California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed a bill that would have given his state the ability to block private equity acquisitions of most health care facilities and service providers.
Why it matters: This likely kills the idea on a national level, where it was proposed by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in response to the Steward debacle.
About five times as many cases of whooping cough have been recorded this year compared with 2023, returning the U.S. to pre-pandemic conditions, when more than 10,000 cases of the bacterial disease were reported annually, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Why it matters: Lower children's vaccination rates are opening the door to more outbreaks of the disease, also known as pertussis. And the end of COVID-era masking requirements and remote learning also are driving higher transmission.
Drug developers are pursuing a new option for reproductive care in the post-Roe landscape: birth control pills for men.
Why it matters: Mounting abortion restrictions across the U.S. are driving a search for new contraceptive methods that can be reversed, aimed at male Gen Zers and millennials.
