Tainted ‘Male Enhancement’ Pills; Green Card Freeze Hits Nursing; Monkeypox Rebounds
Note that some links may require subscriptions. The FDA issued multiple new warnings over tainted sexual enhancement products that contain “potentially harmful hidden ingredients,” some of which are found in prescription drugs. Private equity-backed Envision Healthcare filed for bankruptcy, but a group of emergency room doctors plans to keep suing the controversial staffing firm anyway. […]
Most New Drugs Exceeded $200,000; S.C. Abortion Ban Tossed; Sen. Casey’s Cancer
Note that some links may require subscriptions. The median annual price of novel FDA approved drugs exceeded $200,000 in 2022. (Reuters) As COVID tears through Beijing, hospital beds are becoming scarce, and running out at some hospitals. (AP) The South Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state’s 6-week abortion ban, deeming it unconstitutional. (CNBC) Meanwhile, […]
Kid Homicides Surge in COVID; Physician Work Hours Drop; Vasectomies Up Post-Roe?
Note that some links may require subscriptions. The U.S. child homicide rate has been increasing around 4% each year since 2013, but skyrocketed by 28% during the first year of the pandemic. (JAMA Pediatrics) Firearm injuries among kids also surged by 52% during COVID, according to a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics. An independent review […]