Former President Trump is refusing to back a national abortion ban, but he could still sharply restrict the procedure if he returns to the White House.
Why it matters: Trump's long-promised statement on abortion Monday didn't clear up whether he would wield executive power to force through limits that anti-abortion advocates are agitating for.
The big picture: Thepresumptive GOP presidential nominee said Monday that abortion laws should be left to the states to decide, though he did not take a stance on whether he supports a national limit.
Former President Donald Trump on Monday formally announced his position on abortion rights, saying the issue should be left up to states to decide.
Why it matters: The announcement contrasts Trump's earlier hints that he would support a national abortion ban and risks angering anti-abortion rights groups who favor restrictions on the national level.
Why it matters: NASA warns "it is not safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing" except during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse.
Federal advisers on nuclear medicine safety had conflicts of interest when they evaluated whether accidental injections of radioactive drugs used in medical imaging should be reported to authorities, according to a watchdog report.
Why it matters: The special inquiry found the Nuclear Regulatory Commission doesn't have a policy requiring conflict-of-interest reviews and therefore lacks controls to ensure compliance with federal ethics guidelines.
Less than half of the cancer drugs recently receiving accelerated approval from the Food and Drug Administration ultimately showed clinical benefit in trials after five years, a new JAMA study finds.
Why it matters: There's been growing scrutiny around the FDA's fast-track process for allowing drugmakers to launch products on preliminary evidence and charge high prices before completing trials.
The expansive impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack was a wake-up call for a health care system that's now racing to safeguard itself against another industry-rattling hack.
Why it matters: There's recently been increased focused on defending individual health care organizations against bad actors as the vulnerable sector increasingly finds itself under attack.
But the Change Healthcare hack that disrupted payments to providers for weeks revealed the industry's heavy reliance on just a few technology companies to keep day-to-day operations running.
