Perspectives: FDA’s Faster Pace At Approving Generics Has Saved Americans $26B, Yet It’s Flown Under Radar
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Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Plan To Curb High Drug Prices Piggybacks Off Trump’s Proposals
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released a new drug prices plan with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) which, at first glance, seems fairly similar to President Donald Trump's proposals to curb high costs. But a close look finds that while the Sanders vision echoes portions of the president's blueprint, it is vastly different in other areas.
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First Edition: November 21, 2018
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Hit Pause On Work Requirement Plans For Medicaid; If They’re Required On Tobacco And Alcohol, Why Aren’t Danger Warnings A Must For Guns?
Editorial pages focus on these health topics and others.
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Perspectives: Federal Policy On Marijuana Is Badly Broken; Canada’s New Cannabis Law Now Allows Researchers To Study Effects On Body, Brain
Opinion writers weigh in on the benefits of medical and recreational marijuana.
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State Highlights: More Allegations Of Sexual Abuse At Troubled Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Emerge; Air Ambulance Crash In North Dakota Kills All Three On Board
Media outlets report on news from Illinois, North Dakota, Connecticut, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, New Hampshire, California, Iowa and Massachusetts.
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Diving Into Burning Questions About Health: Life Spans, Alzheimer’s, Obesity And More
The New York Times addresses some questions--like why are we still so fat when so much research has been done on weight loss?-- in a series taking a look at some pressing public health concerns.
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In Theory, Efforts To Curb Smoking Could Offer Template For Reducing Alcohol Deaths. But Reality Is More Murky.
Many roadblocks stand in the way to effectively addressing what has ballooned into a major public health crisis. "It's just so socially acceptable, especially among the people who write the laws," says Boston University professor David Jernigan. "It's the drug of choice and incredibly normalized for upper income people in the USA." In other public health news: the flu shot, contraception, scientific experiments, holiday eating, malaria, screen time for kids, and more.
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Doctor, Pharmacy Employee Among Four Dead In Shooting Outside Chicago Hospital
A police officer who had joined the Chicago Police Department just last year and the gunmen were also killed. Officials said that the shooting began in the parking lot of the hospital, where a man began arguing with a female doctor with whom he had had a relationship.
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Cleveland Clinic’s First Heavy Play In Insurance Field Through Partnership With Oscar Health Is Vastly Exceeding Expectations
Oscar and Cleveland Clinic's teamup posted a loss of $1.4 million in 2017, attributable to startup costs, Harrington said. In the first half of 2018, though, they reported net income of $1.8 million. In other health industry news: Ascension's transformation, interoperability, and medical practice guidelines access.
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A Unique New York Law Allows State To Collect Taxes From Opioid Makers To Defray Cost Of Crisis. Companies Are Not Happy About It.
The state has sent the companies bills totaling about $600 million under the new Opioid Stewardship Act. In other news from the drug epidemic: pharmacists are trained on dispensing naloxone; a company hikes the price of an anti-overdose drug by 600 percent; Rhode Island develops a strategy to get prisoners effective addiction treatment; bixsexual women are more prone to misusing prescription opioids; and more.
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Former HHS Secretary Tom Price Joins Transition Team For Incoming Georgia Governor
Republican Gov.-elect Brian Kemp said former HHS Secretary Tom Price would help with policy planning. “Obviously he's got a lot of great experience with health care,” Kemp said. Price resigned from the secretary position last year following an ethics scandal over his travel spending.
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FDA Eyes Smartphone Apps Linked To Prescription Drugs In Part Of Flurry Of New Digital Health Guidelines
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has proposed treating some of the apps like "promotional material," which would allow companies to make minor updates without having to go back to the agency for approval.
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California’s Fires And Drought Are A Preview Of Future, When Simultaneous Disasters May Become Commonplace
Florida has also been hit with multiple natural disasters recently: extreme drought but also Hurricane Michael. And New York can expect to be hit by four climate crises at a time by 2100 if carbon emissions continue at their current pace, a new study finds. While wealthy nations will be burdened with the costs of such disasters, poorer nations will experience great loss of life from them, the authors say. Meanwhile, California's poor air quality is drawing attention to the lasting negative health toll it can take.
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Number Of Missing People Drops To Below 700 As Death Toll Continues To Rise In California’s Deadliest Fire
The Camp Fire has destroyed more than 15,000 structures, including more than 11,700 homes, according to the Monday evening incident report. As survivors begin returning home, media outlets report on updates from the scene of the disaster, from evacuees' rough living conditions to the transmission line that may be linked to the blaze.
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N.H. Senator Expresses Hope And Caution About Health Law’s Future In Response To Voters’ Concerns
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) spoke to voters about their health concerns, saying it's less likely Congress will repeal the health law. She cautioned, though, that there are threats in the courts that could undermine it. Other health law news focuses on state-level individual mandates, medicaid expansion and short-term plans.
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Likely Chairman Of House Judiciary Committee To Probe Justice Department’s Decision Not To Defend Health Law
The Justice Department's decision earlier in the year not to defend the ACA against a suit challenging the law's constitutionality prompted three Justice Department career attorneys to withdraw from the case. Now Rep Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) says the House Judiciary Committee will investigate the department's refusal to defend a federal statute.
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First Edition: November 20, 2018
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Approval Of New Opioid Is A Huge Mistake; Passage Of SUPPORT Act Is Just The Beginning Of Solving The Opioid Crisis
Editorial writers weigh in on these health topics and others.
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Perspectives: FDA Should Have Called For Nationwide Ban On Flavored E-Cigarettes; New Rules Are Major Player In Fighting Nicotine Addiction
Opinion writers focus on the public health dangers of e-cigarettes and menthol flavored cigarettes.
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