An Arizona appeals court blocked the enforcement of a nearly 150-year-old abortion ban Friday, per court documents.
Driving the news: A three-judge panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals granted Planned Parenthood's request for an emergency stay of a Sept. 23 ruling that lifted an injunction on the state’s abortion ban, which includes a 15-week ban.
Columbia University and its affiliated hospitals will pay $165 million to 147 patients who reported instances of sexual abuse or misconduct by former gynecologist Robert Hadden.
Driving the news: The agreement established a compensation fund to be distributed among the former patients, the university announced Friday.
A deadly Ebola outbreak in Uganda has led to dozens of cases and deaths so far, prompting international response and containment efforts.
The big picture: This is the first time in more than 10 years that the rare Sudan strain of Ebola has been found in Uganda. There is no vaccine available for this specific variant yet.
Medicare administrators released Medicare Advantage plan star ratings Thursday, revealing the average rating for the private plans has fallen compared to last year.
Why it matters: The Medicare enrollment period kicks off Oct. 15 and roughly half of the 59 million eligible Medicare beneficiaries are expected to enroll in private Medicare plans.
Despite newly enacted drug pricing measures, the Biden administration hasn't ruled out more sweeping actions to lower the cost of medicines, including asserting control over the patents of treatments developed with the government's help.
Why it matters: The Inflation Reduction Act signed by President Biden in August for the first time allows Medicare to negotiate lower prices for some drugs. But Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Thursday left an even bigger sword hanging over the pharmaceutical industry, saying so-called march-in rights are not "off the table."
