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Instead of struggling with weekly injections, patients may soon be able to swallow a daily pill to lose weight. Both the makers of Wegovy and Mounjaro are seeking FDA approval for tablets.
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The number of deaths attributed to malnutrition more than doubled from 2018 through 2022, according to preliminary death certificate data. The large majority of malnutrition deaths occur among Californians 85 and older.
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Proposed California Bill Would Make It Easier To Involuntarily Detain People In Mental Health CrisesIf Senate Bill 43 passes, its supporters say it could prevent those in psychological distress from causing harm to themselves and others, as well as help keep them out of prison. Critics worry it might discourage people who really need treatment from seeking it.
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For the first time, the research found that more Black, Latino, and Asian or Pacific Islander children were diagnosed with autism compared to white children.
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The “opportunistic pathogens” won’t infect a healthy individual, says an expert, although “if you're immunocompromised, they could be concerning.”
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Strep throat is more prevalent this year, and amoxicillin manufacturers didn't make enough of the antibiotic to go around.
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Pharmacies facing shortages will be able to tap into a state stockpile of a drug used in medicated abortions called misoprostol.
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A judge's ruling puts access to the abortion drug mifepristone in limbo, pending further court decisions. But there's another drug that is safe and effective at ending early pregnancy.
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California, Washington state and Massachusetts are stockpiling misoprostol, a drug used around the world, in case another drug is taken off the market.
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A ruling that suspends federal approval for medication abortion will not be easy for California abortion access advocates to overcome. Unless it’s reversed on appeal, the drug will likely be pulled from pharmacy shelves.
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A federal judge in Texas stayed the FDA's approval of the drug mifepristone, while a federal judge in Washington state has blocked any FDA change in access.
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Last month the governor tweeted that the state would stop doing business with Walgreens following the second-largest U.S. pharmacy chain saying it would not dispense an abortion pill. Turns out it's more complicated.
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An estimated 53 million Americans are acting as unpaid caregivers to loved ones, according to the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP's Caregiving in the U.S. 2020 report.
