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Anti-Abortion Groups Defend Century-Old Mailing Law in Pill Case

The anti-abortion movement is rallying behind the argument that a more than 150-year-old law prohibits the mailing of abortion pills—a question before the Supreme Court that reproductive health lawyers say threatens to restrict abortion access nationwide.

Health Hack Will Burden US With Hundreds of Millions in Costs

Insurance executives and US health officials believe the worst effects of the Change Healthcare hack are easing and that the industry is in the last mile of the crisis.

Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Women’s Health Research

The Biden administration is rolling out an executive order to strengthen women’s health research standards across federal agencies and prioritize its funding in an effort to close the gap on long-standing disparities. Part of the order instructs certain agencies to research ways to use artificial intelligence toward advancing women’s health research.

J&J, Bristol Get FDA Panel Backing for Cancer Treatments

Breakthrough cures for blood cancer from Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. gained support from a panel of US regulatory advisers who voted in favor of expanding their use to more patients.

UnitedHealth Sued by Providers Over Breach, Payment Disruptions

UnitedHealth Group Inc. and its Change Healthcare Inc. subsidiary failed to timely process payments to medical providers as a result of a February ransomware attack and data breach, a proposed federal class action said.

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US Lawmakers Reach Deal to Keep Government Open Through Sept. 30

Congressional leaders and the White House reached a handshake deal to fund the US government through Sept. 30, according to people familiar with the negotiations, after six months of bitter ideological clashes delayed finishing an annual spending plan.

Health Care Hack Exposes Flaws and Danger of Apathy: Dave Lee

As senators squabble about the theoretical vulnerability of those who use TikTok, they might want to find more time to give greater consideration to a clear and present danger erupting within the US health-care system: the continuing cyberattack that has put at risk the medical data of 79 million Americans and thrown health-care services into disarray.

Intermittent Fasting Linked to Heart Risk in Study Surprise

The safety of <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/nse%20%22intermittent%20fasting%22%20bn","_id":"0000018e-538e-d509-adee-5bdfc6570000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">intermittent fasting, a popular strategy to lose weight by limiting food intake to certain times, was called into question by a surprise finding from research presented at a medical meeting.

Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here

When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.

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Adani Calls Report on Bribery Probe by US Prosecutors False (1)

Adani Group companies haven’t received any notice from the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/4131761Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-5427-d509-adee-5df79d730000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">US Department of Justice regarding a probe into whether the Indian conglomerate may have engaged in bribery, according to exchange filings.

SEC Blasted by Judge for ‘Gross Abuse of Power’ in Crypto Case

A federal judge in Utah took the extremely unusual step of sanctioning the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13165Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-5445-d509-adee-5dd546400000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Securities and Exchange Commission, saying that the regulator abused its authority in a case against crypto platform Digital Licensing Inc., known as DEBT Box.

Covid Vaccine & Personal Data: Does HIPAA Still Matter?