First Edition: July 9, 2018
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Viewpoints: Incentives Paid To Doctors Still Help Fuel Opioid Epidemic; Vindictiveness Wins Out After Kentucky Medicaid Ruling
Editorial pages look at these and other health care topics.
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Different Takes: Weaponizing Free Speech To Attack Abortion Rights; A Look Inside The ‘Cult’ Of A Conservative Judge
Opinion writers weigh in on news surrounding anti-abortion and abortion rights movements.
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Research Roundup: Presidential Candidates And Health Reform; Partner Violence; And Alcohol
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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State Highlights: Renowned Texas Heart Transplant Center Being Sued Over Patient’s Brain Damage; Health Care Lobbying Ramps Up In California
Media outlets report on news from Texas, California, Ohio, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin.
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Johns Hopkins Evacuates Two Lab Buildings After Release Of Tuberculosis Research Sample
Also, several staffers were isolated after the frozen sample was mistakenly released at the lab, where research is performed on the airborne infection.
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How Do Companies Offer Mail-Order DNA Without Inadvertently Playing Part In Creation Of Biological Weapons?
Biotech companies who sell genes may be helping unlock cures for diseases, but there's always the threat that those could end up in the wrong hands. Now the industry is struggling to put protections in place while not impeding progress. In other public health news: breast cancer, obesity, Alzheimer's, cancer rates, tips on staying cool and more.
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Ohio State University Doctor Faces Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct Against Athletes Spanning Decades
Richard Strauss has been accused of fondling athletes during medical exams and ogling naked young men, sometimes showering with them multiple times a day or perching himself on a stool to stare. Meanwhile, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) denies charges that he ignored the allegations while he was an assistant wrestling coach with the university.
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Despite Litany Of Red Flags, Purdue Continued To Pursue Profits Over People, Unsealed Lawsuit Claims
The newly unsealed 274-page lawsuit from Tennessee against the opioid-maker provides deeper details about the warning signs Purdue allegedly ignored in pursuit of profits. News on the epidemic comes out of Illinois and Pennsylvania as well.
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Pharma Companies Develop Counter-Strategy To Insurers’ Tactic Of Moving Patients Away From Expensive Drugs
Insurers are making patients pay a higher portion of the pricey drugs' costs, but pharmaceutical companies are parrying that move by dramatically raising the financial aid they offer, in the form of "copay assistance" cards.
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EPA Report On Dangers Of Formaldehyde To Most Americans Being Deliberately Delayed, Sources Claim
The new assessment on the chemical could lead to greater restrictions and possible class-action lawsuits. “They’re stonewalling every step of the way,” one official said, accusing political appointees of interfering with the formaldehyde assessment and other reports on toxic chemicals.
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In Wake Of Court’s Decision On Kentucky’s Work Requirements, Mississippi Tweaks Its Own Waiver
But advocates in Mississippi remain alarmed about the work proposal as the revamped policy could still lead to loss of coverage. More on Medicaid comes out of Kentucky and Nebraska.
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Azar Blames ‘Broken Immigration System’ As HHS Struggles To Meet Court-Ordered Deadline For Reuniting Families
HHS Secretary Alex Azar says there have been obstacles to meeting the deadline on returning young children to their parents, but the agency is using DNA to help match the families.
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Torn Between Stoking Fired-Up Base And Protecting Red-State Candidates, Dems To Focus On Abortion, Health Law In High Court Battle
The upcoming fight over the Supreme Court nomination has Democrats walking a fine line of protecting vulnerable seats and not discouraging their revved-up liberal base. Their strategy: make the conversation about both abortion and the health law. For moderate Democrats who can't defend abortion rights in their red states, they have the ACA as a talking point. Meanwhile, a nominee could be named as early as Monday, but behind-the-scenes sources say President Donald Trump hasn't settled on a pick yet.
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First Edition: July 6, 2018
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: The Health Law Is Working, According To Trump’s Figures; Why Punish People With Pre-Existing Conditions?
Editorial pages look at these and other health issues.
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Perspectives: Make Methadone Clinics Available To Help Break Opioid Addiction, Save Lives From Overdose Deaths
Opinion writers express views about how to address the opioid epidemic.
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Different Takes: Stronger Ruling Than Roe V. Wade Could Save Abortion; Permissive Abortion Laws Must Go
Opinion writers express views on anti-abortion and abortion right movements.
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Longer Looks: AIDS Victims; Food Recalls; And The Dangers Of Power
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
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State Highlights: States Begin To Relax Regulations Around Telemedicine; Spike In Bacterial Disease In Puerto Rico Following Hurricane ‘Extraordinary’
Media outlets report on news from Connecticut, Puerto Rico, Missouri, Maryland, California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Ohio, Kansas and Tennessee.
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