Tag: Legal
Changes in Missouri Law Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Screening Rates
Changes in law to include screening from age 40 led to increase in screening for Medicaid patients, increased odds of DBT
FDA Urges Restrictions, Education on Illegal 7-OH Opioid Products
Agency hopes education, legal action will help prevent a second opioid crisis
HHS Plans to Reform Organ Procurement Protocols
Agency wants to strengthen national safeguards and monitoring to improve organ donation safety
FDA Sends Warning Letters to Companies Selling Illegal Opioid Compound
7-hydroxymitragynine is not approved for use as dietary supplement, food additive, or drug ingredient
American Academy of Pediatrics Sues HHS Over Vaccine Policy
AAP maintains RFK Jr. violated federal law by unilaterally changing COVID-19 vaccine recommendations without scientific evidence
After Dobbs, 42 Percent of Surveyed Abortion Providers in Abortion-Ban States Relocated
Clinicians practicing in states that would ban abortion were more likely to relocate than those in no-ban states
Strict Firearm Policies Tied to Decreases in Children’s Firearm Deaths
In contrast, excess firearm deaths seen in states with permissive laws
Increase Seen in Cases of Schizophrenia Linked to Cannabis Use Disorder
Schizophrenia-associated increase seen from prelegalization to legalization of nonmedical cannabis periods
Odds of Opioid Misuse Lower in States With Medical Cannabis Laws
For individuals reporting past-year cannabis use, decreased odds of opioid misuse observed in states with medical cannabis legalization
Medical Cannabis Laws Linked to Increase in Cannabis Use Disorders
Increase in cannabis poisoning seen with medical cannabis laws and recreational cannabis laws
