Viewpoints: Aging Doesn’t Have To Mean Losing Cognitive Function; Cancer Shouldn’t Bankrupt People
Editorial writers discuss these public health issues.
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FTC Lacks The Authority To Ban Noncompete Deals, Federal Judge Rules
Many health care organizations include noncompete agreements in job contracts, Modern Healthcare reminds us. Also in industry news: electronic health record company Epic; Steward Health; Baptist Health and Florida Blue; Molina Healthcare; and more.
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J&J Treatment For Most Common Type Of Lung Cancer Wins FDA Approval
The treatment for non-small cell lung cancer is a non-chemotherapy combination of J&J's cancer drug Rybrevant and existing drug lazertinib. Meanwhile, a judge ruled that lawsuits claiming Tylenol causes ADHD in children of mothers who took the drug in pregnancy can't proceed.
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Zepbound Appears To Dramatically Lower Risk Of Developing Diabetes
Eli Lilly says that its Phase 3 trial data show that people with prediabetes who took the company's obesity drug had a 93% lower risk of progressing to diabetes as opposed to the people in the study who took the placebo.
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Democratic Convention: Abortion, IVF At Top Of Speakers’ Minds On Day 2
Kate Cox, who made headlines after being forced to leave Texas to have an abortion, said during the Texas roll call that she is pregnant again. Plus, former President Barack Obama cracks a joke about the name of Obamacare.
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Abortion Measures Make The Ballots In Arizona, Montana
Protections of abortion rights until fetal viability in the state constitutions of both states will be decided by voters this November after separate decisions by the Arizona Supreme Court and the Montana Secretary of State.
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First Edition: Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: It’s Time To Advance Maternal Care With These Changes; Mpox Photos Are Harmful
Editorial writers tackle these public health issues.
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WHO: 2.6 Million Deaths In 2019 Linked To Alcohol Is Unacceptable
In other news, an implant that responds in real time to brain signals helped ease symptoms of Parkinson's disease in a trial. Meanwhile, a new study of Alzheimer's disease found diagnosis rates differ widely across the nation in a way not explained by dementia risk factors.
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Georgia’s Governor Defends Medicaid Work Requirement Program
AP notes that the Georgia Pathways program has signed up only a tiny fraction of eligible residents. In other news from across the country, a new Illinois law bans corporal punishment in all schools; a Texas jury finds the parents of a 2018 school shooter not liable; and more.
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Adjuvanted Flu Vax More Effective Than High-Dose Shots For Older Adults
A new study of patient data found different effectiveness in flu shots in preventing complications from the illness in older adults with risk factors. Separately, a patient receiving CAR-T therapy for lupus experienced a neurological side effect.
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1 Of 9 Chicago Hospitals Sold To Prime Healthcare Will Close
The Chicago Tribune notes it's been less than a month since Ascension said it was selling nine Illinois hospitals to Prime Healthcare, yet the health systems are already asking state permission to shut one of the facilities. Also in the news, SSM Health, Intuitive Health, Northwell Health, and more.
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Loss Of Smell From Covid May Be Tied To ‘Subtle Brain Damage,’ Study Finds
Some covid sufferers during the early pandemic waved off the problem as merely an inconvenience. But the study of 73 adults found behavioral, functional, and structural "brain alterations." Still, researchers stressed the need for more study. Plus: An update on the spread of mpox.
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US Fertility Rate Posts All-Time Low
There were about 68,000 fewer babies born in 2023 compared with the year before, CDC data indicate. Moreover, fewer women are seeking prenatal care, a trend attributed in part to the lack of access to reproductive health care in states that have taken a hardline stance on abortion.
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Planned Parenthood Draws Patients From 6 States To New Kansas Clinic
The new center in Pittsburg will offer reproductive health care for Kansans as well as abortion services to women who make the trek there from states where the procedure has been banned. Also, as more women are having to travel for care, abortion funds are running low.
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Abortion And — Surprisingly — Covid Are Hottest Topics On First Day Of DNC
In a lengthy speech, President Joe Biden touted his many health care accomplishments during his single term. In perhaps the biggest surprise of the Democratic National Convention, several speakers criticized former President Donald Trump's inaction during the covid pandemic and mentioned a relative who died from the virus.
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First Edition: Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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New Mechanical Heart Uses Clever Magnetic Tech From Rail Industry
The new BiVACOR artificial heart uses a magnetic levitating rotor to pump blood, eliminating wear issues seen with more traditional artificial heart pumps. The nation, meanwhile, is facing a shortage of donated blood—particularly the useful Type O variant.
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Viewpoints: The ER System Is Broken, And Profit Seeking Is To Blame; Good News On Lowering Drug Pricing
Editorial writers discuss these current issues.
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Supreme Court: 10 States Can Ignore LGBTQ+ Anti-Discrimination Rules
Ten Republican-led states had challenged Title IX expansion, and the Supreme Court declined to lift lower court bans on enforcing the anti-discrimination rules for students. Meanwhile, a new parental-consent law concerning medical treatments is said to worry school nurses in Tennessee.
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