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The judge’s ruling against the abortion pill was filled with activists’ language
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said a federal judge’s order temporarily blocking the use of the abortion drug mifepristone should be put on hold. US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled last week that the FDA had failed to evaluate the drug’s potential harms. Danco, an abortion drug maker, said that Kacsmaryk’s narrative…
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The Biden administration thinks that the cocktail is a deadly national threat
The US government on Wednesday said that it is “urgent” to declare xylazine, an animal sedative, as an emerging threat to public health and safety. It said the drug has “moderate to low potential for dependence” and should be on a list of drugs that have moderate or low potential for dependence. “This drug is…
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Nancy Mace thinks the FDA should not have suspended the approval of abortion drugs
A US federal judge on Friday said the Food and Drug Administration didn’t properly approve a drug which has been used for 20 years for medical abortions. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said the FDA had failed to consider “the intense psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress women often experience from chemical abortion”. The drug has been used…
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Several victims remain in hospitals as Louisville police investigate what led to the bank shooting that left 5 dead
The police have said that the man who opened fire at a bank in US’ Kentucky, killing five people, has been identified as Connor Sturgeon. He was reportedly livestreaming the shooting on Facebook when he shot and killed himself. The police have said that four other people were also injured in the shooting and are…
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It’s possible to have medication abortion with one drug
The US Food and Drug Administration has appealed a federal court’s ruling suspending the approval of the medication abortion drug mifepristone. The court’s ruling comes after a group of anti-abortion organisations and physicians sought to overturn FDA’s approval of the drug in 2000, arguing that the drug is unsafe. It could lead to mifepristone being…
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The CDC states that sexually transmitted infections leaped by 7% in the year 2020
More than 2.5 million cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were reported in the US in 2021, a 7% rise in one year from the previous year, data from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention revealed. Cases of syphilis surged 32% in one year, while there were 220 stillbirths and infant deaths in…
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During the appeal a judge rules that ElizabethHolmes can’t remain free
A US judge has denied Theranos’ Founder Elizabeth Holmes’ request to remain free while she appeals her conviction for a wire fraud charge. In January 2022, Holmes was convicted of three counts of wire fraud and one charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud after a jury found that she defrauded investors of more than…
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A Texas court ruling was threatening abortion pill access nationwide
A Texas judge ruled that the Food and Drugs Administration acted oddly when it approved the abortion pill, Mifeprex, over 20 years ago. Mifeprex and misoprostol, which can be taken between a day and a half after the abortion pill, can be taken about a day and a half after the abortion pill is taken…
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I worked at F.D.A and the abortion pill decision is dangerous
The US government on Monday asked a federal judge in Texas to delay his order that halted the use of abortion drug misoprostol. The US Food and Drug Administration had approved Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, for use in women’s abortions in the country 23 years ago. However, the judge had said Mifepristone couldn’t be…
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Mifepristone is used for abortion
A US judge ruled that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cannot ban the use of the abortion drug mifepristone. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said it’s not clear if a woman would need to have a surgical abortion after taking mifepristone, the second-best-selling abortion drug in the country. The FDA has been criticised for its inaction…
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The judge’s order may make abortion pill unavailable Friday
The US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has said women’s medication would be safe and effective after the government launched a legal appeal to stop the suspension. A Texas judge ruled on Friday that the Food and Drug Administration should not have approved the abortion-inducing pill in the first place and a Washington…
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The Texas judge’s abortion ruling could hurt Republicans
A US judge has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion-inducing medication mifepristone is invalid. “The court has concluded that the [FDA’s] approval of mifepristone isn’t consistent with the science,” the judge said. The FDA had approved the two-drug regimen to end pregnancies up to 10 weeks gestational age, but the…
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Thomas Owen Rice met the judge who ruled that abortion must be available in some states
The American Medical Association (AMA) said that a ruling by US District Judge Timothy Kacsmaryk threatening to destroy access to abortion drug mifepristone threatens health of the country. “The court’s disregard for well-established scientific facts…in favour of speculative allegations and ideological assertions will cause harm to our patients and undermines the health of the nation,”…
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You can use the tax refund 7 ways
As per a new report, an average US tax refund of $3,263 is less than the $3,263 in 2017 but still plenty to cover credit card debt, emergency fund and other spending. The report said the average tax refund could be enough to pay for a few years of gym membership or even a home…
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The abortion ban controversy isstarting to freak out Republicans
The US Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday over a judge’s decision to block new restrictions on abortion pills. The US FDA had approved the use of RU-486 for treatment of late-term abortions but the state of Texas had sought a stay on the FDA’s decision. The case was filed by an anti-abortion…
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A US judge says the FDA wrongly approved a key abortion pill
The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned decades of abortion-rights precedents and allowed states to require doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The justices said the state laws that require doctors to verify that women are taking abortion-inducing drugs can be enforced. They also allowed doctors to use non-FDA-approved pills to terminate…
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A person with the deadly disease has appeared in Africa
Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, Tanzania and Gabon has killed more than 500 people and infected over 2,000 others. Symptoms of the virus take anywhere from a few days to three weeks to develop and it can spread via body fluids of infected person or corpse. The virus is part of the same family…
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The FDA removed the only approved drug that prevented premature birth
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected a drug developed by Covisant that was supposed to prevent preterm birth and improve neonatal outcomes. FDA said that the scientific research and medical communities haven’t found a treatment that is effective in preventing preterm birth and improving neonatal outcomes. “Faced with that powerless feeling, is…
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Indiana and Idaho ban gender-affirming care
The governors of Indiana and Idaho have signed a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care in their respective states. It comes after a US state, North Carolina, enacted a law that limits protections for transgender people. The US Supreme Court earlier declined to hear an appeal by West Virginia against a lower court’s ruling…
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The family of an 18-year-old woman shot and killed by a school safety officer reached a settlement with the school district
A 25-year-old US teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking $40 million in damages from school officials. She accused them of negligence for allegedly ignoring several warnings on the day of the shooting that the boy had a gun and was in a “violent mood”.…
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The Wall Street Journal reporter is being declared innocent of charges in Russia by the Biden administration
The US on Tuesday said it is working to bring back Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia since last week. “Evan is in good health. We are doing everything in our power to bring him home safely and will not rest until he is reunited with his family,” Wall…
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Irvo Otieno’s death was ruled a suicide by the state medical examiner’s office
The cause of death for a US man named Irvo Otieno was homicides, the state’s medical examiner said. He died after deputies restrained him and shackled him to a bed at hospital in Virginia last year, an official said. Otieno’s parents, seven sheriff’s deputies and hospital employees have been charged with second-degree murder in connection…
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Attorneys say that the ex-Hogan chief of staff died after a confrontation with the FBI
Roy McGrath, an aide of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, has died after a confrontation with the FBI in Tennessee, his lawyer said. McGrath, who was wanted for allegedly embezzling more than $276,000 (24 lakh), was shot in the abdomen and later pronounced dead at a Tennessee hospital, his lawyer added. McGrath had served as Hogan’s…
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After the Murdaugh case, Stephen smith’s body was exhumed and examined
The body of a gay man, who was found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road in 2015, was exhumed over the weekend for an independent autopsy. Sandy Smith had raised more than $87,000 (over 72 lakh) to have the body re-examined because of speculation surrounding the case after her son’s life sentence.…
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Pope Francis has celebrated Palm Sunday in the Vatican
Pope Francis was discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to reporters before being driven away: “I’m still alive.” Before departing, the Pope had an emotional moment with a Rome couple whose 5-year-old daughter died Friday night at the hospital. The Pope said in a whisper when the…