Vanessa Romo

With states empowered to regulate abortion, doctors say they’re trapped by vague laws that criminalize care. And ongoing court battles make it hard to keep up with the procedure’s legal status.

Changes by the FDA mean patients won’t have to schedule in-person exams to get a prescription. That opens the door for more pharmacies to provide the medication. But not everyone will have access.

Doctors say they are seeing an unprecedented number of cases. How concerned should parents be? Why are young children so vulnerable? What’s causing this year’s outbreak? We offer some answers.

The nation’s poison control centers saw a 245% jump in reported exposure cases from July to August as more people take the anti-parasite drug that some falsely claim treats COVID-19.

Officials at the Wisconsin medical center first suspected a now-former employee inadvertently left the Moderna drugs out of cold storage. But an investigation concludes they were deliberately removed.

“Given the public health emergency, FDA is advising that it is acceptable to use every full dose obtainable (the sixth, or possibly even a seventh) from each vial,” the FDA said Wednesday.

The Food and Drug Administration says is advising health workers to use “every full dose obtainable” to help speed up the nationwide immunization campaign.

Federal officials say the sites have been closing or transferring to state or local control because it’s more efficient to run testing that way.

The report comes as the government announced all states must now meet federal reporting guidelines. The type of information gathered by states up to now has been inconsistent.

“I am confident that business owners who decide to reopen will adhere to Minimum Basic Operations, which prioritize the health and well-being of employees and customers,” Gov. Brian Kemp said.