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NPR reports on a new study, which has revealed that telehealth visits and decentralized oncology care have significantly reduced the sector's carbon impact. In other news: bare-bones hospitals in rural areas, the impact of Medicaid "unwinding" on UnitedHealth, Centene's finances, more.
About 70 Veterans Affairs nurses from 23 medical facilities across the country gathered Thursday outside the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C., to protest the planned reduction of 10,000 jobs from the Veterans Health Administration.
The highly contagious bacterial respiratory infection has affected more than double the number of people so far this year compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, three more infants have died from the illness in the UK.
Proposals being floated among presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump's insiders would make it more difficult for patients with private employer insurance to travel out of state for abortion care, experts contend.
An earlier FDA order for Juul to stop selling its vape products has been lifted as the agency reviews new court decisions and considers updated information provided by the company.
Funds should be allocated to cover expenses that tribes take on when spending money from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers, the court determined. The government immediately called on Congress to guarantee such funding, estimated to be between $800 million and $2 billion annually, going forward.
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Editorial writers examine pandemic preparedness, opioid use, overdose rates, and MDMA.
Even if the Supreme Court backs the Biden administration's contention that abortions may be performed in medical emergencies, doctors' fear of legal repercussions at state and local levels likely will make them hesitant to perform such care. A court ruling will come out by the end of the month.
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While veterans have guaranteed coverage under the PACT Act for illnesses stemming from exposure to toxic burn pits, those serving in nonmilitary roles don't receive the same access to care.
Also in health and wellness news: MDMA, grief after an overdose, sleep's connection to happiness, a "realistic" way to protect kids from ill effects of social media, and more.
An issue at a phone carrier's Indiana facility impacted the Veterans Crisis Line for several hours Tuesday, making it difficult for some callers to get through. In other news, a first-of-its-kind initiative will launch across four states in the fall to tackle the youth mental health crisis.
The battle over the CMS mandate got more complex Wednesday as a bipartisan group of senators tried to kill the rule, which would require nursing homes to provide at least 3.48 hours of care per resident, per day, and have a registered nurse available 24 hours a day.
The measure, brought forth in the Senate, was decried as a political stunt by Republican lawmakers even though the majority of American voters support access to contraception.
Physicians are saying they're facing increasing trouble when it comes to treating fungal infections. In other developments, a possible salmonella outbreak in cucumbers has sickened over 150 people, hospitalizing 54.
The variant, which killed a 59-year-old man, is not known to have spread to humans, authorities say. They stressed that there's no evidence of person-to-person transmission linked to this subtype, and note the man had several prior health conditions.
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine also says a positive covid test isn't necessary to diagnose long covid. Separately, physicians are asking if covid is to blame for a surge in "unusual" cancers.
The recommendation would lead to the third remake of covid vaccines since 2022, CIDRAP notes, with new shots targeting ever-evolving variants. FDA officials say the timing for this type of decision "remains elusive." Also, a potential treatment is about to begin clinical trials in South Carolina.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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