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The lawsuit is one of the first arguing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is deliberately and systematically denying care to about 55,000 migrants in custody at county jails and at both privately and publicly run detention centers.
Supporters see some promising signals on the horizon, but it's not all positive news as the political landscape continues to roil the exchanges.
In the immediate aftermath of dual mass shootings earlier in the month in Texas and Ohio, President Donald Trump spoke about moving forward on tougher background checks, a strategy that conservatives have shied away from in the past. Now, after talks with gun rights advocates, Trump appears to be reverting back to his previous talking points, saying that he is “very, very concerned with the Second Amendment, more so than most presidents would be,” and adding that “people don’t realize we have very strong background checks right now.”
A new Trump administration rule for Title X funding forbids referrals to doctors who can perform abortions. Planned Parenthood has called the change both a targeted attack on its organization and a gag rule that would hurt its patients. Currently, Planned Parenthood receives about $60 million annually through the federal program. "Our patients deserve to make their own health care decisions, not to be forced to have Donald Trump or Mike Pence make those decisions for them," said Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood's acting president and CEO. Media outlets look at how the decision will effect local facilities, as well.
The contamination of water in Newark's West Ward shows how the lead epidemic predominately affects the city's low-income, minority residents. “To think we could be like Flint, and we’re such a big city, it’s terrifying,” said resident Rasheeda Scott. Environmental health news comes out of New Hampshire, South Carolina and Georgia, as well.
In a study looking into California's "red flag" law, researchers found 21 cases that involved someone who had or soon would have had access to firearms and "made a clear declaration of intent to commit a mass shooting" or exhibited behavior suggesting such an intent. While the scientists couldn't say whether the shootings would have actually played out without the laws, the study adds heft to a growing push for the strategy.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial pages express views about the breakthrough in treatment for hard-to-cure Tuberculosis cases.
Opinion writers weigh in on these public health topics and others.
Opinion writers weigh in on health care topics impacting children.
A handful of states are starting to pass legislation allowing dental therapists--a step down from a dentist--to practice basic procedures to help under-served populations. The powerful dental lobby has been active in trying to block such laws, but advocates for the therapists are starting to gain wins. In other public health news: pediatricians, supplements, juice boxes, antibiotics, race, Ebola and autoimmune conditions.
Media outlets report on news from the District Of Columbia, Virginia, Washington, Kansas, California, Ohio, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Texas.
While Roche's decision to set its new cancer drug at such a different price level than its competitors sparked worries of a "pricing war in cancer," the nuances are more complicated.
A program geared toward helping train workers to better position themselves for jobs has found success where others failed. One of the lessons learned, though, is that it takes a lot of investment to do so. In other industry and staffing news, a company that allows health care employers to post job openings for temporary doctors and travel nurses plans to expand.
The goal of tech startup Mahmee is to help connect women to resources and providers during a time when their health can often be neglected. In other health and technology news: a way to ease pain through virtual reality and DIY tech to help those with diabetes.
Officials can't say for certain that the illnesses were caused by vaping, but they said that there was no evidence that an infectious disease. At least 15 states have identified more than 120 cases of the disease.
Emergency room visits can often lead to a court date when the patients can't pay their bills. In a small Missouri town the practice has become so routine that some people here derisively refer to it as the “follow-up appointment." In just this town, there can be dozens of cases each week. “I’m trying to make peace with the fact that this debt could sit on me forever,” said Gail Dudley, 31.
A handful of activists in rural Virginia were among the first to raise an alarm about the coming opioid epidemic. Their local efforts, however, were quashed by Purdue Pharma. Looking back, many activists see a tragic path filled with missed opportunities to stop the crisis. Other news on the epidemic focuses on budget cuts, naloxone and vigils.
The high-capacity magazines are "the primary driver for why we’re seeing more mass shootings more regularly," said David Chipman, who served 25 years as a special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. In other gun violence news: suburban voters want Republicans to act on new regulations; officials thwart three possible attacks over the weekend; "ecofascism" and its link to mass shootings is growing; and more.
President Donald Trump pledged when he took office that he would not accept the $400,000 annual salary that comes with the job. He has donated his salary in quarterly installments to various government agencies, including two within HHS.
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