POLITICO's Pulse Check

The Biden administration has asked a judge to clarify how it should proceed following differing federal court decisions on the abortion pill mifepristone. The legal turmoil may eventually land before the Supreme Court. Alice Miranda Ollstein unpacks the legal tangle with host Ben Leonard.

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According to a new survey from Common Sense Media, which offers age-based reviews of movies, TV shows, books, games and online content, teenage girls think their social media use is out of control. Ruth Reader talks with host Katherine Ellen Foley about how the poll results show teen views on social media align in many ways with those of lawmakers in Congress and the states.

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The pandemic has negatively impacted kids’ mental health. Daniel Payne talks with host Ben Leonard about the concerns of doctors and the legislation being proposed to help combat Covid’s effect. Plus, Katherine Ellen Foley provides a dispatch from this week’s World Vaccine Congress in Washington, D.C.

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Federal contracts for Covid-19 vaccines are set to end this year. Katherine Ellen Foley talks with host Ruth Reader about her time at the World Vaccine Congress this week and the transition that drugmakers will need to make to sell their Covid vaccines in the commercial market. She also learned a lot about the world of next-gen vaccines.

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The country is winding down the Covid-19 public health emergency. Meanwhile, doctors studying the effects of long Covid for the National Institutes of Health say the federal government needs to do more than they’re doing now for long Covid patients. Krista Mahr talks with host Ben Leonard about what researchers say should be done to address the issue.

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On Monday, the FTC told Illumina to dissolve their acquisition with the multi-cancer early detection test company Grail. David Lim talks with host Ben Leonard about what this move means for the development and commercialization of cancer tests in the United States.

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A string of victories in red and purple states in the 2022 midterms convinced abortion-rights supporters that ballot initiatives are among their most powerful tools. But internal divisions are splitting the abortion-rights movement over what limits, if any, to keep on abortion as efforts kick off in Missouri, Ohio, and South Dakota to put the issue to a popular vote this year and next. Alice Miranda Ollstein talks with Katherine Ellen Foley about what she's watching out for.

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Republicans in staunchly conservative states are championing some atypical legislation this session — promoting sex education, government welfare and more birth control. Megan Messerly talks with Alice Miranda Ollstein about the proposals that some governors and lawmakers have referred to as a “new pro-life agenda” for the post-Roe era.

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The nation's drug regulator approved the first over-the-counter opioid overdose reversal nasal spray on Wednesday. Katherine Ellen Foley talks with host Ruth Reader about the significance of Narcan being available without a prescription and the hopes for how it might positively impact the opioid overdose epidemic in the U.S.

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The Biden administration has been clashing with Republicans over their attempt to ban abortion pills nationwide. But yesterday, it was Democratic attorneys general who faced off with the administration in court over the FDA’s authority to place certain restrictions on abortion pills. Alice Miranda Ollstein talks with host Megan Messerly about the effect it could have on pharmacies dispensing the pills.

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