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A Final Rule Bites the Dust, Part II: FDA Gives up on Regulating LDTs as Medical Devices
National Law Review
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June 6, 2025
As the song goes, the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA’s”) 2024 Final Rule regulating laboratory-developed tests (“LDTs”) as medical devices (“Final Rule”), is not merely dead—it’s really most sincerely dead. Perhaps not for good, but for the...
Pharmacists Stockpile Most Common Drugs on Chance of Targeted Trump Tariffs
The Good Men Project - California
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June 6, 2025
By Jackie Fortiér and Arthur Allen In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man’s defensive wall in a tariff war. Independent pharmacist Benjamin Jolley and his...
Topo Chico Recalls Bottles in Texas and Louisiana
103.3 The GOAT - Louisiana
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June 6, 2025
Coca-Cola is issuing a voluntary recall for some Topo Chico bottles sold at Costco and if you’ve stocked up recently, it might affect you. The recall affects a limited number of 16.9 oz glass bottles of Topo Chico Mineral Water, specifically from...
Challenges pharma companies face in push into US manufacturing
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A Well, the pharmaceutical industry has its eye on US-based manufacturing. What does that mean near term for the sector? Yahoo Finance's Anjali Comlani joins us now with more on obviously there's been a big push in many different...
Why inclusivity in veterinary settings matters—for clients, pets, and the medical team
dvm360
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We are living in a world that often feels divided, and finding safe and welcoming spaces matters more than ever. For many individuals in our LGBTQ+ community, our pets are a source of love, comfort, and stability. They give us a sense of peace in...
Ehtisham Named President and CEO at Atlantic Health
New Jersey Business Magazine
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June 6, 2025
New Hire/Promotion On Jun 6, 2025 Atlantic Health System has named Saad Ehtisham, DHA, FACHE, as its new president and chief executive officer, effective July 30. Ehtisham more than two decades of expertise in not-for-profit and for-profit...
Atlantic Health names Ehtisham as next CEO and president
NJBIZ - New Jersey
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June 6, 2025
The basics: Saad Ehtisham named president and CEO of Atlantic Health System Brings 20+ years’ experience in health care leadership Succeeds Brian Gragnolati Atlantic Health serves over 7.5 million people in New Jersey Following his 10 years at the...
Veterans hope health care bill will help aid treatment
Spectrum News Austin
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June 6, 2025
TEXAS — Two years after a bill addressing veterans’ health care was introduced in Congress, some service members hope that this year the legislation will reach President Donald Trump’s desk. It’s called the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, and it...
Measles outbreaks in Michigan and Pennsylvania end, while Texas logs just 4 new cases
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Another outbreak in Alberta, Canada, has sickened 761 as of Thursday. And the Mexican state of Chihuahua had 1,940 measles cases and four deaths as of Friday, according to data from the state health ministry. Other U.S. states with active...
CVS Pharmacist shares best tips for staying healthy and safe during peak travel season
KBTX - Texas
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June 6, 2025
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) -This segment on The Three was paid for and sponsored by CVS Health. The summer months are one of the most popular times for travel, and it’s important to prioritize your health when getting ready for a getaway. Pharmacy...
Walmart Drone Delivery Expands to Atlanta, Houston, Orlando
Supply Chain 24/7
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Walmart is taking another big step in drone delivery, expanding the service to five new U.S. cities: Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa. With this move, Walmart becomes the first retailer to scale drone delivery across five...
What’s Happening Inside This ICE Facility in Texas Should Shock Your Conscience
Slate Magazine
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June 6, 2025
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Last month 31 men at Bluebonnet Detention Center in Anson, Texas, positioned their bodies in the shape of the letters...
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Heart Center opens newly expanded facility in Texas
Hospital Management
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June 6, 2025
Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s Heart Center in Texas, US, has opened its newly expanded facility, which was developed at a cost of $100m. Covering 53,333ft² across two floors, the new Pavilion space is intended to advance cardiac care. The...
Girl, 6, suffers fatal medical episode at ExcellED Montessori Plus School near Boerne, BCSO says
KSAT - Texas
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June 6, 2025
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A 6-year-old student died after she suffered a medical episode at the ExcellED Montessori Plus School on Friday in northwest Bexar County, Sheriff Javier Salazar said. In a Friday afternoon news conference, Salazar said the...
Senator John Cornyn discusses DOJ investigation request and Houston's space sector
Houston Republic - Texas
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June 5, 2025
Senator John Cornyn has recently shared a series of statements on social media addressing both political and local interests. The Texas senator, known for his active engagement on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), discussed issues ranging from...
B.C. launches ad campaign in western U.S. to attract health-care workers
Western Investor
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June 6, 2025
The province’s six-week ad campaign, which targets Washington, Oregon and California, includes video, audio, digital, social media, print and ads in public places, such as digital billboards B.C. has launched an advertising campaign in Washington,...
Texas woman died from brain-eating amoeba after using RV tap water for nasal rinse
BNO News
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June 6, 2025
A 71-year-old Texas woman died after contracting a rare and deadly brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the “brain-eating amoeba,” after using tap water from a recreational vehicle (RV) for nasal irrigation, according to...
Houston’s Cattle Baron’s Contingent Sweeps Into a Western Party Palace For a Kickoff That Honors Texas Legends
Paper City Magazine - Texas
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June 6, 2025
What: Cattle Baron’s Ball Launch Party Where: Goode Co. Armadillo Palace PC Moment: For the second year, Cattle Baron’s threw a full-blown kickoff party in Houston. The lively throng sashayed across the floor of the Western-themed Armadillo Palace...
Texas woman's death shines light on dangers of brain-eating amoebas
NBC 5 DFW - Texas
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June 5, 2025
Heading into the year’s hottest months, the city of Arlington says water safety is top of mind. It’s been three years since it implemented the Bakari Williams Protocol. The 3-year-old boy died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, better known as a...
CDC confirms Texas woman died from brain-eating amoeba
KRIS 6 - Texas
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June 6, 2025
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a 71-year-old Texas woman died in 2024 after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from using tap water in her recreational vehicle for a nasal rinse. Health...