A Utah judge ruled in favor of a Planned Parenthood request on Tuesday to block the state's latest anti-abortion law from going into effect Wednesday.
Driving the news: Third District Court Judge Andrew Stone approved an injunction that prevents the state from enacting its abortion clinic ban while courts review a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood Association of Utah and ACLU of Utah.
The 340B Drug Discount Program — which gives hospitals a break on drug purchases from manufacturers — may be slowing the uptake of lower-cost alternatives known as biosimilars, according to a study led by Cornell University.
Why it matters: Biologicsmade up 43% of U.S. drug spending in 2019 and accounted for 83% of drug spending growth between 2015 and 2019, the authors said.
A new survey found that approximately 41% of LGBTQ young people seriously considered suicide in the past year amid the record-breaking number of anti-LGBTQ bills being introduced and enacted in U.S. states.
Providers in states where abortion is banned may find themselves forced to navigate conflicting state and federal laws when pregnant patients come to emergency departments for care — and face serious consequences for noncompliance with both.
Driving the news: For the first time since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Department of Health and Human Services is investigating hospitals for allegedly violating a federal law that protects a patient's ability to get an abortion in emergency situations, regardless of whether a state has a ban or restrictions in place.
Heart patients were more likely to receive a high-intensity, hospital-based intervention when their doctor was employed by a hospital compared to patients whose care was managed by an independent cardiologist, a study published Monday in Health Affairsfound.
Why it matters: The study signals more evidence that hospital consolidation may lead to more risky — and costly — care.
A Missouri state court on Monday temporarily stayed an order by the state's attorney general imposing restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender youth and adults from taking effect.
Nearly a third of nurses nationwide say they will likely leave nursing for another career due to the pandemic, a new survey found.
Why it matters: Some sectors of the health care industry plagued by significant labor shortages during the pandemic appear to be rebounding, but the AMN Healthcare survey, published on Monday, suggests a shortage of nurses may continue to be a major challenge for health care providers for years to come.
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