Contraception in States’ Crosshairs; 25% of Docs Experience Abuse; HELP4MOMS Hotline

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Idaho joined Missouri and Louisiana in contemplating additional restrictions on contraception, such as emergency contraception and intrauterine devices. (Idaho Statesman)

Not to be outdone, an Arizona Republican candidate for Senate suggested that perhaps all birth control, including condoms, should be banned as well. (Business Insider)

Ironically, today (May 9) is the day the FDA approved the first commercially available birth control pill, mestranol/norethynodrel (Enovid), back in 1960. (History)

In Michigan, an old law on the books from the 1930s would make abortion a felony if Roe v. Wade is overturned. (NPR)

Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) weighed in on the idea of a national abortion ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned, calling it “possible.” (The Hill)

As of Monday at 8 a.m. EDT, the unofficial U.S. COVID toll was 81,927,027 cases and 998,808 deaths, increases of 528,007 and 4,015, respectively, versus this time a week ago.

Leaks from the Supreme Court about abortion decisions are not as unusual as has been reported. (The New Yorker)

As COVID prevalence has increased, researchers increasingly look to study individuals who have managed to avoid it. (Washington Post)

Despite the high risk of COVID in congregate settings, federal prisons’ allocated supplies of antiviral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) failed to make it to the inmate population. (STAT)

And low- and middle-income countries who need these COVID treatments have had a difficult time obtaining them. (New York Times)

Gilead reached a settlement with several defendants who illegally distributed the company’s HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis medication, and then pocketed the reimbursement payments. (Fierce Pharma)

No surprise: If children can get COVID, they can get long COVID too. (CNN)

A bill that would allow children ages 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ permission passed its first hurdle in the California legislature. (AP)

FDA warned of potential exposure to toxic compounds through the silicone tubing in certain hemodialysis machines made by Fresenius Medical Care.

Nearly 25% of physicians surveyed in late 2020 reported patient mistreatment, with female doctors twice as likely to experience abuse. (JAMA Network Open)

Kaiser Permanente lost $961 million in the first quarter of 2022, mainly due to “non-operating losses.” (Becker’s Hospital Review)

A nationwide strategy to combat methamphetamine was unveiled by the Biden administration. (CBS8)

The World Health Organization announced they have delivered 20 ambulances to Ukraine to help with the healthcare relief efforts there.

The United Kingdom reported a rare case of monkeypox in an individual who traveled to West Africa. (Reuters)

Due to the shortage of inpatient psychiatric care, hundreds of suicidal teens are forced to spend days or weeks sleeping in emergency departments. (New York Times)

Coinciding with Mother’s Day, the Department of Health and Human Services launched a new hotline dedicated to maternal mental health: 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS.