Montana is an island of legal abortion, but four of the state’s five clinics are limiting access to abortion pills for out-of-state patients in an effort to protect themselves and patients from legal attacks.
Category: Public Health
Gun Safety ‘Wrapped in a Mental Health Bill’: A Look at Health Provisions in the New Law
The bulk of the funds provided in the gun reform law known as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act are for expanding mental health services. Will it help improve mental health outcomes and stem violence?
Feds Want a Policy That Advocates Say Would Let Hospitals Off the Hook for Covid-Era Lapses
The pandemic disrupted all sense of normalcy for U.S. hospitals, so federal officials are proposing to pause financial penalties against the facilities and to block public access to key hospital safety data — such as the frequency of falls and sepsis — because of concerns that the data isn’t accurate enough. But consumer advocates are furious about the proposal.
Cancer drug reduces death risk in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and 11 other recent related-research findings
The use of sabizabulin, a cancer drug, reduced the risk of death by 55 percent in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, a small study published July 6 in the New England Journal of Medicine found.
‘My Body, My Choice’: How Vaccine Foes Co-Opted the Abortion Rallying Cry
Anti-vaccine advocates discovered a catchy, succinct, and potent slogan. Its unlikely source: the abortion rights movement.
BA.5’s fast rise to dominance: 5 things to know about the omicron subvariant
The omicron subvariant BA.5 is quickly gaining prevalence in the U.S. and now accounts for nearly 54 percent of all cases, according to the CDC’s latest variant proportion update for the week ending July 2.
COVID-19 leading cause of death for 45-54 year olds in 2021
In 2021, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death for 45- to 54-year-olds, with 16.8 percent of deaths being attributed to the disease, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine on July 5 found. In 2020, COVID-19 was the fourth leading cause of death,…
New York City ends COVID-19 alert system despite rise in cases
New York City health officials ended its COVID-19 alert system, which informed residents of changes in transmission levels, Bloomberg reported July 1.
COVID-19 cases to jump 32% by July 16 + 2 more forecasts
COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths will remain stable through late July while cases will continue to rise, national disease modeling suggests.
US monkeypox cases rise to 460: 4 outbreak updates
As of July 1, 460 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed across 31 states and Washington, D.C. That’s up from 351 cases as of June 29.
