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Researchers have long been stumped about a mysterious set of symptoms that affected more than a dozen diplomats. New tests offer clues to what's happening in their brains, even though doctors still haven't found a cause. In other public health news: gene-editing, infertility, driving under the influence of marijuana, and more.
According to the CDC, the eggs were packaged by Almark Foods in Gainesville, Ga. Four of seven people who reported infections across five states have been hospitalized, and one death was reported in Texas.
Since the country started cracking down on the opioid crisis, doctors and other medical professionals have tried to walk the fine line of making sure patients who need medication get it and not exacerbating an epidemic. National Academies scientists have offered a new framework that they warn shouldn't be considered ironclad. In other news on the crisis: a drug distributor allegedly concealed security flaws that fueled the epidemic, the Sackler family fights to keep its name associated with Tufts, and more.
The tool was launched to help beneficiaries better organize their medication lists. The potential breach was contained though to about 10,000 authorized users.
A report from the Office of Inspector General for HHS found that the reforms were too narrow and weren't implemented at all the facilities. The review came after it was revealed that the agency protected a doctor who was abusing young boys in his care for decades. Other Trump administration news comes from the CMS, Justice Department and FCC.
According to a report produced for Senate Democrats, the Consumer Product Safety Commission approved recalls in a way that actually generated more business for the company at fault. That's because rather than getting new, safe products or refunds following a recall, consumers are often offered discount coupons for new products.
The North American trade pact is moving swiftly through Congress. The legislation is noticeably missing a provision that would have granted market exclusivity for biologics for 10 years. The removal of the protection was a big win for Democrats and a huge loss for the pharmaceutical industry. In other news: an Ebola vaccine, nerve drugs, biotech stocks, a subscription model for medication, and more.
The $1.4 trillion package contained wins for both parties. But many major health care issues -- such as surprise medical bills -- were left untouched. Congress faced a Friday night deadline to approve the funding to avoid a shutdown. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the legislation.
Many questions remain following the appeals court's decision to kick the case back down to a federal district judge, but the Affordable Care Act does remain intact for now. Meanwhile, Republicans get some political breathing room as they head into the 2020 elections because it's unlikely the lawsuit will be in front of the Supreme Court anytime soon.
With his health care proposals, Democratic presidential race late-comer Michael Bloomberg stands in middle-of-the-road ground rather than steering into the progressive lanes of the party, where universal care and "Medicare for All" are more favored.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) exchange started out with some teasing, but escalated into shouting and interruptions as they touched on well-worn arguments about the status quo versus the costs of "Medicare for All." Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) jumped in to redirect Sanders' anger toward congressional Republicans instead of his rival candidates. But overall, health care played a much smaller role at the final debate of the year as "Medicare for All" sinks in popularity.
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Several cities have used zoning restrictions to create prohibitive hurdles for abortion clinics in recent years. The most recent one, in a city in Tennessee, would effectively ban abortions within the city's borders.
In some ways, it's a return to earlier times when family members had to bathe the body and dig the grave rather than have them whisked off by a funeral home right after they pass away. Public health news is on abuse charges that went untried, organ donations, spinal cord injuries, minority physicians, taking holiday breaks, mental health resources for Muslims, addiction risk factors for Native Americans, and dealing with aging parents, as well.
Despite the fact that buprenorphine has changed the lives of those struggling with addiction, it still doesn't have widespread support. Some worry that the medication, an opiate itself, is just replacing one addiction with another. But as the opioid continues to devastate the country, more and more are embracing the recovery method.
The study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that 29 states, mostly in the South and Midwest, will be hit the hardest, with more than 50% of their residents considered obese. Other food news is on diabetes and healthier eating for 2020, as well.
ProPublica investigates how much a New Jersey plan that covers teachers paid out for specialists because it doesn't have limits on out-of-network bills. More than 70 acupuncturists and physical therapists earned more than $200,000 in 2018 from their teacher clients alone, and one brought in more than $1 million.
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