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Opening arguments are set to start today as attorneys general from California, Kentucky, Colorado, and New Jersey argue that Meta knowingly addicted children to its social media platforms, thus contributing to the youth mental health crisis. Also in the news: Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maine, Louisiana, and Utah.
The two companies said they would start selling their jointly named Medicare Advantage products in stores in two states, and a Medicare supplement in a third, pending approval by the Medicare agency, The Wall Street Journal revealed.
The FDA says that more cases of cyclospora do not yet have an identified source. Meanwhile, cases linked to tainted iceberg lettuce have been confirmed in two more states. Plus, covid-19 activity is increasing nationwide.
The majority of the nearly 155,000 kindergartners with exemptions in the last school year were "non-medical," according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Medical exemptions remained stable at 0.2%.
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U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled that Idaho's near-total abortion ban violates the 14th amendment, noting that “a pregnant woman’s health is not a state resource to be allocated at the legislature’s whim.” Other states making news: California, Connecticut, North Carolina, Michigan, and Minnesota.
The CDC reported the second straight week of about 100 new cases; 61 of those confirmed cases are in Pennsylvania. Ohio also saw a substantial increase in cases, CIDRAP reported. Also in the news: salmonella, cyclospora, ticks, and more.
Vaccination guidance normally would have been issued by now, but the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has missed its last two meetings. Separately, Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, criticized President Trump's MMR vaccine executive order, saying kids would have to get six shots instead of two.
Adm. Brad Cooper met with crew after concerns were raised about deteriorating morale and attempted suicides on the aircraft carrier, The Washington Post reported. Meanwhile, President Trump has dismissed reports from relatives of service members aboard the ship regarding food shortages, water contamination, moldy showers and long shifts, Bloomberg reported.
The Department of Defense is launching a three-year pilot program that will provide up to $10,000 per year for egg and sperm freezing to active military personnel who have received orders for duty in a dangerous country.
Rising economic concerns and increased costs for medical care have lead Americans' distrust of insurers like UnitedHealth to grow, The New York Times reported. Meanwhile, in a case that amplified the angst against insurers, Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to stalking in the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Sentencing is set for December, and prosecutors plan to seek a life prison term, the AP reported.
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While this new information may lead to new approaches for preventing or treating abnormal heart rhythms, experts caution that the overall health effects of inhaled cannabis may still be a net negative, MedPage Today reported.
The latest numbers from the CDC show that nearly 14,000 cases have been confirmed, with more than 10,000 others awaiting lab confirmation. Plus, more foods have been recalled over salmonella concerns.
PatientRightsAdvocate.org says it wants to bring transparency to the American Medical Association's billing codes used by Medicare and states to set reimbursement rates for healthcare professionals. They hope to publish the codes online and make them free to the public. The AMA currently charges licensing fees to use the codes.
Georgia, Connecticut, and Nevada are among the states offering Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, but operators are worried about Medicaid money. Other state health news is reported from Arkansas, Massachusetts, Texas, and elsewhere.
In a letter from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., more than 200 hospitals, doctors, pharmacies, and other providers were referred to federal investigators over youth transgender-care billing.
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