The Health Law Firm

MARCH 20, 2013

On January 17, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an updated public health communication about hip replacement components that have both a metal ball and a metal socket, or metal-on-metal hip devices. Click here to read the FDA communication.

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Health Populi

JUNE 11, 2020

In the past ten years, consumers’ emphasis on overall health has grown: 6 in 10 U.S. adults are thinking about what they eat and drink as part of their overall health context more in 2020 than they did in 2010.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Census Bureau , the population of Americans over age 65 increased by 13 million between 2010 and 2020, marking the fastest growth rate since the late 19th century. This trend is expected to accelerate, bringing with it various public health challenges, including a rising prevalence of late-life depression. According to the U.S.

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 1, 2023

In the era of abortion regulation and the wind-down of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”), new legislation in states such as Utah may be a sign of what is to come for online and telehealth prescribing. The bill currently awaits Governor Spencer Cox’s signature and would take effect sixty (60) days after its signing. [1]

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

trillion spending package, which consists of all 12 fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills and funds the federal government through September 30, 2023, provides additional assistance to Ukraine, and makes numerous health care policy changes. 117-164 ) (the “Act”)—an approximately $1.7

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Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 12, 2023

On one hand, the FDA has relaxed some of the risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS) from the prescribing rules surrounding abortion pills. The FDA puts these extra restrictions or safeguards in place for certain drugs to add additional protection. Some advocates say these pills simply do not bring that level or risk.

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Drug & Device Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Redick’s implant, that he was familiar with the Australian registry data, and that he did not recall reading the 2010 label, which was available online and contained the risk information about females and patients needing smaller head sizes. No proof on reliance or proximate cause, no basis for a new trial.

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