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Meanwhile, a small study has linked wildfire smoke inhalation to a decline in mental well-being. The data show that even a few days of exposure can lead to temporary bouts of depression.
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State lawmakers had tried to prevent national chains from moving in and replacing local physicians, but nonprofit PeaceHealth tapped an Atlanta-based company to staff its Oregon emergency rooms, STAT reports. Doctors, lawmakers, and others are pushing back on that decision.
The North Carolina State Health Plan is rolling out to more than 700,000 teachers, state workers, and their families. The unusual approach is an effort to save the state money on health care in the long run. Plus, news from New Hampshire, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, and elsewhere.
Researchers aren't sure what's behind the rise in insufficient sleep, but screen time doesn't seem to be the cause. Other wellness news is on a baby sleepsuit recall, the pandemic's impact on the cognitive development of young children, and more.
Prasad, who has been embroiled in recent controversial decisions at the Food and Drug Administration, will leave in late April. Separately, surgeon general nominee Casey Means is facing opposition on multiple fronts. Also, 11 more children have died from flu-related complications.
Industry leaders and academics are concerned that decision-making input from agency leaders, drug developers, patients, and physicians has largely been cast aside during the Trump administration. Plus, Democrats are going to drugmakers directly for information about Trump's drug deals.
The potential partnership comes a month after Novo sued Hims over obesity drug knockoffs. Also: A new study finds that generic versions of Ozempic and Wegovy could be sold for less than $3 a month.
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The bill would set new requirements for parental controls and require certain online platforms to put policies in place to address certain harms to kids online, Roll Call reported.
According to two people who spoke to The Washington Post on condition of anonymity, President Trump told advisers that he had grown increasingly unhappy with Kristi Noem after the surge of thousands of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota in December and January, an escalation that led to the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the VA.
The look at New York's program comes a week after the Trump administration froze nearly $260 million of Minnesota's Medicaid funding. Also in the news: the impact of the Medicaid work mandate on homeless Californians; the rate of Tylenol use by pregnant women in ERs after President Donald Trump's September autism comments; and more.
Missouri-based Freeman Health System has agreed to buy the hospitals, along with outpatient centers and physician practices, allowing it to expand its reach into neighboring Arkansas. Plus, Amazon Web Services, CVS Health, and Salesforce move forward with AI health tools.
FDA and HHS officials have publicly attacked Uniqure, the biotech company seeking approval for a Huntington’s disease treatment, and accused it of lying about requests made by the FDA for additional studies involving placebo brain surgery, which the company has characterized as unethical. The company says the anonymous FDA statements "are incomplete or entirely incorrect.”
Over six weeks ago, a major sewage line collapsed, sending 243 million gallons of sewage into the river. Despite health authorities stating it is now safe to get back into the water, citizens remain skeptical. Plus, news from Maryland, Minnesota, West Virginia, Georgia, New York, and elsewhere.
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