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2023

Supreme Court Delays Decision on Abortion Pill Ruling

Supreme Court Delays Decision on Abortion Pill RulingTHURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday delayed a decision on a federal appeals court ruling that seeks to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone.In a brief order, Justice Samuel Alito Jr. said the pause on any decision would lapse Friday at midnight, giving the court more time to consider the case, the New York Times reported.The delay suggests there may be disagreement among the justices in the Supreme Court's first major case about abortion access since a conservative majority overturned the constitutional right to an abortion last June, the Times reported. It also suggests there may be a dissent in the case.Justice Alito issued the order because he oversees the appeals court whose ruling is the focus of an appeal. Just last Wednesday, a...

Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger

20 April 2023
Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face HungerTHURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans went hungry in 2021, including disproportionate numbers of people with disabilities and single parents, a new government report shows.Experts are concerned that things may have only gotten worse.“These data likely do not reflect what is going on currently as pandemic programs end and inflation is affecting food prices,” explained Linda Wilbrecht, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. “In 2023, we should be concerned by other indicators that suggest a growing number of households are experiencing food insecurity and be especially concerned about households with children,” said Wilbrecht, who has no ties to the new report.In the study, 33.8 million Americans had trouble putting food on the...

Groups Ask Supreme Court to Reinstate Restrictions on...

19 April 2023
Groups Ask Supreme Court to Reinstate Restrictions on Abortion Pill AccessWEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) – In the latest move to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone in the United States, a coalition of anti-abortion groups on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to allow an appeals court ruling to stand. That ruling, issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals last week, would ratchet back recent changes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made to ease access to the drug. The ruling would effectively prevent distribution of mifepristone by mail and require more doctor visits to get the medication.Over decades, the FDA has "stripped away every meaningful and necessary safeguard on chemical abortion, demonstrating callous disregard for women’s well-being, unborn life, and statutory limits,” the court filing from the groups led by...

FDA Authorizes Spring COVID Booster for Certain Americans

18 April 2023
FDA Authorizes Spring COVID Booster for Certain AmericansTUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors and people with weakened immune systems can get another booster dose of the bivalent COVID vaccine this spring, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.Seniors age 65 and older can get a booster at least four months following their first dose of the bivalent vaccine, which protects against both the original and Omicron strains of COVID, the FDA said. People with weakened immune systems can get a booster at least two months after their last vaccine dose, based on their doctor’s judgment, the agency added.“COVID-19 continues to be a very real risk for many people. We are therefore encouraging everyone to consider staying current with vaccination,” Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics...

Dietary Supplements Used by Most Adults, One-Third of Kids: Survey

18 April 2023
Dietary Supplements Used by Most Adults, One-Third of Kids: SurveyTUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Taking vitamins may drain your wallet without helping your health, yet a new government survey shows most American adults take them, as do about one-third of children. Researchers who were led by Suruchi Mishra, from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, found vitamin use was common from 2017 to March 2020, prior to the pandemic when vitamin use may have even increased. “It’s promoted as a natural product. It’s promoted as something that is different than what you’re going to get from your doctor, and the notion is that there’s no side effects because it’s all natural, and therefore it can only do good and can never do harm,” Dr. Paul Offit, a doctor at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, told CNN. "You can’t beat...
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