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The analysis showed exposure before age 2 increased the risk of asthma and wheezing by age 4. Other news is on the link between covid and heart disease; creatine supplement effectiveness; and more.
Express Scripts is one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S. The state found that the company did not properly reimburse pharmacies and favored its own specialty pharmacies over others. Other news comes from Florida, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, and California.
Four women represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights sued to bring clarity exceptions to the ban. Idaho's abortion ban is among the strictest in the country. Meanwhile, the Wyoming Supreme Court will hear a case regarding its abortion ban, and Texas lawmakers eye tweaks to their law.
The Texas-New Mexico hot spot accounts for nearly 600 of the confirmed cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Roughly 97% of people with infections are either unvaccinated or their vaccination status is unknown.
Under the proposed rule for fiscal 2026, Medicare reimbursements for inpatient hospital care would rise 2.4%. Reimbursements for long-term care hospitals would rise 2.6%, and nursing home reimbursements would rise 2.8%. Other Medicare and Medicaid news is on pricey bandages, provider taxes, and more.
Many drugs use active ingredients that are manufactured outside the U.S., among them the anticoagulant heparin, which 12 million patients use each year. Meanwhile, AstraZeneca's Chairman Michel Demaré says pharmaceutical tariffs will hurt patients.
Opinion writers discuss these public health topics.
Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, his doctor, proclaimed Donald Trump is "fully fit" to carry out the duties of his office. The full medical report is available.
New CMS administrator Mehmet Oz sent out a letter Friday. Plus: Experts express doubt about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s autism timetable and criticize him for giving families false hope.
Politico reports that in his speech to employees, HHS Chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. referenced the "deep state" and human mind control. He also referred to the people in the audience as "sock puppets." Several staffers reportedly walked out mid-speech.
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Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today's selections are on homelessness, microplastics, Cory Booker, and more.
According to The Washington Post, The Joint Commission visited Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center to inspect the location after the facility struggled with safety concerns, understaffing, and excessive leadership turnover. Others states making news are Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, and California.
Prospect Medical Holdings has managed to keep the lights on for another week at two of its Pennsylvania hospitals while it transitions some services to nearby providers in line with its closure contingency plan. Also in the news: GE HealthCare, Cincinnati Children’s, GWU Hospital, and more.
Opinion writers examine these public health issues.
At Thursday's Cabinet meeting, HHS Chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his agency has launched a large research effort involving "hundreds of scientists from around the world" to determine "what has caused the autism epidemic." Experts in the field of autism say rising rates are due to increased awareness and expanded parameters, as well as increased access to services, reports ABC news.
FDA Commissioner Martin Makary said this move would offer newer treatments for patients quicker, while also reducing the cost of research and development. Other news includes: lab models of pain pathways to test drugs; a device that diagnoses TB without a lab; and more.
By adding more than 6,000 immigrants to the death file, the Trump administration is cutting off their access to Medicaid, Medicare, and other programs, The Washington Post reports. The administration is using this tactic to force people to leave the U.S., with plans to reclassify more people in the future.
Messages obtained by Politico said, “NIH ... will notify employees directly if any information related to work duties or performance is needed.” The messages also said the ability to travel or purchase work materials “will be restored to full capacity and use” on Thursday, Politico reported. In March, DOGE put a $1 spending limit on purchasing cards.
“A tenet of virology is that you go after one of the proteins on the surface that generates a good immune response, and that’s what you target. This principle has withstood the test of time because we’ve made multiple good vaccines in that manner,” said Peter Marks, the former chief of the FDA’s biologics center. Also in the news: measles, whooping cough, covid, and more.
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