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Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Post and Courier. September 16, 2023. Editorial: Don’t be fooled by updated snake oil, even if our legislators are A reporter for S.C. Public Radio summed up the public display that occurred at the Statehouse on Tuesday with this social media post: “Turned on the...
FDA says it needs more research before deciding to approve nasal spray to treat dangerous allergies
Federal regulators declined to approve a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions late Tuesday, calling for more research on what would have been the first alternative to injections using devices such as an EpiPen. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told ARS Pharmaceuticals...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
Orlando Sentinel. September 13, 2023. Editorial: Florida Supreme Court justices parrot fiction on 15-week abortion ban When lawyers opposing Florida’s 15-week limit on safe, legal abortions arrived at the majestic state Supreme Court building Friday, they knew they...
Denmark's Novo Nordisk and South Africa's Aspen sign a deal to produce insulin for African patients
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk signed a deal with South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare to produce human insulin for diabetes patients in Africa, where there is a dire need for the life-saving treatment. The Africa Centers for Disease Control...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. September 16, 2023. Editorial: More guns, more problems and our growing unease in public spaces Two personal disputes this summer got a lot of attention, not because they ended in shootings but because of where those shootings occurred:...
Mexican president defends inclusion of Russian military contingent in Independence parade
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president on Monday defended the participation of a contingent of Russian soldiers in a military parade over the weekend. The presence of the Russian contingent in the Independence parade Saturday drew criticism because of Russia’s invasion of...
NYC day care owner, neighbor arrested after toddler dies and 3 others show signs of opioid exposure
NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of a New York City day care center and a tenant living in the building were arrested Saturday after a 1-year-old boy died and three other young children were sickened by what officials described as apparent exposure to opioids. The arrests came one day...
NYC police probe day care facility after toddler dies and 3 other children are sickened by opioids
NEW YORK (AP) — A kilo press used in the packaging of drugs was found at a New York City day care facility, where authorities say four toddlers were exposed to dangerous levels of opioids, possibly killing a 1-year-old boy. Police and ambulance crews rushed to the day care facility...
Supply problems and insurance issues make popular weight-loss drugs hard to get
When she prescribes the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, Dr. Angela Fitch sends patients on a quest she likens to “The Hunger Games." They will have to call drugstores over several days to find one with the properly sized first dose. Then they'll do that again for their second...
Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Psilocybin tea, wind chimes and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in Eugene to trip on psychedelic mushrooms. For roughly six hours, adults over 21 can experience what many users describe as vivid geometric shapes, a loss of identity and a oneness with...
