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Shares of Grail surged as FDA briefing documents were released ahead of an advisers' meeting Wednesday on the Galleri multicancer early detection blood test, MedPage Today and Stat reported.
The man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, was shot by ICE on Sunday while making a DoorDash delivery, immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said. Perez told AP that he initially received no pain medication or treatment when he was taken to a hospital. “I am not doing well," he said.
North Carolina Health News reported that after the public outcry, amendments were added that call for Atrium Health to pay Wake County $150 million over 10 years for public health initiatives, that raise WakeMed’s indigent care commitment from 4.8% to 8% of adjusted annual revenue, and that add county protections over certain governance changes. The proposed merger still must be reviewed by state and federal officials.
An elderly Tampa woman has died and more than 130 people have been sickened in Hillsborough County amid one of Florida's worst outbreaks in decades, HealthDay reported. Other state news is on abortion pills in California, Minnesota's universal school meals program, and more.
The restrictions on who qualifies for an exemption due to "medical frailty" are arbitrary and capricious, the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics argue. Per the new Medicaid rules, which take effect Jan. 1, most adult enrollees must prove they are meeting an 80-hour-per-week target for work, school, or volunteering to secure and keep coverage.
However, a new study found that public health officials are still facing backlash, with 76% of those surveyed experiencing threats or harassment. Meanwhile, in Ohio, covid is front and center in the race for governor.
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According to the religious organization's second rule revision this year, members may receive medical treatments that use any of the four main components of whole blood: plasma, platelets, and red and white blood cells, AP reported. However, transfusions of whole blood are still banned.
As of Thursday, 13 people had tested positive for Legionnaires' and two remained hospitalized in the New York City outbreak, The Hill reported. Also: Medicaid costs are complicating state budget woes in Colorado.
The Clear Labels Act was introduced earlier this year by Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). ProPublica reported that in the wake of some key safety provisions being dropped ahead of a full Senate vote, experts worry that the legislation would be less effective.
According to a report by the Commonwealth Fund, 60% of uninsured adults under 65 have medical debt, as well as 40% of adults with insurance. An estimated 15% of all U.S. adults between ages 19 and 64 with private insurance have $2,000 or more in medical debt, Healthcare Drive reported.
President Donald Trump plans to create a panel that would have veto authority over National Institutes of Health awards that do not align with the administration's policy priorities, insiders said. Other administration news is about drug pricing, mental health initiatives, military testosterone screening, and more.
The president says we're "going to see a massive reduction in autism" if children are given more doses. But José Romero, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ infectious-diseases committee, said, “That is an incorrect way of giving the vaccine because vaccines are formulated so that the total dosage that they’re getting is the one that delivers the best immune response." Plus, the latest on mumps and measles outbreaks.
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Researchers zeroed in on T790M, a version of a gene called EGFR whose mutations are among the key drivers of lung cancer, Stat explained. They found that people who carry the T790M variant had a risk of lung cancer that is 25 times higher than for those who don't have the variant.
In the most recent trial carried out on the drug AD109, over 40% of participants’ conditions improved to a less severe obstructive sleep apnea classification, 18% achieved complete control of the disease, and breathing interruptions fell by 44% in patients who took the medication, The Hill reported. The FDA has given AD109 the Fast Track designation.
After a yearlong standoff between the federal government and Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the hospital funding will be restored, averting a $27M per-day loss. Other states making news: California, Virginia, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Louisiana.
Officials at CHOP said they’re working to give all infants in the neonatal intensive care unit a preventative antibody treatment to help protect them from measles, WHYY reported. The potential exposures happened Sept. 11. Plus: St. Louis County, Missouri, reports its first measles case in 20 years.
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