Judicialization of cannabidiol-based products in Brazil: an analysis from 2019 to 2022
Cad Saude Publica. 2023 Oct 9;39(8):e00024723. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XPT024723. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTThe study analyzed the lawsuits of patients who requested cannabidiol (CBD)-based products from the Brazilian Unified National Health System during the period from 2019 to 2022, describing sociodemographic, clinical, and legal characteristics. This is a cross-sectional study composed of the evaluation of the technical notes issued by the Center for Technical Support of the Judiciary (NatJus), which supports judicial decisions. The data were obtained from the e-NatJus system, of the Brazilian Ministry of Justice, using we...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - October 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ronaldo Portela Daniel Marques Mota Paulo Jos é Gonçalves Ferreira Mariana Dias Lula Bruno Barcala Reis Helian Nunes de Oliveira Cristina Mariano Ruas Source Type: research
Judicialization of cannabidiol-based products in Brazil: an analysis from 2019 to 2022
Cad Saude Publica. 2023 Oct 9;39(8):e00024723. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XPT024723. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTThe study analyzed the lawsuits of patients who requested cannabidiol (CBD)-based products from the Brazilian Unified National Health System during the period from 2019 to 2022, describing sociodemographic, clinical, and legal characteristics. This is a cross-sectional study composed of the evaluation of the technical notes issued by the Center for Technical Support of the Judiciary (NatJus), which supports judicial decisions. The data were obtained from the e-NatJus system, of the Brazilian Ministry of Justice, using we...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - October 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ronaldo Portela Daniel Marques Mota Paulo Jos é Gonçalves Ferreira Mariana Dias Lula Bruno Barcala Reis Helian Nunes de Oliveira Cristina Mariano Ruas Source Type: research
The potential for expanding provision of misoprostol-only abortions by nurse practitioners and pharmacists: a legal analysis
Recent lawsuits have challenged FDA approval and the continued availability of the medication mifepristone for abortion care in the US. Whatever the outcome of these efforts, misoprostol will remain available for off-label prescribing, and misoprostol alone can safely and effectively be used for medication abortion. We sought to determine the viability of strategies to increase access to misoprostol through a legal analysis. (Source: Contraception)
Source: Contraception - October 10, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: N Dasari, S Baum, J Schultz, C Gerdts Source Type: research
Section 50 of the Inflation Reduction Act Drug Price Negotiation Program: Considerations for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Manufacturers, and the Health Economics and Outcomes Research Community
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published initial1 and revised2 guidance describing how the agency will implement the “Drug Price Negotiation Program” (DPNP) (quotation marks around the words “negotiate” and “negotiation” specify that these are terms used by the agency in their publications. Many manufacturers believe the process described by the agency does not provide a genuine opportunity to negotiat e, and this is one factual allegation most common among lawsuits filed against the Department of Health and Human Services in response to the Inflation Reduction Act [IRA] implementation) pr...
Source: Value in Health - October 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: John M. O ’Brien, Jan Elias Hansen Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Medical Malpractice Claims Related to Performance of Transesophageal Echocardiography by Anesthesiologists
More than 300,000 adults have cardiac surgery in the United States every year, and most undergo intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). This patient population is often elderly with multiple co-morbidities, placing them at increased risk for complications for even routine procedures. Major morbidity or mortality caused by TEE is rare, and it is unknown how often such complications lead to malpractice lawsuits. We identified 13 cases out of 2,564 in a closed claims database that involved TEE, and reviewed their etiology. (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - October 6, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: John S. McNeil, Karen E. Singh, Paul Gallo, Bruce Gehle, Matthew Saunders, Michael A. Mazzeffi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Characteristics of Litigations Involving Contact Dermatitis: An Exploratory Analysis
Conclusion: Common allergens associated with lawsuits include latex, surgical tape, and beauty products. Most CD cases adjudicated in the United States since 1983 are associated with toxic exposures.PMID:37788399 | DOI:10.1089/derm.2023.0087 (Source: Dermatitis)
Source: Dermatitis - October 3, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Aashka Suvarnakar Rahul Raiker Haig Pakhchanian Kendall Jenkins Aamir Hussain Source Type: research
News at a glance: China ’s S & T clusters, abundant fairy circles, and Arecibo ’s next chapter
BIOGEOGRAPHY
Fairy circles abound in dry regions of many countries
Mysterious patches of vegetation called fairy circles are well documented in the drylands of Australia and Namibia. Now, a study that combines machine learning and satellite images that span the continents reports examples in
13 other countries, mainly in Africa
. Many of the 263 sites identified—in the Sahara and Madagascar, for example—have never before been recorded by scientists. Fairy circles consist of a ring of tall grass surrounding a patch of bare soil up to 12 meters in diameter. Researchers have attributed th...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - September 28, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Analysis of medical malpractice claims involving interventional radiologists: a comprehensive analysis from two national legal databases
The nature of lawsuits involving interventional radiologists (IR) are not well understood. (Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR)
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - September 26, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amin Khan, Tushar Garg, Mihir Khunte, Suryansh Bajaj, Xiao Wu, Jonathan Mezrich, Ajay Malhotra Source Type: research
News at a glance: Diphtheria vaccine shortage, prisoner release, and iNaturalist ’s growth
CONSERVATION
Popular biodiversity app to expand
The nonprofit that runs iNaturalist, a popular app and website for identifying species, has received a $10 million grant to expand. The funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, announced last week, will allow iNaturalist—whose website is one of the largest generators of crowd-sourced species-occurrence data—to add users, technology, and observations to inform conservation. iNaturalist hopes to grow in nature-rich parts of the world, such as Asia and South America, which have fewer users uploading data. Since iNaturalist’s founding in 20...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - September 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Free Speech Challenges to the Inflation Reduction Act
This Viewpoint looks at the lawsuits brought by pharmaceutical companies to challenge the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, in particular claims under the First Amendment ’s protection of free speech. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - August 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Autumn in New York: The case of long-term care facilities in the "Safe Staffing" lawsuit with less staffing but similar COVID-19 outcomes
DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: LTCFs involved in the lawsuit were deemed by policymakers as reducing staff, earning excess profits, and placing residents at-risk. While these LTCFs reported lower staffing levels, we observed no differences in resident outcomes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers and policy makers should develop more nuanced perspectives concerning the relationship among LTCF staffing, outcomes, and organizational profitability.PMID:37638966 | DOI:10.1093/geront/gnad118 (Source: The Gerontologist)
Source: The Gerontologist - August 28, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jason Semprini Brian Kaskie Source Type: research
Autumn in New York: The case of long-term care facilities in the "Safe Staffing" lawsuit with less staffing but similar COVID-19 outcomes
DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: LTCFs involved in the lawsuit were deemed by policymakers as reducing staff, earning excess profits, and placing residents at-risk. While these LTCFs reported lower staffing levels, we observed no differences in resident outcomes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers and policy makers should develop more nuanced perspectives concerning the relationship among LTCF staffing, outcomes, and organizational profitability.PMID:37638966 | DOI:10.1093/geront/gnad118 (Source: The Gerontologist)
Source: The Gerontologist - August 28, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jason Semprini Brian Kaskie Source Type: research
Autumn in New York: The case of long-term care facilities in the "Safe Staffing" lawsuit with less staffing but similar COVID-19 outcomes
DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: LTCFs involved in the lawsuit were deemed by policymakers as reducing staff, earning excess profits, and placing residents at-risk. While these LTCFs reported lower staffing levels, we observed no differences in resident outcomes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers and policy makers should develop more nuanced perspectives concerning the relationship among LTCF staffing, outcomes, and organizational profitability.PMID:37638966 | DOI:10.1093/geront/gnad118 (Source: The Gerontologist)
Source: The Gerontologist - August 28, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jason Semprini Brian Kaskie Source Type: research
These veteran female activists are fighting a pivotal climate case with science
Nature, Published online: 24 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02633-2Research on the effects of climate change on health will be key in high-profile lawsuits being heard by Europe’s human-rights court. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - August 24, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Layal Liverpool Source Type: research
News at a glance: A win for young climate activists, a research suspension, and China ’s mpox surge
CLIMATE POLICY
United States scales up carbon-removal plants
Climeworks, which operates this carbon capture and storage plant in Iceland, will help build a similar, larger facility in Louisiana.
ARNALDUR HALLDORSSON/BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES
The U.S. Department of Energy last week announced it will spend $1.2 billion for two pioneering facilities—one in Texas, the other in Louisiana—that will vacuum millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO
2
) annually from the skies using a technology known as direct air capture (DAC). The investmen...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - August 17, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
