Driving the news: In states with total abortion bans, 62.4% of respondents cited "current abortion restrictions" as a reason for their request after the Supreme Cort decision, compared to 31.4% before.
Driving the news: Lovatos, who is also an author, has partnered with Crest and Oral-B's "Closing America's Smile Gap" campaign to address the oral health crisis among Hispanics in the U.S.
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said it's agreed to buy Massachusetts-based heart pump maker Abiomed for around $16.6 billion in cash.
Why it matters: This is J&J's largest acquisition in more than five years, and reflects how the company is expanding its medical devices and medicines efforts ahead of its consumer health unit spinoff.
Fears of a wintertime "tripledemic" have prompted warnings to get flu shots and reformulated COVID boosters — but there are no such options for the third pathogen in circulation: respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. That could soon change.
Driving the news: Pfizer on Tuesday announced promising topline results of a late-stage clinical trial for an experimental RSV vaccine. The vaccine would offer protection to infants from birth by vaccinating women while they're still pregnant.
New research showing racial disparities in regional anesthesia use has major implications for Black women — especially in pregnancy and childbirth, medical experts and reproductive health advocates tell Axios.
Why it matters: Black women have a long history of experiencing medical maltreatment, the legacy of which remains today in implicit biases and systemic inequities that worsen health outcomes. They are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications compared to white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act coverage begins today, with enhanced subsidies that Congress renewed through 2025 expected to cushion the blow of premium increases for millions of Americans.
The big picture: Health costs are steadily climbing due to inflation and a post-pandemic surge of demand for medical services.
Researchers at Princeton University and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) are building the first-ever national database that tracks incidents of threats and harassment against government officials.
Why it matters: Last week's brutal attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was the most dramatic manifestation of the recent rise in threats targeting politicians, candidates and election workers.
A North Dakota judge affirmed on Monday his previous decision to temporarily block the state's abortion ban while an abortion clinic's legal challenge plays out, AP reports.
Why it matters: The move comes after the state Supreme Court ordered the judge to reevaluate whether he made the "appropriate" decision in rejecting the North Dakota attorney general's request to let the trigger ban take effect amid the lawsuit brought by the Red River Women’s Clinic of Fargo.
People who miss Medicare's open enrollment next year because of extenuating circumstances will get a special sign-up period to ensure continuous coverage under a rule finalized Friday.
Why it matters: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule aims to keep people who fall off Medicaid rolls and other groups from falling into a coverage gap. It could also help those who were incarcerated, got caught up in an emergency or were victimized by a private health plan's administrative error.
An Arizona ballot initiative addressing medical debt collection could provide an important test next week of whether a populist progressive approach to health care costs can fly in conservative-led states.
Why it matters: The measure limiting how hard creditors can pursue people with outstanding medical bills could become a model in states unwilling to tackle the issue through their legislatures.
Working women across the country need to become loud-and-proud "mom voters," exclusively supporting politicians who promise to expand child care benefits, says Reshma Saujani, CEO and founder of the Marshall Plan for Moms.
Why it matters: Millions of mothers have left their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic because of inadequate child care, deferring their professional hopes and dreams — perhaps forever.
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