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Hidden Dangers Of Dating Apps: Sex Offenders, Including Rapists, Are Using Them. Why Do Companies Allow It?

A lack of a uniform policy allows convicted and accused perpetrators to access some dating apps and leaves users vulnerable to sexual assaults, according to an investigation. Public health news is on stem cell heart therapy, flu season, Parkinson's disease, poetry therapy, problems with blood-sugar monitors, warnings about ski helmets, a grateful transplant patient, children prone to violent outbursts, and more.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
State Highlights: Lack Of Access To Clean Drinking Water Continues To Affect Non-White Communities In California; Mormon Church Agrees To Utah’s Ban On Conversion Therapy

Media outlets report on news from California, Oklahoma, Utah, South Carolina, New York, Louisiana, Minnesota, Maryland, Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Nebraska and Texas.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
As Schools Move To Crack Down On Vaping, A New Problem Arises: Litter In The Shape Of Discarded Pods

The extent of the trash reveals "how much this has become a part of our students' lives," says Kristen Lewis, an assistant principal in Boulder, Colo. "And that's what's scary... It really has become an epidemic in our schools." News on the vaping epidemic focuses on a flavor ban, political fallout, doctors' efforts to warn teens of e-cigarette hazards, and more.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
How Many Teens Have Died Preventable Deaths In Psychiatric Wards? The Answer Isn’t Easy To Find

No single agency keeps tabs on the number of deaths at psychiatric facilities, yet they happen with startling frequency. A Los Angeles Times investigation reveals the scope of the problem in California.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
In Their Own Words: High School Class Of 2000 Alums Talk About What It Was Like To Be At Heart Of Opioid Epidemic

As the class of 2000 headed toward graduation, an opioid epidemic was cropping up and spreading like wildfire. Nearly two decades later, the students who were there at the beginning of the epidemic recount just how much it has affected their lives. In other news on the crisis: safe injections of heroin, how a counterterroism machine helps fight overdoses, the end of the era of pill mills, and more.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
Inexpensive, Tasty Medicine From Indian Drug Manufacturer Is ‘Great News’ For Thousands of Babies Born With HIV

For only $1 a day, early deaths can be prevented among toddlers whose mothers find the strawberry-flavored meds easier to dispense. News on HIV among infants is on the importance of starting treatment right after birth, as well.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
Drugmakers Betting Big On Gene Therapy By Investing Combined $2B Into Manufacturing Pricey Treatments

And Pfizer and Novartis are leading the pack. The risks involved with drugmakers building their own manufacturing plants are big but so are the potential rewards. In other pharmaceutical news: a high-stakes bet on heart drugs, an invite-only club for biotech CEOs, President Donald Trump's importation plan, and more.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
Even If You’re Happy With Your Medicare Plan, Experts Say You Should Shop Around Before Door Closes This Week

Some plans can change dramatically year to year, experts say. The open enrollment for Medicare is coming to a close, but experts offer tips on how to navigate the tricky system in the last few days of the season.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
The Next Medicaid Battleground: How Tennessee Is Forging Ahead With Controversial Block Grant Plan

CMS has been vocal in encouraging states to create more restrictions on their Medicaid programs. Many looked to work requirements, but those plans have faced major legal setbacks in courts. Tennessee could be leading the way on a new path. Medicaid news comes out of Missouri and New York, as well.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
Inadequate Record Management For Thousands Of Immigrants Has Resulted In Poor Care, Deaths, Suit Claims

“You can’t take proper care of patients if you don’t document care,” said Stan Huff, chief medical informatics officer at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah. In searching through the records of immigrant deaths, Politico discovered troubling issues with malfunctioning software and failures to document patient care, among other things.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
Desperate Patients Encouraged To Take Out Loans, Borrow Money To Pay For Unproven, Risky Stem Cell Treatments

Stem cell clinics have popped up across the country, and they are largely unregulated. More and more patients have been coming forward to speak out about the predatory nature of the industry. News from the health industry also focuses on hospitals suing poor patients, a GE health care unit, and an FBI investigation into Beth Israel's transplant program.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
Gains On The Right In Abortion Wars Often Attributed To Well-Executed Game Plan. But What Was Left’s Role In Losing Ground?

The New York Times digs into a fractured abortion rights movement that's reckoning with its own stumbles over the past few years. Meanwhile, strict abortion bills are being considered in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
MRIs For Women With Dense Breast Tissue Caught More Cancer But Also Resulted In A Lot Of False Alarms

About half of women over 40 have dense breasts and about 10% have very dense ones. That raises their risk of developing cancer and makes it harder to spot on mammograms if they do. But, like in other sectors of health care, the dilemma remains about whether the extra screening is worth the false alarms it brings. In other women's health news: postpartum care, depression, asthma during pregnancy, and violence against girls.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
ACA Sign-Ups Finally Catch Up To Last Year’s Pace, But Where Thanksgiving Fell In Season Expected To Play A Role

Sign-ups tend to dip over the holidays, so it's likely that next week the reported numbers that include Thanksgiving, will be lagging behind once more. Sign-ups overall are expected to be slightly lower this year.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
Health Care Had Never Been A Top Priority For Warren, But Somehow It’s Become A Defining Issue Of Her Campaign

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), known for having a plan for everything, started the race by signing onto Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) "Medicare for All" proposal. That decision has left her entangled with an issue that seems to be sinking her polling numbers and leaving both progressives and moderates unsatisfied, even though it wasn't her policy to start with.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
First Edition: December 2, 2019

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

By brilabuskes

Dec. 2, 2019
Viewpoints: Weigh Health Risks Of Football And The Big Feast This Thanksgiving; Count The Ways Drug Reps Were Taught To Market Opioids

Opinion writers weigh in on these health topics and others.

By janicelkff

Nov. 27, 2019
State Highlights: FEMA’s Recovery Efforts On U.S. Islands Lag Behind Those On Mainland, Report Says; Citing Opioid Epidemic Challenges, Maryland’s Chief Medical Examiner Announces Resignation

Media outlets report on news from Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Maryland, New Hampshire, Minnesota, District of Columbia, Florida, Wisconsin, Georgia, Ohio and California.

By brilabuskes

Nov. 27, 2019
Memories Can Drive The Desire To Drink But They Can Also Be Tweaked To Help Curb Those Urges With Ketamine’s Help

Memories and environmental cues can trigger a relapse in someone struggling with alcoholism. Researchers have started playing with the idea of tinkering those memories and cues to prevent that very thing from happening. In other public health news: Eastern equine encephalitis cases, gene editing, psychological growth, caregiving, probiotics, and more.

By brilabuskes

Nov. 27, 2019
Transplant Patient At N.J. Hospital Mistakenly Receives Kidney Meant For Someone Higher On Priority List

The patient was given the kidney on Nov. 18, Virtua Health reported, because the individual who was supposed to get the kidney has the same name. Both patients have received successful transplants now. News on hospitals is from Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Washington and California, as well.

By brilabuskes

Nov. 27, 2019

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