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Anxious To Get Vulnerable Incumbents Back To Campaign Trail, Congress Buckles Down On Zika
Although the debate over the Planned Parenthood provision is defused, other sticking points arose over the weekend. Still, lawmakers hope to seal an agreement Monday.
Ohio’s Opioid Crisis: ‘If It Can Happen Here … It Can Happen Anywhere’
The Columbus Dispatch offers a look at different ways the opioid epidemic is hitting Ohio.
Investigation Reveals Drugmakers’ Deep Influence On Nation’s Response To Opioid Crisis
The Associated Press and The Center for Public Integrity find that drugmakers set in place a strategy to continue to profit off of doctors’ aggressive overprescribing, even as they claim to play an important role in curbing the epidemic.
Health Law Expanded Coverage For Ex-Inmates, But Gaps Remain
The health law’s Medicaid expansion and its requirement that employer medical plans cover dependents up to age 26 had a significant impact on coverage for this population. The portion of young adult ex-inmates without insurance fell from 40 percent to 32 percent.
First Edition: September 19, 2016
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The Women’s Health Issue No One Talks About
Depression is common among American women, and antidepressant use is on the rise. Yet women tend to keep both a secret. Why aren’t we discussing this more?
Seattle Dentists, Clinics And A Hospital Partner To Provide Specialty Care For Teeth
A pilot project involving Swedish Medical Center and the Neighborcare Health network of community clinics offers care for uninsured adults or those on Medicaid.
In Battle Against Zika, Researchers Seek Foolproof Test For Infection
Most people who have been infected don’t have symptoms, so they don’t know they have the virus.
“Más en paz”: intérpretes, clave para facilitar los últimos días de los pacientes
Para los hispanos que no hablan inglés y que enfrentan una enfermedad terminal, los intérpretes en hospitales son clave para ayudarlos a comprender el proceso que están viviendo.
Recién cubiertos por el Medi-Cal, niños indocumentados también buscan atención dental
Algunas clínicas dentales están expandiendo sus horarios para cubrir la demanda, pero, ¿puede un sistema ya saturado satisfacer las necesidades de niños que no han visto a un dentista en años?
Viewpoints: McCain’s Effort To Hold Down Drug Prices; VA Needs To Do More To Stop Suicides
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Research Roundup: Eye Care Follow-Up; The Health Law And Contraceptives; Medicaid Grants
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Outlets report on health news from Virginia, California, Kansas, Florida, Missouri, Maryland, Texas, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Ohio.
Hospital News: ‘Bedless Hospitals’ Follow Shift Toward Outpatient Care; Florida Readmissions Decline
Hospitals and medical centers in Ohio, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Kansas are in the news.
Mass. Tweaks Marijuana Rules, Incorporating Lessons Learned From First 3 Years
Granting more power to nurse practitioners to decide if a patient should be given medical marijuana and stricter labeling of the products are among the handful of updated regulations. In other news, a judge in Florida says officials there broke their own rules when granting marijuana licenses and legalization supporters in Massachusetts net a big-name donor. Meanwhile, scientists wonder, does marijuana make us lazy?
Brain Cancer Takes Over As Leading Cause Of Cancer Deaths Of Children, Adolescents
Also in this public health roundup, a small federal agency that monitors biomedical research misconduct is in turmoil, the Food and Drug Administration cracks down on online sales by the E-cigarette industry and the number of railroad workers in the U.S. who test positive for drug use is on the rise.
Veterans’ Choice Program – Designed To Make Health System Better – Complicates Matters In Alaska
Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reports on a program that connects dogs trained in the “puppies-behind-bars program” with veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder.
Novavax Shares Fall After Respiratory Virus Vaccine Has Unfavorable Clinical Trial Results
Meanwhile, Peloton Therapeutics raised $52.4 million in venture capitol to support clinical trials for a new kidney cancer treatment.
When Used In Surgery, Robots Can Hasten Recovery; Biotech Startups See Promise In Sweat
Also in the news, a new breast cancer test — molecular breast imaging — when paired with traditional mammograms is effective in identifying cancer that otherwise would have be missed in women with dense breasts.
Mylan Orchestrating Movement To Address Patient Price Concerns But Keep Prices High
One solution to the EpiPen controversy, some advocates say, is classifying it as preventive care so consumers wouldn’t have to pay anything for the life-saving drug. But while the suggestions seems to favor consumers, a New York Times investigation finds Mylan is pulling the strings.