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The California vs. Hate network was launched last May in response to rising hate-related issues. Meanwhile, the California Senate passed a bill that addresses social media addiction in kids and teens.
Transition surgery, puberty-blocking drugs, and hormone treatments are now banned for all people under 18 in South Carolina, after Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, signed a bill that passed through the state legislature earlier this month.
The Wall Street Journal writes about a $25 million fee charged by NewYork-Presbyterian hospital system to a major union benefits fund, which wanted to exclude the system from its plan over alleged high prices. The fee exists via Aetna's contract with the hospital.
In other news, the CDC wants local and state authorities to continue monitoring flu activity at peak levels during the summer as concerns over the spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus grow.
But an official from PhRMA, the drug industry’s trade group, said the current patent system has proper "checks and balances." Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., shot back: "You think it's working? Yeah, well, I don't." Other news from the Hill is on the farm bill and SNAP.
The goal is to make it faster and easier for the federal government to investigate patient complaints, such as being denied emergency care or an abortion. Separately, the Biden administration is pressured to quash fraudulent ACA enrollments.
If signed into law, people without valid prescriptions could face five years in prison. Pregnant women who acquire the medications for their own use, however, would be exempt. Meanwhile, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump walks back his statement about banning birth control.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers tackle immigrant doctors, AI in health care, mental health, and more.
Also in the news: More seniors are making ER visits as legalized weed is approved in more places; a major study found that weed use by minors was lower in states where the drug was legal; paralysis treatment from a novel spinal cord stimulator; and more.
UnitedHealth's OptumRx Clear Trend Guarantee is designed to help manage insurers' costs for drugs, Reuters says. Under value-based models like this, everyone in the supply chain agrees to link payments for the drugs to the patient's outcome.
The Boston Globe pays particular attention to Rhode Island, where over 33,000 calls have been answered, which has the country's highest in-state answer rate. The hotline was launched in 2022.
The effort will create tools to defend net-connected private hospitals from cyberattacks like the recent Ascension and Change Health hacks — the effects of which are still reverberating, with cybersecurity experts reportedly on "edge" and looking for system weaknesses.
During a public hearing Monday, physicians and lawyers said the medical board's rules don't answer critical questions such as “how close to death a patient needs to be” before a doctor can intervene.
In a scientific breakthrough, researchers have developed a full genetic sequence of the H5N1 virus from milk. With this new information, they say they can better monitor the progression of the disease in dairy cattle.
Twelve cases stemming from people who either traveled to the nation or were close contacts prompted the travel and health alerts. In other news, a more severe mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could have global implications.
The White House released the latest numbers related to 2022 PACT Act, which provides compensation and disability benefits for veterans who were sickened by toxic materials during their service. More claims are also in the works, with 4.17 million submitted over the past two years.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers delve into religious health care, physician burnout, Medicare, and more.
If you're feeling extra stressed right now, it might not be your imagination, a new cardiology study says. Plus, news about aging and how to boost your longevity.
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