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More pharmacy benefits managers file lawsuits against Tennessee over ownership bill
Express Scripts and the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association each filed separate lawsuits against the state of Tennessee this month over legislation that bans a pharmacy benefits manager from owning a pharmacy.
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Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against the maker of Roundup weedkiller
The Supreme Court sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people the product could cause cancer.
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Judge issues restraining order in doctors’ challenge to Tennessee plan to report disabled immigrant kids
A Nashville judge on Wednesday swiftly issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Tennessee Department of Health from turning over the names of about 400 disabled and critically ill kids to a state immigration agency that cooperates with federal immigration enforcement.
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Advocates for critically ill kids urge Lee to intervene before deadline to report immigration status
As a deadline looms for about 400 sick and disabled kids to be reported to immigration officials because they receive public healthcare benefits, advocates on Tuesday urged Gov. Bill Lee to intervene.
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Justice Department announces hundreds of charges in multi-billion-dollar healthcare fraud crackdown
The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against 455 people as part of a two-week healthcare fraud crackdown that officials say involved more than $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to insurers.
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Ask a Doctor: Regenerative medicine can offer relief for joint pain
I've heard about plasma and stem cell treatments for arthritis and sports injuries. Do these therapies really work?
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Rural Tennessee needs family doctors. Can $200K lure them to the state’s small towns?
In a small clinic room in Sparta, Tennessee, Dr. Ty Webb moved his chair near his 70-year-old patient and encouraged her progress with weight loss and smoking.
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Kenya’s health minister found in contempt of court over US-backed Ebola facility
Kenya’s Health Minister Aden Duale was found in contempt of court on Monday for failing to halt the construction of an Ebola quarantine facility intended for Americans, despite existing court orders.
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FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology
A new kind of flu vaccine moved a step closer to the U.S. market Thursday as federal health advisers recommended approval of the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Report: Tennessee sees decline in most measures of child well-being
Tennessee experienced a sharp decline in measures of child well-being in recent years, according to a state-by-state assessment of federal economic, educational, census and health data analyzed yearly by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
