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A cybersecurity company's error took down business computers across the planet, including health service systems — forcing hospitals to resort to paper and pens — but experts are also noting that it should be a big warning of health systems' tech vulnerabilities.
Assassination attempts have led to some of the biggest overhauls to gun laws in the country’s history, but this time it seems unlikely, the Wall Street Journal says. Also: California researchers say repeated exposure to graphic photos and videos is linked to psychological distress.
President Joe Biden will be hailed for his efforts to lower prescription drug costs, expand health care coverage, protect abortion access, and guide the country through a pandemic, even though a second Trump administration could reverse many health care policies.
The initiatives in Montana and Missouri have gathered more than enough voter signatures to qualify for the November ballot, officials report. In South Dakota, a judge has tossed a lawsuit that sought to take the measure off the ballot. The anti-abortion group has appealed to the Supreme Court.
News outlets look at the policies a Kamala Harris platform would champion should the vice president lead the top of the Democratic ticket. Progressives support her more liberal views.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
News outlets cover President Joe Biden's historic decision to end his campaign for re-election, which he announced Sunday. Biden also voiced his support for Vice President Kamala Harris to become the party's nominee.
Editorial writers discuss reproductive health care, prescription drug costs, and addiction treatment.
News outlets fact check the few health-related statements made during Day 4 of the Republican National Convention, including in presidential nominee Donald Trump's speech. On the other side of the ticket, eyes are fixed on Delaware where President Joe Biden contemplates his future.
A widespread computer error, which began in the middle of the night, is forcing PCs to repeatedly crash with the fabled Microsoft "blue screen of death" issue. Measles, bird flu, and the summer covid surge also are in the news.
The Parker Institute of Cancer Immunotherapy will distribute the funds from tech executive Sean Parker and other philanthropists over the next five years to boost cancer research. Abbott Laboratories, Boehringer-GoodRx, Sidecar Health, and more are also in the news.
While celebrating the breakthrough, experts caution that this type of treatment might not help everyone and that more study is needed. Meanwhile, a pregnant woman's diet could be linked to her child's autism risk, research suggests.
The U.S. Supreme Court just three weeks ago granted cities power to evict unhoused people from encampments. More health industry news comes from New York, Massachusetts, Montana, and more.
After Republican nominee Donald Trump pared back the party's platform to take attention off his celebrated achievement of overturning Roe v. Wade, Republican National Convention speakers pivot to other topics this week. More news about abortion and women's health comes from Florida, Kansas, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Virginia consumers, including a 3-year-old child, have been falling ill after ingesting products that contain substances that they should not. Also in the news: MDMA clinical trials and cannabis sales.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Editorial writers tackle home health care, emergency medical services, AI in health care, and clinical trials.
The department is staring down a $100 million shortfall by the end of this fiscal year, officials say. Separately, Maryland and Colorado also are making decisions about health care costs.
In other news from across the country, Massachusetts House and Senate negotiators compromised on a gun bill that cracks down on "ghost guns;" two people die from heat-related causes in Baltimore City; extreme heat hits Phoenix, Sacramento, and Portland, Oregon; and more.
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