Brendan Pierson

It’s kind of crazy that the first permanent human settlements were *just* in 12,500 BCE

Texas woman who sought emergency abortion from court will leave state for care reuters.com/world/us/texas… from @brenpiers

A federal judge has warned of an identity theft scam targeting US military veterans and service members potentially covered by 3M's $6 billion settlement of more than 200,000 lawsuits alleging its earplugs caused hearing damage reut.rs/3QinhgV @brenpiers

A Trump-appointed judge in Ohio declined to prevent Medicare from beginning to negotiate prices for some prescription drugs this fall under a new program, vindicating one of President Joe Biden's signature initiatives. ⁦@brenpiers⁩ ⁦@Reuters⁩ reuters.com/business/healt…

A Tennessee law prohibiting doctors from providing medical care such as puberty-blockers and gender-affirming surgery for transgender minors can go into effect immediately, a US appeals court ruled reut.rs/3NN8N6s

South Carolina's highest court appeared open to upholding a new state law banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, months after it blocked a similar ban reut.rs/46BHpB0 @brenpiers

The Biden administration's appeal in the ongoing abortion pill case will be decided by a very conservative panel, even by 5th Circuit standards. With @jacq_thomsen reuters.com/world/us/abort…

Good morning from Amarillo, TX, where a small crowd of media and members of the public are waiting to get a spot in Judge Kacsmaryk’s courtroom for a hearing in the case that could jeopardize abortion pill (mifepristone) access nationwide. @Reuters

Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk will soon rule on a challenge to the abortion pill. We trace his path to the bench, history of activism rooted in religious beliefs and report new details on the strength of his antiabortion convictions w/@CAKitchener washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…

Texas prosecutors can't target groups that fund out-of-state abortions, judge says ⁦@Reuters⁩ ⁦@brenpiers⁩ reuters.com/legal/texas-pr…

U.S. groups suing to ban abortion pill lose bid for early trial in Texas federal court reuters.com/legal/us-group… / @brenpiers

The FDA says retail pharmacies can now provide the abortion pill. But will they? w/ @aaboulenein @mikeerman1 reuters.com/business/healt…

This is a big deal - first of the post-Dobbs abortion ban challenges to be finally decided by a top state court. By @gabriellaborter reuters.com/world/us/south…

Explainer: What does the FDA's new rule mean for the fight over abortion pills? @brenpiers reut.rs/3ZdTJ6u

From 2000-2021, manufacturers earned $111 billion on brand-name #inhalers in the US AFTER patents on their active ingredients had expired. How? By patenting other aspects of the products (e.g., delivery devices). New piece out in @JAMA_current jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… 🧵

JUST IN - U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co to halt California's ban on retail sales of all flavored tobacco products

Drugmakers GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi SA and Boehringer Ingelheim defeated thousands of lawsuits claiming that the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, as a federal judge found the claims were not backed by sound science. ⁦@brenpiers⁩ ⁦@Reuters⁩ reuters.com/legal/gsk-pfiz…