Jan Hoffman
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OB-GYN Residency Programs Face Tough Choice on Abortion Training
Many residency programs for obstetricians and gynecologists are in a risky position, caught between state abortion bans and accreditation requirements.
Half of Adults Have Heard Little or Nothing About New Covid Boosters, Survey Finds
The latest shots, which target Omicron and its subvariants, could offer protection against a winter surge in cases. But many people are unsure if they’re...
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Must Pay $650.5 Million in Ohio Opioids Case
A federal judge ordered the big pharmacy chains to bear partial responsibility for the deadly drug crisis.
Allergan Reaches Tentative $2.37 Billion Deal to Settle Opioid Suits
If finalized, the agreement, along with a companion deal reached by Teva earlier this week, would send as much as $6.6 billion to communities harmed...
Teva Reaches Tentative $4.25 Billion Settlement Over Opioids
The deal would end thousands of lawsuits against one of the largest producers of opioid painkillers during the height of the opioid epidemic.
Few Parents Intend to Have Very Young Children Vaccinated Against Covid
In a new survey, 43 percent of parents of children ages 6 months through 4 years said they would refuse the shots for their kids....
Drug Distributors Cleared of Blame for Opioids Crisis in W. Va. County
Often described as ground zero for the epidemic, the communities of Cabell County and Huntington, W. Va., had opted out of a settlement and lost...
Infertility Patients and Doctors Fear Abortion Bans Could Restrict I.V.F.
The new state bans don’t explicitly cover embryos created outside the womb, but legal experts say overturning Roe could make it easier to place controls...
Seeking Pills, Young People Head to Social Media, With Deadly Results
The soaring drug fatalities in the U.S. are being fueled partly by fentanyl-tainted pills bought by teenagers and young adults on Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok and...
‘You Murdered My Daughter’: Relatives of OxyContin Victims Confront the Sacklers
It was the first time, after years of lawsuits, that the family that owns Purdue Pharma was forced to hear directly from families who had...