Right to Try bill for terminally ill passes
A bill is now headed to the governor to allow physicians to prescribe experimental drugs, products and devices to terminally ill patients who have exhausted all other legal treatment options. The Senate concurred today with changes made in Senate Bill … Read more on Jackson Clarion Ledger

Children's Hospital to expand onto former NOAH property
The hospital continued as a federal facility until 1981, when it was shut due to budget cuts and sold to Louisiana, which used it as a drug-treatment center before it evolved into NOAH. The hospital was once again the victim of budget cuts in 2009 … Read more on The New Orleans Advocate

Debating the Ethics of Experimental Drugs
Eight states—including Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, and Missouri—have passed “right to try” laws that say that patients who have exhausted all other treatment options can gain access to experimental drugs as long as they have a physician's … Read more on BU Today