Archives: Morning Breakouts

A new report shows that the overdose death rate rose nearly twice as much in states that expanded Medicaid compared with states that didn't, but experts say the analysis misses some crucial facts and skips standard steps that researchers use to rule out coincidences. In other news on the epidemic: Advocates urge the Food and Drug Administration to pull high-dose opioids from the market, the administration still hasn't officially declared a national emergency, Arizona files a lawsuit against a drugmaker for its marketing tactics and more.

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is among officials in more than 20 U.S. states that have decided to combat the opioid crisis through the court system. Outlets also report on the epidemic from Hawaii, Kansas, Ohio, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Anti-inflammatory drugs have predictable and dangerous side effects, and messing around with a patient's immune system can just be asking for trouble sometimes. In other public health news: gene-editing, breast-feeding, a salmonella outbreak, student athletes, Lyme disease, and more.

Infectious diseases from the water, contamination, mosquitoes and mold are just some of the issues the city has to deal with even as the massive storm relents.