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The severity of the disease among miners at the Virginia clinics “knocked us back on our heels,” said David J. Blackley, an epidemiologist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. In other public health news: rape kits, brain injuries, sepsis, diabetes and prosthetics.
“If we’re truly at a plateau or inflection point, it would be the best news all year,” said Caleb Alexander, of Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness. Meanwhile, five states and the District of Columbia saw death spikes of more than 30 percent.
In general, newer antidepressants tend to be better tolerated due to fewer side effects, while the most effective drug in terms of reducing depressive symptoms was amitriptyline -- a drug first discovered in the 1950s.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to drop FluMist from the list of recommended vaccines starting in the 2016-2017 flu season after studies conducted by the CDC showed that the vaccine component that targets H1N1 flu viruses was not protecting people who got the vaccine.
The law could allow HHS to use a patented invention — in this case hep C drugs — and the drugmaker wouldn't be able to do anything about it other than to demand “reasonable” compensation. Democrats want HHS to take this step in hopes that a lower-cost generic could be manufactured. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Alex Azar says the administration is exploring more actions on cutting high drug costs.
Implementing and monitoring the work requirements and other new regulations isn't going to be cheap. Outlets report on Medicaid news out of Alaska, Virginia, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri.
The Center for American Progress' "Medicare Extra For All" plan would maintain a role for employers and insurers, and use Medicare's thrifty payment system as framework to pool working-age people, low-income people now covered by Medicaid and seniors.
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin has been in the spotlight not only for a scandal involving taxpayer dollars and a trip to Europe, but also for his claims that he's being undermined by political foes at his own agency. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly plans to meet with advocates to listen to any of their concerns.
In one example, Robert Weaver said he had held leadership roles at a large hospital; however, some of his former colleagues and supervisors said his role there was as a registration clerk. IHS, which provides care for more than two million Native Americans, hasn’t had a permanent leader since 2015.
President Donald Trump hosted a group of families and survivors affected by mass shootings to try to brainstorm a way forward. The president floated several ideas, but came back to background checks, mental health laws and arming teachers. Meanwhile, in Florida, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) participated in a town-hall like event to talk about gun control and safety laws. He earned both cheers and jeers for his positions.
“The nursing homes, they know the system and they really game it to where they maximize their advantage,” said Tony Chicotel, a lawyer at California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, a nonprofit group. Federal regulators are seeking ways to step up enforcement on discharge laws.
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Media outlets report on news from Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Louisiana, Georgia, Missouri, Iowa and California.
CNN takes a look at where the research has been and where it's heading. In other public health news: cancer trials, Olympians, gene editing, the flu, alcohol and allergies.
Previous research has suggested that analyzing a person's genes could help determine which weight loss strategy would work best for them. But that doesn't seem to be the case.
This hospital is no longer using opioids as its first line of offense against pain. And the results show it's working. Outlets report on news on the crisis out of Maryland, Tennessee, New Hampshire, Wyoming and Ohio as well.
The Trump administration has opened the door, and some states are rushing in. Meanwhile, New Hampshire lawmakers are urged to renew the state's Medicaid expansion.
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