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Monkeypox Cases Continue To Spread Across the U.S. as 3 States Declare Emergencies

They're trying to pressure the federal government into getting organized about vaccines.

Reason

Getting monkeypox treatment is easier, but still daunting and confusing

Though doctors and advocates have helped speed up access to the antiviral pills – of which the U.S. has enough to treat 1.7 million people – health providers are few and forms are still required.

WEKU

Biden administration plans to offer updated Covid booster shots in September

Booster shots that are effective against BA.5 are yet to receive FDA authorisation

The Independent UK

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Lobbying ramps up around new health agency headquarters - Roll Call

At least 10 states have expressed interest in hosting the new agency, tasked with speeding to market innovative health technologies.

Roll Call

Monkeypox ‘can be contained, absolutely’ in US, White House doctor says

There are 2,500 reported cases of monkeypox in the US, detected in 44 states, Washington, DC and Puerto Rico

The Independent UK

Monkeypox proves elusive foe as WHO sounds alarm on global spread

The COVID-19 outbreak forced governments around the world to revamp their pandemic response programs, invest in drugs and vaccines and establish viral surveillance systems. Now monkeypox is putting those upgrades to the test — and they’re falling short.

Tribune News Service

Federal guidance on abortion pills causes confusion among Georgia pharmacists

ATLANTA — Pharmacists say Georgia's evolving restrictions around access to abortion coupled with recent guidance from the federal government have created confusion over distribution of medication that can terminate pregnancies.

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HHS issues warning to rebel pharmacists

Pharmacists who refuse to fill abortion pill prescriptions may face discrimination suits

Salon

The National Suicide Hotline has changed its emergency number to 988

The new number will replace the current ten-digit number to reach help

The Independent UK

What is tier one, tier two and tier three? Queensland's COVID hospital response explained

COVID-19 has put Queensland's health system under severe pressure, with many of the state's hospitals now reaching "tier three". But what exactly does that mean?

ABC News

HHS orders 2.5M additional monkeypox vaccines to respond to outbreak

Cases are quickly rising, with New York City seeing a tripling in patients over the last week.

Axios

The new 988 mental health hotline is live. Here's what to know

Mental health advocates hope the new hotline will make it easier to get support if you're in crisis or helping someone who is. Here's how it works and what could stand in its way.

WEKU

Texas contests federal order to grant life-saving abortions

US state sues Biden administration over guidance directing doctors to perform abortions when pregnant patients at risk.

Al Jazeera

Texas sues to block a Biden rule on emergency abortions

Texas sued to block a new Biden administration rule that emergency abortions for medical reasons in hospitals take priority over state bans on such procedures, the latest legal clash triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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Texas sues Biden administration over guidance on emergency abortions

Texas argues that the Biden administration does not have the authority to issue guidance on emergency abortions.

Axios

Biden's guidance on pharmacists and abortion bans gets blowback

Pharmacists say HHS' guidance "attacks and undermines the fundamental responsibilities ... of the pharmacist.”

Tribune News Service

Biden administration says pharmacists cannot deny contraceptives due to personal views

WASHINGTON — In the latest salvo aimed at responding to a June 24 Supreme Court decision overturning the federal right to an abortion, the Biden administration Wednesday told pharmacists that they will violate federal civil rights laws if they deny women prescribed medications because of personal views about contraception or…

WEKU

Pharmacies may violate civil rights if they refuse meds linked to abortion, feds warn

Pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions for medications used for abortion could be violating civil rights law. The meds are also used to treat miscarriages, arthritis and ulcers.

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Biden administration says pharmacists cannot deny contraceptives - Roll Call

HHS reminds some 60,000 pharmacies of their legal obligation to dispense medication as prescribed, including contraceptives.

Axios

Pharmacies can't deny patients medication that terminate pregnancy, HHS warns

Some patients have been denied access to specific medication because they can terminate a pregnancy.

The Guardian - US

‘At death’s door’: abortion bans endanger lives of high-risk patients, Texas study shows

In a preview of what’s to come in half the country, a near-total ban has led some providers to deny care until mothers’ health deteriorated

USAFacts

How much child support do parents actually receive?

Fifty-four percent of parents who were owed child support did not receive the full amount in 2017

WEKU

Biden administration: Doctors must offer abortion if mom's life is at risk

HHS told hospitals that they "must" provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk, saying federal law on emergency care preempts state laws that now ban abortion without exception.

Reason

States Must Allow Abortions When Woman's Health or Life Is Threatened, Says HHS

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Tribune News Service

Hospitals must provide abortions when needed post-Roe, HHS says

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says its law requiring emergency medical treatment takes priority over state restrictions prohibiting abortions. The guidance is meant to protect pregnant patients facing serious medical situations following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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