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Trump Sees Mental Institutions For Troubled Youth As Solution To Shootings. Experts Say Idea Is ‘Ridiculous.’

“Most of these shooters are angry, antisocial individuals you cannot spot in advance, and even if you could, you don’t have the right to institutionalize them.” said Dr. Michael Stone, a forensic psychiatrist at Columbia University. Meanwhile, mental health experts are disturbed by the derisive language President Donald Trump has been using. Media outlets also take a look at the gun research and laws that might come from the shooting.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 23, 2018
First Edition: February 23, 2018

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 23, 2018
Viewpoints: ‘Street Opioids’ — Not Prescriptions — Drive Drug Crisis; Open Up Research On Gun Violence

Editorial pages focus on these health topics and others.

By janicelkff

Feb. 22, 2018
Different Takes: Blame Entitlements For Soaring Budget Deficit; ‘Junk’ Health Plans Would Harm Middle Class

Opinion writers express views on health care policies.

By janicelkff

Feb. 22, 2018
Longer Looks: Gun Research; Kentucky’s Medicaid; And Missouri’s Death Penalty

Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.

By khnshefalil

Feb. 22, 2018
State Highlights: Medical Company Faces Criminal Charges Following Milwaukee Inmate’s Death; $7.5M Funds Approved in N.J. For Women’s Health

Media outlets report on news from Wisconsin, New Jersey, Ohio, Maryland, Minnesota, Florida, Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina, New York, Missouri, Michigan, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, California and Massachusetts.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
New Cluster Of Cases Tells Story Of A Black Lung Epidemic That Is Emerging In Appalachia

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.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
A Glimmer Of Hope In Midst Of Epidemic: Opioid Deaths Fall For First Time In Years For 14 States

“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.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
Sweeping Study Settles Hot Debate Over Whether Antidepressants Even Work, Researchers Say

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.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
Good News For Kids And Needle-Phobes: FluMist OK’d For Use Two Years After Panel Pulled Recommendation

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.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
Could This Century-Old Law Be Used To Curb Drug Prices? Democrats Think So

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.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
Medicaid Changes May Just Shift Spending From Families To Administrative Bureaucracy, Experts Warn

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.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
Liberal Group Taps Into Enthusiasm For Universal Coverage But Offers More Fiscally Moderate Blueprint

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.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
Amid Unrest And Infighting At VA, White House Adviser To Host Meeting With Veterans’ Advocates

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.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
Indian Health Services Nominee Withdraws Name Following Reports He Exaggerated Work Experience

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.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
Raw Emotion Overshadows Policy In Trump’s Listening Session With Families, Survivors Of School Shootings

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.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
Nursing Homes Booting Out Patients At Increasingly High Rates When Lucrative Medicare Coverage Ends

“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.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
First Edition: February 22, 2018

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 22, 2018
Viewpoints: ACA’s Future? Pros And Cons Of Limited-Care Insurance; Amazon Can’t Remedy Health Care

Editorial pages highlight these and other health stories.

By janicelkff

Feb. 21, 2018
Perspectives: We Need Less Government And More Transparency To Curb High Drug Costs

Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.

By brilabuskes

Feb. 21, 2018

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