An increasing number of women are reporting unplanned pregnancies — even among those who've struggled with fertility — while taking popular anti-obesity and diabetes drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic.
Why it matters: As reports of the phenomenon have trickled out across social media, doctors are still trying to figure out what effect, if any, the class of drugs known as GLP-1 agonists may have on fertility.
Attorney General Kris Mayes' promise that she won't prosecute doctors for violating the soon-enforceable abortion ban likely isn't enough to persuade doctors to break the law, Arizona abortion providers tell Axios Phoenix.
Why it matters: Even with potential legislative and legal interventions, the 1864 near-total abortion ban will likely be the law of the land for at least a few months in Arizona.
Even states that made progress narrowing racial and ethnic health disparities have considerable gaps on access, outcomes and quality of care, a new Commonwealth Fund report finds.
The big picture: Black and Native Americans are much likelier to die early from preventable illnesses than their white and Asian counterparts.
Declining confidence in majorinstitutions is driving more people to trust their own ability to assess health information or turn to friends for guidance, indicates a new global Edelman Trust Barometer survey provided exclusively to Axios.
Why it matters: Lack of trust in public health agencies, nonprofits and the media is emerging as an enduring legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has huge implications for how we respond to the next big disease threat or even manage our day-to-day health.
The near-total abortion ban set to take effect in the coming months was crafted before Arizona was a state — and generations of lawmakers have worked to keep it alive ever since.
The big picture: The pre-statehood ban was the law of the land in Arizona until the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe decision made it illegal to enforce.
A pioneering tobacco ban aimed at creating Britain's "first smoke-free generation" cleared a key hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday over objections it would fuel a black market and snuff out personal choice.
Why it matters: The plan effectively makes it illegal to ever sell tobacco or vapes to anyone who turns 15 this year or younger. New Zealand approved a similar ban, but it was repealed by a new government there in February.
Pharmacists at CVS stores are moving to join a new union as part of a growing backlash to what they say are unsafe work conditions.
Why it matters: The new unionization effort comes months after pharmacy workers at major retailers staged walkouts — dubbed "pharmageddon" — in response to understaffing and growing workplace demands that they warn are putting patients' health at risk.
During the first congressional hearing on the Change Healthcare hack Tuesday, lawmakers appeared to zero in on the risks of massive consolidation in health care.
Why it matters: There was some bipartisan agreement among lawmakers that the bulking up of health care giants like Change parent company UnitedHealth Group has left the system and patients worse off.
