Viewpoints: Pros And Cons Of All Those Health Care Jobs; Organ Donation Process Is Making Progress, But Still Too Many Lives Are Lost
Opinion writers weigh in on these health topics and others.
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Cerner System Malfunction Leads To Two-Hour Outage Of Medical Records At Dozens Of Hospitals
Universal Health Services said read-only versions were available during the time, but declined to say how many patients' records were affected. Other technology news: A period-tracking app might hold clues to fertility.
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Oregon Has Botched Efforts To Move Patients Out Of Restrictive Psychiatric Facilities, Investigation Finds
The Oregonian/OregonLive launched an investigation into the Oregon Health Authority's management of moving patients out of specialized care. Chris Bouneff, director of Oregon’s branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, said the newsroom’s findings are “disturbing.” “We don’t have many others who look after us,” Bouneff said of people with severe mental illness. “And if that state agency can’t do it, and it didn’t do it in this instance, who can we trust?”
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Nursing Home Operator In Massachusetts Closes Multiple Skilled-Nursing Institutions, Citing High Costs, Inadequate Staffing
The closings continue a trend for the state that has lost 30 nursing homes in the past 18 months. The attorney general is investigating the recent closings that are forcing hundreds of vulnerable Medicaid patients to be uprooted. News on nursing homes comes from Connecticut, Ohio and Michigan, as well.
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Many Of The Worst Mass Shootings In Recent Memory All Have Something In Common: AR-15 Style Rifles. Why?
The rounds from that style of weapon are three times faster and strike with more than twice the force of other bullets. "Organs aren't just going to tear or have bruises on them, they're going to be, parts of them are going to be destroyed," says Cynthia Bir. In other public health news: gene-edited babies, alcohol, vitiligo, the cautious generation, cancer, CBD, and more.
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Medical Group Issues Apology For Previously Treating Homosexuality As Mental Illness And The Trauma That Caused
"It is long past time to recognize and apologize for our role in the discrimination and trauma caused by our profession and say, 'We are sorry,'" said American Psychoanalytic Association President Dr. Lee Jaffe. Other news on the LGBTQ community focuses on transgender health and safety.
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Rollout Of New Complex Medicaid Plan In Nebraska Keeps Many From Getting Medical Care, Advocates Say
"They're grudgingly implementing the policy — and I think 'grudgingly' is the operative word," said state Sen. John McCollister. News on Medicaid is also from Georgia.
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Hundreds Camp Out Overnight At Rural Town’s First-Come, First Serve Clinic In Sign Of Just How Many People Have ‘Fallen In The Gap’
The federal government now estimates that a record 50 million rural Americans live in what it calls "health care shortage areas," where the number of hospitals, family doctors, surgeons and paramedics has declined to 20-year lows. A look at a pop-up clinic in Tennessee shows just how bad that reality is for the people living it.
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Conservative Lawyer’s Warnings About Surprise Medical Bill Laws Dismissed By Experts, But Foreshadow Larger Battle
While experts say a prominent legal expert's warnings over the constitutionality of legislation address surprise medical bills are weak, it is still unlikely that any new regulations will skate through without being challenged in court.
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Missouri Health Department Officially Rejects Last-Remaining Clinic’s License Renewal, Citing ‘Failed Abortions’
The judge in the battle over the last-remaining abortion clinic in Missouri had given the state a deadline to make a decision over the license, saying officials couldn't just allow it to lapse.
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Agriculture Department Keeps Quiet Government-Funded Research On Health Consequences Of Climate Change
An investigation from Politico shows how the agency is bucking longstanding practices by not publicizing peer-reviewed studies that examined the wide-ranging effects of rising carbon dioxide, increasing temperatures and volatile weather. Meanwhile, medical groups warn that climate change should be considered a "health emergency."
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Firestorm Sparked After Government Lawyer Argues Detained Migrant Children Aren’t Entitled To Toothbrushes, Soap Or Towels
The government was in court to appeal a 2017 ruling finding that child migrants and their parents are detained in dirty, crowded, bitingly cold conditions inside U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities along the southern border. A spotlight has been shone on the quality of the detention facilities, especially following the deaths of several children who were in custody. Meanwhile, fact checkers call out President Donald Trump's claims that former President Barack Obama started the controversial "zero tolerance policy."
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FDA’s Approval Of Drug To Improve Low Libido In Women Rekindles Debate About Medication, Human Sexuality
Skeptics of drugs like Vyleesi balk at the idea of a pharmaceutical product playing a role in sexual desire. To them, prescribing a drug women with low sexual drive misguidedly reduces the complexity of the condition to a biological issue. Experts say they don't expect many women to seek the treatment as the drug can only be administered through injections.
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Struggling To Curb Veteran Suicide, VA Approves Costly Depression Drug Amid Accusations It’s Rushing The Process
The agency is racing to get the drug through the approval process after President Donald Trump signaled support for the treatment. But psychiatrists and medical researchers, including some at the VA, raised questions about the drug’s effectiveness and safety, and Democratic lawmakers question why the decision-making on the drug has been so rushed.
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VA Workers Accuse Agency Of Actively Trying To Silence, Retaliate Against Anyone Who Speaks Out About Patient Care
Health care professionals at the Department of Veterans Affairs talk to USA Today about how they've been stripped of their duties in what they see as an attempt from agency leaders to punish them after they spoke out about problems with patient care at VA facilities. "The VA is two-faced: What it says it does and what it actually does are two entirely different things," said Katherine Mitchell, a physician who reported shortfalls in care at the Phoenix VA that earned her a federal "Public Servant of the Year Award" in 2014.
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Democratic Candidates Seize Chance To Rail Against Abortion Restrictions During Planned Parenthood Forum
“You’re not going to lock women back in the kitchen. You’re not going to tell us what to do,” Elizabeth Warren said at the Planned Parenthood event where 20 of the 2020 Democratic candidates were given a venue to talk about their abortion stances. Former Vice President Joe Biden, who has as of late been subject to criticism over his previous support for the Hyde amendment, used the opportunity to explain his change of heart on the issue, without using the word "abortion" even once.
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As 2020 Candidates Go Big And Bold On Health Ideas, Voters Say They Just Want Someone To Bring Costs Down
Many of the candidates are pushing "Medicare for All" or some variation of expanded government-supported health care. While many voters see the plans as aspirational, for now, they simply want to pay less for their health care. That disconnect between what politicians are preaching and what voters are worried about could be detrimental to Democrats, who polls show currently hold an advantage over Republicans when it comes to the issue of health care. Meanwhile, media organizations help you navigate the candidates' stances on health.
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State Highlights: New Jersey Among States Considering Adolescent Consent For Vaccinations; Kansas, Missouri Neglecting To Use Discipline Database On Doctors, Report Finds
Media outlets report on news from New Jersey, Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, California, Georgia, North Carolina, New York, Arizona, Maryland, Ohio and Massachusetts.
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An Unintended Effect Of Conservative Abortion Laws: Blue States Feeling The Pressure To Enshrine Protections
As more and more conservative states approve restrictive abortion laws, blue states are stepping up with their own legislation as well. Meanwhile, Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed four abortion laws on Friday saying, "Politicians shouldn't be in the business of interfering with decisions made between patients and their healthcare providers." Abortion news comes out of Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Kentucky as well.
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First Edition: June 24, 2019
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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