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Nurse Wins $41M Retaliation Suit; Patients Worry About AI Use; Who Should Get CPR?

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff

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A jury to a former Woodland Hills Kaiser Permanente Hospital nurse who said the staff retaliated against her for complaining about patient safety and quality of care. (KNX News)

Most American patients are to help treat them, according to a new Wolters Kluwer Health survey. (Axios)

The Supreme Court focused on whether the approval of the abortion drug mifepristone (Mifeprex) was legal. (The Hill)

Pfizer a deal to buy cancer drugmaker Seagen for $43 billion and will form a new oncology division that includes the new acquisition. (Reuters)

GLP-1 drugs like Novo Nordisk's semaglutide (Ozempic) as insurers tighten the screws on prescribing the drugs for weight loss, patients say. (Reuters)

The FDA is accepting nominations for membership in its newest advisory committee, the .

Speaking of the FDA, MAPS Public Benefit Corporation said it submitted a new drug application for for post-traumatic stress disorder.

And ADMA Biologics announced that its primary humoral deficiency intravenous immune globulin treatment (Bivigam) is for pediatric patients 2 years and older.

New gene therapies offer a cure for conditions like beta thalassemia, , especially when you're 7 years old. (STAT)

Thousands of patients , a ProPublica investigation found.

Med student Angela Ellis found a lump in her breast; her breast surgeon told her it was likely benign and she could ignore it. . The diagnosis: triple-negative breast cancer. (Today)

Which type of cardiac arrest patient responds best to CPR? .

Marijuana use during pregnancy was associated with related to placental dysfunction. (JAMA)

The Arizona Supreme Court over a law that makes almost all abortions in the state illegal. (The Hill)

Meanwhile, in Kentucky, a woman seeking an abortion there through the courts has been told her . (AP)

Los Angeles County is in tele-mental healthcare for elementary and secondary schoolchildren. (KFF Health News)

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    Joyce Frieden oversees ľֱ’s Washington coverage, including stories about Congress, the White House, the Supreme Court, healthcare trade associations, and federal agencies. She has 35 years of experience covering health policy.