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Family testimony presses lawmakers to expand public access to epinephrine after preventable death

5571761 · June 11, 2025
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Relatives of a man who died after a first‑time, fatal anaphylactic reaction urged the Joint Committee on Public Health to approve measures expanding public access to epinephrine.

Relatives of a man who died after a first‑time, fatal anaphylactic reaction urged the Joint Committee on Public Health to approve measures that would expand public access to epinephrine and legal protections for lay administrators.

Personal testimony: Megan Shy Brown recounted that her husband Michael, a 41‑year‑old man with no known insect‑venom allergy, was stung at a charity golf event and later died because epinephrine was not available. “His death was entirely…

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