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Dr. Heidi Overton, a physician and top White House aide, is expected to face questions on her plans for vaccines and the abortion pill when she testifies today, AP reported. The biotech world will be looking for indications of how she'd lead the agency as advances in the industry present complex regulatory decisions, Axios reported.
The plan had drawn quick backlash from key Senate appropriators, The New York Times reported. Meanwhile, experts tell NPR that the administration has delayed funding and rerouted billions of dollars in research, resulting in chaos for researchers and patients alike.
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U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman found in his ruling that conditions in Texas prisons without air conditioning violate the Eighth Amendment, which protects against cruel and unusual punishment, the Texas Tribune reported. Also in news from across the states: a settlement in the toxic water case at Camp Lejeune, progress in greenhouse gas emissions in Illinois, and more.
This year's Cancer Progress Report from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) showed that decreased smoking rates and advances in early detection and treatment drove the decline in cancer deaths, MedPage Today reported. However, the AACR warned that proposed rules threaten advances in cancer research, and turmoil in federal health agencies endangers patients' continued progress.
At least six major hospitals have made agreements to refuse care and pay the government. The New York University Langone Hospitals and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers have agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, hormones, or gender-affirming surgery to those under age 19, AP reported.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started work this summer "to develop a standardized case definition related to measles deaths." The effort, coming amid prolonged measles outbreaks, has raised concerns. "It's almost like the CDC wants to make it more difficult to count confirmed deaths," one CDC source told MedPage Today.
Three people close to Carlos Josue Marchena Marchena told AP that the Costa Rican man complained of missed meals, inadequate water access, and irregular insulin shots to control his Type 1 diabetes. Separately, in Texas, immigrant advocates are questioning whether Wilber Rafael Garces Perez has received proper medical treatment after he was shot during an ICE traffic stop.
The vice president said the cancellations are in part because the government was not checking whether people enrolled were eligible for subsidy payments. The Trump administration also announced a six-month suspension on new agents or brokers who sign up enrollees for healthcare coverage, AP reported.
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Shares of Grail surged as FDA briefing documents were released ahead of an advisers' meeting Wednesday on the Galleri multicancer early detection blood test, MedPage Today and Stat reported.
The man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, was shot by ICE on Sunday while making a DoorDash delivery, immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said. Perez told AP that he initially received no pain medication or treatment when he was taken to a hospital. “I am not doing well," he said.
North Carolina Health News reported that after the public outcry, amendments were added that call for Atrium Health to pay Wake County $150 million over 10 years for public health initiatives, that raise WakeMed’s indigent care commitment from 4.8% to 8% of adjusted annual revenue, and that add county protections over certain governance changes. The proposed merger still must be reviewed by state and federal officials.
An elderly Tampa woman has died and more than 130 people have been sickened in Hillsborough County amid one of Florida's worst outbreaks in decades, HealthDay reported. Other state news is on abortion pills in California, Minnesota's universal school meals program, and more.
The restrictions on who qualifies for an exemption due to "medical frailty" are arbitrary and capricious, the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics argue. Per the new Medicaid rules, which take effect Jan. 1, most adult enrollees must prove they are meeting an 80-hour-per-week target for work, school, or volunteering to secure and keep coverage.
However, a new study found that public health officials are still facing backlash, with 76% of those surveyed experiencing threats or harassment. Meanwhile, in Ohio, covid is front and center in the race for governor.
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