Health

Public health officials don't appear to know much, and little of what they do know is shared in a timely manner.

There haven't been many federal prosecutions for simply possessing marijuana in recent years, even under marijuana's current Schedule I status, but the reclassification wouldn't have an immediate impact on people already in the criminal justice system.

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana.

That discount on state-funded naloxone does not necessarily translate to lower prices at the drug-store for everyday shoppers, where naloxone usually costs around $45 per pack of two doses.

While it is 40% to 80% effective in young children, its efficacy is very low in adolescents and adults, leading to a worldwide push to create a more powerful vaccine.

There’s no public data on how many unhoused people nationwide have lost Medicaid, but homeless service providers and experts say it’s a big problem.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals will sell naloxone to California for $24 per pack, or about 40% cheaper than the market rate. California will give away the packs for free to first responders, universities and community organizations through the state’s Naloxone Distribution Project.

The health-care provider plans to inform 13.4 million current and former patients of the breach directly over the next month.