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In other news, bird flu has spread to three more dairy herds in California. Also, CDC data confirm that more than half of the country experienced "very high" levels of covid-19 in August.
Researchers broke the data down by states where abortions were “banned,” “limited,” or “protected,” and found increases across all of them, leading to the conclusion that legal uncertainty prompted more people to choose to have their fallopian tubes tied.
Should Republicans take control of the Senate, Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana would likely take the reins of the health committee — and he acknowledges scrapping the Affordable Care Act isn't likely because it would require a bipartisan vote.
"Even well-intentioned legislation that regulates speech based on content must satisfy a tremendously high level of constitutional scrutiny," Chief U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby said in issuing the preliminary injunction. Also: College students' mental health appears to be improving.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The cases of West Nile virus bring the state's total this year to 10. Also in the news: H5N1 bird flu, a public health warning at the Virginia Boar’s Head plant, and more.
The insurance giant signaled that in 2025 it will remove AbbVie's blockbuster arthritis drug from some reimbursement lists and promote cheaper biosimilar alternatives. Among other pharma news, Novo Nordisk's old weight loss drug Saxenda is found safe and effective for kids.
The Kaiser Permanente Post Acute Care Center in San Leandro will be permanently closed by mid-November. Also in the news: an Athena Health Care nursing home in Connecticut loses federal funding; a nurse strike is averted at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and more.
A CDC study finds that communities where people lack health insurance, income, and broadband internet access are likelier to have higher suicide risks, and those "preventable" social factors are playing a role in the national crisis.
The New York Times reports on the new study, which found Black women to be 25% more likely to have cesarean sections than white women. In other women's health news: a dearth of obstetric doctors, maternal home visit programs, toxic metals in tampons, PCOS, and more.
Editorial writers discuss these public health issues.
Sarah McBride, a state lawmaker who won the Democratic primary, would become the first openly transgender member of Congress if she defeats Republican James Whalen III, a former police officer, in November. Separately, former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo testified in Congress about New York's covid policies.
Anti-abortion activists had been pushing to block a November vote on enshrining a right to abortion in the state constitution, but the Missouri Supreme Court ruled against this challenge. Seperately, a group of Republican-led states have renewed their effort to limit abortion pill access.
The New York City Fire Department lost 343 members in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, and more than 370 others have perished since. Meanwhile, the health care fund set up to help survivors tackle 9/11-related illnesses is again short of money.
Democratic nominee Kamala Harris shared harrowing stories of women being denied care and pledged to make Roe v. Wade the law of the land again if given the opportunity. Republican nominee Donald Trump resurrected false narratives and wouldn't say whether he'd sign or veto an abortion ban at the federal level.
The former president indicated that details will be coming "in the not too distant future." His Democratic opponent reminded him that multiple efforts to repeal Obamacare failed during Trump's administration. Plus: how the covid pandemic was handled, and "Medicare for All."
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers delve into these public health topics.
Meanwhile, the curious human case of H5N1 bird flu in Missouri, without any apparent exposure source, is triggering many questions. The New York Times asks another big question: Bird flu has already been found in New York markets, so what happens next?
Researchers at UC San Francisco found that babies with unusual patterns of metabolites in their blood were 14 times more likely to die from SIDS than infants with the lowest-risk patterns — possibly paving the way for SIDS risk screening. Kids' high blood pressure is also in the news.
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