharmacy operator fueled opioid addiction in the Maryland city, the latest in a series

Baltimore settles with Teva, Walgreens ahead of scheduled opioid trial
Crime|Education|Health

Yale settles fertility clinics patients claims over diverted fentanyl

Yale University reached a settlement with 95 patients of its fertility clinic who underwent treatments without pain relief because a nurse diverted fentanyl for her own

Yale settles fertility clinics patients claims over diverted fentanyl
News

California, Hawaii can ban guns in bars and parks, appeals court rules

California and Hawaii can enforce bans on carrying guns in some public locations including bars and parks, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, partly reversing

California, Hawaii can ban guns in bars and parks, appeals court rules
Health|News

Texas sues to block Biden rule protecting privacy for women who get abortions

Texas sued the Biden administration in an effort to block a new rule that seeks to protect the privacy of women living in states that ban abortion who travel out of

Texas sues to block Biden rule protecting privacy for women who get abortions
Business|Health|News

Delaware top court will hear drugmakers' appeal to end Zantac lawsuits

Delaware's highest court said on Tuesday it will hear an appeal by GSK and other drugmakers seeking to end more than 70,000 lawsuits claiming discontinued heartburn drug

Delaware top court will hear drugmakers' appeal to end Zantac lawsuits
Health|News

NY crisis pregnancy centers can speak about 'abortion pill reversal,' judge rules

Two New York crisis pregnancy centers and a national anti-abortion group can tell women about an unproven treatment to reverse the effect of the abortion pill

NY crisis pregnancy centers can speak about 'abortion pill reversal,' judge rules
Economy|Health|News|Political

Florida top court upholds warning that abortion amendment could cost taxpayers

Florida state economists can warn voters that a proposed amendment to the state constitution establishing a right to abortion could reduce state revenues, the state's

Florida top court upholds warning that abortion amendment could cost taxpayers
Health|Lifestyle|News|Opinion

Ohio ban on gender-affirming care for minors upheld by judge

An Ohio judge on Tuesday upheld a Republican-backed state law banning gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors, rebuffing a

Ohio ban on gender-affirming care for minors upheld by judge
Business|Health|News

GSK wins latest trial over Zantac cancer claims

GSK won the latest trial over claims that discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, as a jury on Monday found that the drug was not responsible for an Illinois

GSK wins latest trial over Zantac cancer claims
Health|News|Political

Utah's top court refuses to revive abortion ban for now

Utah's highest court on Thursday refused to allow the enforcement of a near-total abortion ban while a lower court judge considers a challenge to the law by Planned

Utah's top court refuses to revive abortion ban for now
Education|Health|News

Kansas hospital sued for refusing emergency abortion

A Kansas woman on Tuesday sued the University of Kansas Health System for refusing to give her a medically necessary abortion in 2022, accusing the hospital of violating

Kansas hospital sued for refusing emergency abortion
Economy|Environment

US court will not halt power plant emissions rule as states challenge it

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that a regulation ordering deep cuts in power plants' carbon emissions can go ahead while it considers a challenge from more than

US court will not halt power plant emissions rule as states challenge it
Economy|News|Political

US appeals court orders judge to reconsider Biden ESG investing rule

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ordered a Texas judge to reconsider his decision upholding a Biden administration rule that allows socially conscious investing by

US appeals court orders judge to reconsider Biden ESG investing rule
Health|News|Political

Backers of Arizona abortion rights amendment sue over language in voter pamphlet

Supporters of a ballot measure that would amend Arizona's constitution to establish a right to abortion sued Republican lawmakers on Wednesday over language in a

Backers of Arizona abortion rights amendment sue over language in voter pamphlet
News

'Ghost gun' companies fail to end New York attorney general's lawsuit

Nine companies that sell unfinished guns without serial numbers, used to make untraceable "ghost guns," must face a lawsuit by New York's Democratic attorney general

'Ghost gun' companies fail to end New York attorney general's lawsuit
Political|Health

Florida sues Biden administration over new transgender healthcare rule

Florida's top prosecutor and a Catholic medical group on Tuesday sued the Biden administration in an effort to block a rule that they say will force doctors to provide

Florida sues Biden administration over new transgender healthcare rule
Health

Abbott faces trial over claims that preterm infant formula caused dangerous disease

Similac baby formula maker Abbott is expected to face a trial on Monday over claims that its formula for preterm infants used in neonatal intensive care units causes a

Abbott faces trial over claims that preterm infant formula caused dangerous disease
Health|News|Political

Kansas' top court rejects ban on common abortion procedure

Kansas' highest court on Friday permanently barred the state from enforcing a law banning the most common second-trimester abortion procedure, saying the ban violated

Kansas' top court rejects ban on common abortion procedure
Health

Appeals court does not block US mandate to cover cancer screenings, HIV drugs

A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to block a federal mandate requiring health insurers to cover preventive care services like cancer screenings and HIV-preventing

Appeals court does not block US mandate to cover cancer screenings, HIV drugs

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