U.S. News & World Report |
Group: 504 Californians Got Life-Ending Prescriptions
U.S. News & World Report FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Debbie Ziegler, mother of Brittany Maynard, speaks to the media after the passage of legislation, which would allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives, at the state Capitol, in Sacramento, Calif ... |
Washington Post |
Group: 504 Californians got life-ending prescriptions
Washington Post SAN DIEGO — At least 504 terminally ill Californians have requested a prescription for life-ending drugs since a state law allowing physician-assisted deaths went into effect in June 2016, marking the first publicly released data on how the practice ... California Medical Aid-In-Dying Law Marks One-Year Anniversary |
USA TODAY |
Ohio AG's suit blames drugmakers for fueling opiate epidemic
USA TODAY CINCINNATI — Five prescription drug manufacturers tricked doctors into prescribing opioids, fueling a drug epidemic that has killed thousands of people in Ohio, the state's attorney general said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The lawsuit accuses Purdue ... Ohio sues drug makers over opioid crisis Ohio sues opioid makers for unleashing 'healthcare crisis' Mayor supports lawsuit against drug companies fueling opioid crisis |
A wealthier India sees alarming rise in adolescent diabetes
ABC News In this photo taken Monday, May 29, 2017, an Indian family enters a fast food restaurant in New Delhi, India. More than two decades of rapid economic growth has changed Indians' lifestyles. People eat out more often, and prefer Western-style junk food ... |
California lawmakers vote to repeal HIV criminalization laws
The Sun Herald California lawmakers have passed a bill to make punishments for intentionally infecting someone with HIV the same as for other communicable diseases. The state Senate voted Wednesday to send SB239 to the Assembly. It would make knowingly exposing ... |