Expert Analysis

5th Circ.'s Abortion Pill Order Is Shaky On Multiple Grounds

The Fifth Circuit's recent order in Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, reinstating an in-person dispe... (more story)

5 Takeaways From Justices' Subpoena Fight Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in First Choice v. Davenport fortifies a line of First Amendment associat... (more story)

Accelerated Psychedelic Therapy Pathways Require Caution

President Donald Trump's new executive order aiming to accelerate the approval of psychedelic drugs for the treatm... (more story)

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Takeda To Pay $13.6M Over Antidepressant Drug Kickbacks

Takeda Pharmaceuticals will pay $13.6 million to end allegations that it caused false Medicaid claims by providing kickbacks to healthcare providers to push prescriptions of its antidepressant drug Trintellix,... (more story)

Med Device Co.'s CEO Touted Growth, Netted $39M, Suit Says

Medical device maker Integer Holdings Corp.'s former CEO overstated growth prospects of a manufacturing program for the company's electrophysiology business, inflating the firm's stock price and allowing him t... (more story)

Takeda Cashed In From Delay Of Generic IBS Drug, Jury Told

Drug buyers urged a Massachusetts federal jury on Thursday to find that Takeda Pharmaceuticals conspired with another drugmaker to keep a generic version of anticonstipation drug Amitiza off the market in orde... (more story)

Beauty Tech Co. Execs Beat Investor Suit For Good

A California federal judge Monday tossed a proposed class action accusing beauty technology firm Cutera and its executives of misleading investors about its acne treatment launch and financial results, finding... (more story)

Judge Probes Cert. For Diverse Worker Class In No-Poach Suit

An Illinois federal judge considering whether to certify a class of former health care employees claiming their wages were suppressed by alleged no-poach agreements between DaVita, UnitedHealth Group's Surgica... (more story)

10x, Harvard Sue Sequencing Co. Over Biology Patents

10x Genomics Inc. and Harvard have sued Element Biosciences Inc. in Delaware federal court, accusing the San Diego sequencing company of infringing four Harvard-owned patents through Element's AVITI24 platform... (more story)

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AliveCor Wants Apple Health Monitor Patent Claims Tossed

A medical software company has told a California federal court that claims in a pair of health monitoring patents Apple has accused it of infringing are actually invalid, saying they only cover abstract ideas ... (more story)

FDA Leaders Outline How AI Is Shaping The Agency's Work

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is using generative artificial intelligence to help redact records before public release, summarize documents and evaluate scientific literature, federal officials said in... (more story)

Female Medtronic Manager's Firing Driven By Bias, Court Told

Medtronic fired a longtime manager for disciplining a male subordinate and raising concerns about gender discrimination and retaliation, the worker told a Colorado state court.

Cardiac Device Co. Says Ex-Manager Took Secrets To Rival

Vital Connect Inc., a company that sells wearable cardiac monitoring devices, told a North Carolina federal court that a former senior key accounts manager pilfered its confidential information only to decamp ... (more story)

Health Cos. Must Act Quickly To Secure Digital Front Doors

A fast-approaching deadline will require health providers to implement digital accessibility standards to their websites, necessitating important compliance steps that will help to ensure equal access to onlin... (more story)

Davis Polk-Led Roche To Pay Up To $1.05B For PathAI

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is advising Roche on a deal announced Thursday that would see the Swiss healthcare company purchase a Boston-based, AI-powered digital pathology company for up to $1.05 billion.

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NJ Doctor Prescribed Medical Marijuana To Kids, AG Says

A New Jersey doctor had his medical license temporarily suspended by a state board, which found there is good reason to believe he is "a grave danger" to his patients after prosecutors accused him of repeatedl... (more story)

NC Republicans Want Fetal Personhood Question On '26 Ballot

Two Republicans in the North Carolina House who have a history of advancing so-called fetal personhood bills have made another attempt to put a constitutional amendment to voters in November to decide if life ... (more story)

Pa. Psych Hospital Faces Multiple Abuse Lawsuits

A Pittsburgh-area psychiatric hospital has been hit with five state court lawsuits alleging it allowed patients as young as 10 years old to be physically and sexually abused by staff members and other patients... (more story)

Moda Health Settles Wilderness Therapy Coverage Suit

Health insurance provider Moda Health has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging it unlawfully denied a family's claims for their daughter's stays at two wilderness therapy programs and left them with thousands o... (more story)

Albertsons Not Covered In Opioid Litigation, Del. Judge Says

Albertsons isn't entitled to defense or indemnity for more than 100 suits accusing the pharmacy and grocery chain of fueling the opioid epidemic, a Delaware state court ruled, tracking the state high court's r... (more story)

High Court Maintains Abortion Pill Access Amid Circuit Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday extended a stay preserving telehealth access to the abortion medication mifepristone while the Fifth Circuit weighs a challenge to the mail-order distribution of the pill.