Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Wednesday signed into law a bill (HB 314) that makes it a felony for doctors to provide abortion care under almost any circumstances. The bill, which is positioned as part of a broader challenge to Roe v. Wade, is expected to face legal challenges.
The hospital-led generic drug venture Civica Rx will distribute the drugs to 900 hospitals before the end of September, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Utah.
The Amazon-Berkshire Hathaway-JPMorgan joint venture is now over a year old—and excitement about its prospects seems to be diminishing in the industry. But is that warranted? The Daily Briefing's Jackie Kimmell explores questions to highlight what we actually know about the venture so far.
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a new liver allocation policy in the United States, after HHS declined to further delay the policy's implementation.
New physicians are in high demand, with many final-year residents and fellows receiving at least 100 job solicitations, according to a survey released Tuesday by national physician search firm Merritt Hawkins.
After her 2-year-old daughter accidentally swallowed an anti-nausea medication, Lindsay Clark went to an ED—but rather than going inside, she chose to wait in the parking lot to see whether the child's health would worsen. It's a surprisingly common, if risky, strategy that some families use to avoid high and unpredictable ED bills, Vox's Sarah Kliff reports.
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