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
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UnitedHealth Sued by Providers Over Breach, Payment Disruptions
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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-bsp-bb-link>, 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.
Health-Care Director Loses to Insurer Over Legal Defense Costs
The appointed director of Oaktree Medical Center LLC must continue to pay for his own defense of a bankruptcy trustee’s suit against him for failing to put the company into Chapter 11, a federal appeals court ruled.
Quinn Emanuel’s $185 Million Fee Mostly Insured as Fight Goes On
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan insured about 90% of a $185 million legal fee that the law firm is still fighting over with some of its clients, according to court documents filed Monday.
Tennessee Man’s Death Not Shown to Be Connected to Providers
The parents of a mentally-ill Tennessee man couldn’t revive their medical malpractice claim against Georgia medical providers who allegedly improperly discharged him.
Mentor Worldwide Defeats Suit Alleging Defective Breast Implants
A suit alleging Mentor Worldwide LLC defectively manufactured gel breast implants was dismissed because federal laws preempt the plaintiff’s claims.
AstraZeneca Gets Puma Tossed From Tagrisso Patent Royalties Suit
Puma Biotechnology Inc. was tossed from a lawsuit seeking royalties from
Opioid Distributors Face Public Nuisance Suit’s Possible Revival
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-bsp-bb-link> 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-bsp-bb-link>, saying that the regulator abused its authority in a case against crypto platform Digital Licensing Inc., known as DEBT Box.
Trump Loses Bid to Block Porn Star Testimony in Hush-Money Case
Ex-Ohio Utilities Regulator Faces Discipline Over Law License
Ohio’s former top utilities regulator, who’s charged in state and federal court for alleged corruption, violated attorney ethics rules with the actions he took related to
Lawyer Omission Lets Farmers Insurance Off in Battery Case
Farmers Insurance doesn’t have to pay to defend two brothers accused of drunkenly punching a victim due to omissions in a court document, an Illinois appellate court ruled Monday.
Trump Ex-Aide Navarro Faces Prison With Supreme Court Rebuff (1)
A US Supreme Court justice refused to shield
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