A California jury found that the weed killer, Roundup, caused a couple's cancer and awarded $2 billion in damages; a federal appeals court will decide if and how states could end federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood; Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signs a new law raising the age for nicotine-related product purchases from 18 to 21.
Yesterday, a California jury found that Monsanto’s popular weed killer, Roundup, was responsible for causing a married couple’s cancer, according to The New York Times. The couple both developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of using the weed killer. The jury ordered Monsanto to pay $2 billion in damages, agreeing the company failed to warn consumers about the dangers of its product’s use. The case was the third ruled against Monsanto since August and the company faces thousands of similar cases.
A federal appeals court will decide whether and how states could end Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, The New York Times reported. While a federal district judge blocked Texas’ effort to end Planned Parenthood funding in 2017, a 3-judge panel of the 5th US Circuit of Appeals in New Orleans said the judge failed to follow proper legal standards. The full appeals court will re-hear the case today and 16 judges are expected to participate. The outcome could also affect Planned Parenthood operations in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed a bill into law yesterday that would raise the legal age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products, including vaping devices such as e-cigarettes, in the state from 18 to 21, according to The Hill. The law will take effect in October and was an effort to curb increasing rates of teen vaping and tobacco use. Similar bills have been proposed in Florida and Arizona and have been moving through the legislative process.
Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
Listen
Patient Navigation in Oncology at Heart of Priority Health White House Visit
April 24th 2024On March 27, Priority Health's president and CEO, Praveen Thadani participated in a discussion on how to expand and optimize patient navigation services in oncology care, as part of the Cancer Moonshot initiative.
Read More
Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
April 16th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
Listen
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) vote to ban most employers from issuing and enforcing noncompete clauses could have varying impacts on the health care workforce; federal regulators vastly under-enforced antitrust laws in the hospital sector during the last 2 decades, resulting in increased health costs; the FDA recently found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus in pasteurized commercially purchased milk.
Read More