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Apr 14 2024
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Story of 'Pill Mill Killer' outlined in Eil's new haunting tale
Dr. Paul Volkman viewed himself as a white-coated savior easing the suffering of chronic-pain patients in medically underserved swaths of southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. He was, instead, a pill peddler for profit who dispensed millions of doses of prescription painkillers in enabling the addictions of those who desperately lined up at his cash-only clinics for their opioid fixes. Dozens
The Columbus DispatchApr 10 2024
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WNBA Begins Multi-Year Joint Venture with Birth Control Pill
The WNBA and the manufacturer of the first over-the-counter birth control pill launched a multi-year partnership on Tuesday with its public debut scheduled for the 2024 WNBA Draft next week. The WNBA and Perrigo used a press release to announce the new partnership which focuses on the league’s efforts this season to bring attention to “civic engagement and reproductive health advocacy,” FOX
Breitbart NewsMar 22 2024
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Man arrested after pills found in car
A 29-year-old California man was arrested Thursday after police said they found about 25,000 pills in his car during a traffic stop. Cesar Rodriguez has been charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, importing fentanyl, and criminal impersonation A Mesa County Sheriff’s Office press release stated, “On March 21, 2024, a Mesa County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a vehicle for a
Grand Junction Daily SentinelMar 14 2024
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Pharmacies to begin dispensing abortion pills
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In what President Joseph Biden has called an important milestone for U.S. health care, two of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains – CVS and Walgreens – are going to start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone at select retail locations beginning later this month.
Dr. Sten Vermund, a licensed pediatrician and former dean of the Yale School of Public Health
WTNHApr 03 2024
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Ala. Sheriff Finds 176 Fentanyl Pills — Inside Easter Eggs
A golden Easter egg led to an unlikely drug bust after Alabama law enforcement agents made a traffic stop Monday morning, April 1. Investigators found 176 fentanyl pills stuffed inside two plastic eggs, according to a Colbert County Sheriff's Office press release , which included a photograph of the bagged drugs alongside the opened eggs. Colbert County Drug Task Force agents stopped Jamarious
PeopleMar 29 2024
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Detroit health clinic owner accused of running "pill mill"
(CBS DETROIT) - The owner of a Detroit health clinic is charged for allegedly running a "pill mill" in the clinic, the Michigan Attorney General's office announced. Salahuddin Ahmad, 69, of West Bloomfield, is charged with one count of conducting a criminal enterprise, two counts of controlled substance delivery/manufacture of less than 50 grams, and felony firearm. One of Ahmad's employees
CBS News (Online)Apr 05 2024
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CVS drug plans will cover new OTC birth control pill for free
CVS prescription drug plans will cover the first non-prescription birth control pill in the U.S., eliminating a potential cost barrier for many women. The company’s pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), CVS Caremark, said Opill will be added to its preventive services oral contraceptives list for April 2024, meaning it will be covered at no cost for many sponsors. Opill was available in store at CVS
The HillMar 26 2024
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Supreme Court Appears Unlikely to Upend Abortion-Pill Access
The Supreme Court appeared likely to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone, following arguments Tuesday in which justices suggested that protecting doctors who oppose abortion wasn’t enough justification to roll back access to the drug.
The case is the first major abortion issue to reach the Supreme Court after it overruled Roe v. Wade two years ago, rescinding women’s
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 26 2024
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Abortion pill ruling could be "catastrophic" for new drug development
The Supreme Court today will hear a challenge to the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a medicine used to help induce abortions.
Why it matters: Were SCOTUS to rule in favor of mifepristone's opponents, it could chill future biotech investment for almost every medical indication.
Zoom out: The core question in the case is over whether the FDA has sole discretion to determine a drug
AxiosMar 26 2024
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How the SCOTUS abortion pill case could impact Virginia
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will consider whether to make a medication used in 63% of U.S. abortions harder to obtain. Why it matters: The case could threaten access to the abortion pill nationwide, including in the 20 states like Virginia where it's legal without limitations. How it works: The Supreme Court is looking at whether to reimpose restrictions for the use of mifepristone, which is
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