Indiana became the first state in the country since Roe. v. Wade was overturned to approve a near-total abortion ban Friday night.
The big picture: The ban comes after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade sent the issue of abortion rights back to the states. Many Republican states have already begun taking action to ban the procedure, but Indiana is the first to pass a bill following the ruling.
Florida's medical board voted Friday to start the process of updating its rules for banning gender-affirming medical treatment for young people.
Why it matters: The vote begins a process of updating guidance on gender-affirming treatments in Florida, which is the third most populated state in the country.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance Friday recommending that people limit their sexual partners while waiting to get vaccinated against monkeypox.
Driving the news: Whilemonkeypox is not considered a sexually transmitted disease, it is often transmitted through "close, sustained physical contact, which can include sexual contact," the CDC said.
A jury ruled that a pharmacist who refused to fill her prescription for a morning-after pill based on his "beliefs" did not discriminate, but did award her $25,000 for the emotional harm caused, NBC News reports.
The big picture: The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade earlier this summer has reignited debates over contraception and birth control.
Monkeypox case numbers in the United Kingdom may have started to level off, British health officials said Friday.
Driving the news: Early signs show that the outbreak is plateauing in the region, with 2,859 confirmed cases reported since May, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
The Food and Drug Administration is considering splitting doses of the Jynneos vaccine into fifths to increase supply amid the expanding monkeypox outbreak, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said this week.
Driving the news: Under the "dose-sparing" approach, health care providers could use one vial of the vaccine to administer up to five doses without an impact on safety or efficacy, Califf said.
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for the seventh consecutive day on Friday.
The big picture: Initially testing positive on July 22, Biden tested negative after five days of the antiviral Paxlovid treatment but has had a "rebound" COVID case since last Saturday.
The big picture: Two-thirds of Americans said in a survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center that they don't think there's a vaccine for monkeypox or they aren't sure. But there is and here's what you need to know about it.
The New York State Department of Health urged people on Thursday to get vaccinated against polio, saying it has found further evidence of local transmission of the virus in the state.
Why it matters: The department said it has identified polio, a highly contagious virus that can lead to permanent disability and death, in seven wastewater samples taken from two counties, Rockland and Orange, in the last two months.
Facing a groundswell of criticism for its sluggish response to monkeypox, the Biden administration declared a public health emergency on Thursday, potentially unlocking resources to expedite vaccine availability in the U.S.
Why it matters: It's likely the first step toward asking Congress for more money, but also allows the federal health department to tap into other resources as it seeks to beef up countermeasures.
Democrats' party-line drug pricing legislation will likely cause manufacturers to raise the launch prices of new drugs, the Congressional Budget Office projected yesterday.
The intrigue: The primary driver of the increases would be a cap preventing prices for existing drugs from rising more than inflation. That provision has received bipartisan support in the past.
