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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

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It’s “going to streamline it in some incremental ways only,” Dr. Adam Gaffney , a critical care doctor and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told NBC News. Medical professionals will be required to review all denials (though insurers say they already do this). But experts say the changes may not go far enough.

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‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

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But the FDA has never approved it for any medical condition in the U.S. Calello explained that it falls under a gray area of consumer supplements or products that are not regulated or tested the same way a medication would be. Between 2018 and 2023, tianeptine-related calls to U.S. .” And, the U.S.

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Texas Governor Blocks THC Ban, Keeping Gummies and Vapes Legal

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Recreational use is banned, and the medical marijuana program is limited. Critics of the Texas bill said many people who don’t qualify for the state’s medical marijuana program use THC consumables for relief. In 2023, Florida Gov. These products contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the chemical responsible for a marijuana high.

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NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster

Physician's Weekly

MONDAY, June 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund studies of the long-term health effects of a 2023 Ohio train derailment that released more than 1 million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, air and water. We desperately need real medical support.”