Menthol cigarette ban delayed due to “immense” feedback, Biden administration says

The Biden administration said Friday it would again delay a decision on a regulation aiming to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes, citing the “historic attention” and “immense amount of feedback” on the controversial proposal by the Food and Drug Administration.  “This rule has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of … Read more

US Supreme Court Skeptical Of Limiting Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone

Washington: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled that it is unlikely to limit access to the abortion pill as the justices appeared skeptical that the anti-abortion groups and doctors that are ch The court finds itself immersed in a new fight involving abortion less than a year after conservative justices reversed Roe vs Wade. … Read more

Colorado blames Biden, drugmakers for delaying Canadian imports

By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Colorado officials say their plan to import cheaper medicines from Canada has been stymied by opposition from drugmakers and inaction by the Biden administration, according to a state report obtained by KFF Health News. The Dec. 1 report, prepared for the state legislature by Colorado’s Department of Health Care … Read more