Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it infringes on patients’ privacy, which echoes other Democratic officials’ push to reduce or eliminate such requirements. “The government has no place in surveilling Arizonans’ medical decision-making or tracking their health history,” Hobbs, a … Read more

DOJ files complaint against CVS for facilitating unlawful sale of prescription opioids

DOJ files complaint against CVS for facilitating unlawful sale of prescription opioids

The Justice Department unsealed a civil complaint Wednesday alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled “unlawful” prescriptions in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act. The complaint also says CVS sought reimbursement from federal health care programs for such prescriptions in violation of the False Claims Act. CVS is the largest pharmacy chain in … Read more

Mental health trust could have licence removed

Mental health trust could have licence removed

Nottinghamshire Police Valdo Calocane was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia three years before the killings NHS England says the mental health trust that treated the killer who carried out the Nottingham attacks must attend monthly progress meetings to discuss improvements or face losing its licence. Valdo Calocane received a hospital order after admitting the killings of … Read more