State Highlights: Disability Advocates Intervene In Wis. Teen’s Plan To End Life; N.Y. Schools Will Be Required To Test Water
Outlets report on health news from Wisconsin, New York, California, Minnesota, Florida and Washington.
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Pediatricians: FluMist Should Not Be Used In Any Setting For Kids This Year
Doctors are warning that the shot is the only way to go for the flu vaccine this season, after scientists found FluMist is only 3 percent effective in children aged 2 through 17.
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Critics Perplexed By FDA Decision To Ban Triclosan In Soap But Not In Toothpaste
The FDA, after banning triclosan and other antibacterial ingredients from hand soaps, defended the decision to let Colgate Total continue using it. “Based on scientific evidence, the balance of benefit and risk is favorable for these products,” said Andrea Fischer, an FDA spokeswoman.
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ICUs Are Stuck In 1960s — And Doctors Want To Yank Them Into 21st Century
There has been very little innovation in intensive care since the field's inception.
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Cigna To Miss Fall Enrollment Of New Private Medicare Customers Due To CMS Investigation
In other Medicare news, media outlets report on the latest with MACRA implementation and a New Jersey health center's efforts to be classified as a rural hospital.
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New York AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into EpiPen Maker’s School Contracts
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says, based on a preliminary review, Mylan “may have inserted potentially anticompetitive terms” into its contracts with the New York school system. The company may also face class-action lawsuits and additional FTC scrutiny.
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Allergan CEO: Predatory Pricing Tactics Violate Social Contract With Public
Allergan’s Brent Saunders promises to keep his company's prices in check in a blog post decrying high drug costs in the industry.
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Zika Funding Bill Fails As Both Sides Refuse To Budge
The general expectation in Washington, D.C., is that the money will be tucked into a must-pass stopgap bill slated for the end of the month.
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Uninsured Rate Hits Record Low, But Pace Of Progress Drastically Slows
The National Health Interview Survey shows that about 1.3 million fewer people were uninsured in the first three months of 2016 but those numbers are lower than expected. Meanwhile, the health law is struggling most in states where lawmakers undermined its implementation and CMS is launching a program to curb misuse of special enrollment periods.
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First Edition: September 7, 2016
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Congress Fails Leadership Test On Zika; Clinton’s Plan On Mental Health ‘Solid’
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
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Perspectives On Drug Prices: Competition Would Help; Misuse Of Patent System
Opinion writers offer new analysis of the EpiPen controversy.
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State Highlights: AIDS-Prevention Drug Gets Boost From Mass. Officials; Health Disparities Plague Baltimore
Outlets report on health news from Massachusetts, Maryland, Texas, Michigan, Florida, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California and Washington.
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Nearly 5,000 Minnesota Nurses Start Open-Ended Strike
The Minnesota Nurses Association and the Allina Health system failed over the weekend to iron out a dispute over nurses' health insurance.
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Experts: Loneliness Acts Like Hunger, Forcing People To Want To Find Companionship
Researchers say loneliness, which can cause serious health issues, is related to the evolutionary need to survive and that a genetic component explains why some people are more affected by it than others. In other public health news, new evidence supports the idea that bariatric surgery can be highly effective for obese patients and doctors push back against "vaccination hesitancy."
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Cells From Umbilical Cords Offer Hope For Cancer Patients With Rare Blood
The blood cells don't need to be a perfect match, so a patient who may have previously died waiting for a donor now has a much higher chance of survival. In other news, a study finds that cancer survivors' unhealthy habits don't change with a diagnosis, and new drugs may slow the progression of ovarian cancer.
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New Drug Responsible For Wave Of Overdoses Is So Potent That Tiny Fleck Can Kill
The increase in overdoses has rippled through Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia in the past few weeks. Officials are blaming carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer. Meanwhile, a two-day conference is set to kick off this week in Minnesota for police, health professionals and other experts to discuss solutions to the opioid crisis.
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Alabama Lawmakers Expected To Consider Funds From Oil Spill Settlement For Medicaid
The Alabama legislature will resume its special session today and search for ways to fill the $85 million budget gap for Medicaid. News outlets also report on Medicaid developments in D.C., Philadelphia, Kansas and Oregon.
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Hospitals Fight Medicare’s Proposed Outpatient Payment Rule
As the end of the comment period nears, health systems continue to argue against the plan that would eliminate Medicare reimbursements for services conducted at off-campus departments. The proposed rule could also impact which medications and treatments patients receive.
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FDA Bans Antibacterial Ingredients From Soaps, Says They May Do More Harm Than Good
The ingredients will still be allowed in hand sanitizers as the agency collects more information.
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