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Stat reports on the pressures felt by the hospital industry. And the financial difficulties faced by hospitals in Texas, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., are also in the news today.
Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) wants local police departments to get federal money for peer-to-peer counseling and other mental health aid for officers with PTSD. Elsewhere, New Hampshire Public Radio examines data on police shootings and finds they often involve people who are severely mentally ill.
A spokesman for Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said the office was still reviewing the decision and had no immediate comment.
The state's Youth Opioid Prevention Grant Program, which will dole out the funds to schools, was established with money that Walgreens and CVS paid to settle charges of improper dispensing of opioids. Media outlets also report on news related to the epidemic from Florida and Virginia.
Determining why one twin became infected in the womb while the other did not may illuminate how Zika crosses the placenta, how it enters the brain, and whether any genetic mutations make a fetus more resistant or susceptible to Zika infection. In other public health news: chronic fatigue syndrome, fasting, gender identity, hunger, premature babies and back pain.
Patients give off a unique odor that can hold clues to any medical problems going on in their bodies, but it can't be detected easily by humans. Also in technology news, doctors ponder the future of artificial intelligence and the role it has to play in medicine, and a look at Vanderbilt University Medical Center's roll out of its new electronic health record system.
Instead of targeting a protein that most of the industry has focused on, this new drug tries to stop the destruction of brain synapses and neurons in the first place.
Republicans in the Ohio House turned down efforts by conservatives to freeze enrollment in the state's Medicaid expansion program but a committee approved several restrictions on spending. In Arkansas, Senate and House committees approve changes to Medicaid sought by the governor.
The Washington Post digs into the National Institutes of Health budget to find out what the money will go toward.
The School Nutrition Association, which represents companies that sell food to schools, has been lobbying against the standards on federally funded program.
President Donald Trump is pressing Congress to close the deal on health law negotiations but, as his recent comments show, he may not know the full extent of what is in the legislation he's championing.
The GOP bill prohibits its new tax credits from being used to purchase plans that cover abortion, but California and New York require essentially all insurance plans in the state to cover abortion, meaning that there might not be any options for people in those states receiving the tax credits. Meanwhile, a poll shows that defunding Planned Parenthood is unpopular even in Republican districts.
Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.), a surprise Republican defector, is a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, but the lack of protections for preexisting conditions has him and others spooked. Media outlets report on the state of play on Capitol Hill and where members stand on the vote.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Media outlets report on news from Georgia, Oregon, New York, Massachusetts, Iowa, California, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Colorado, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Some say the dispute has obscured the impact of the Zika problem in the territory. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has told state health officials that Zika tracking and education funding may be coming to an end.
As concerns grow about tainted water in older buildings, school officials face pressure to test for lead and to release the results. In New York City, a new round of testing reveals that 83 percent of schools have at least one outlet with a lead level above the safety threshold.
There's a fierce debate on not only how to treat ductal carcinoma in situ but also exactly what it is. But some doctors say aggressive action is not needed in all cases and could lead to unnecessary pain and suffering for patients.
A standard drug for treating strokes only works in a minority of patients, and only if its administered in the first hours after a stroke. This new procedure if administered quickly allows some patients in the midst of a massive stroke to walk out of the hospital on their own without any serious, lasting effects. In other public health news: donating an organ to a stranger, yo-yo dieting, yellow fever, deer antler tea, compulsory flu shots and more.
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