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Viewpoints: How Damaging Are Private Equity Firms To Health Care?; Ohio Backtracks On Transgender Care
Editorial writers discuss private equity firms, transgender health care, botox and more.
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Reflecting Growing Demand For Care, Gender Dysphoria Cases Are Rising
Nearly every state saw a rise in gender dysphoria diagnoses between 2018 and 2022, a new report shows, with only South Dakota showing a fall. The report suggests increases are due to trans and gender issues being "more accepted by society." In Ohio, the House voted to restrict gender care for minors.
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Your High Rent May Be Hurting Your Health, Shortening Your Life: Report
A recent study linked paying a higher proportion of income on rent with poorer health experiences and a greater risk of premature death. Meanwhile, other researchers found Black Americans are facing higher stroke risks at a younger age than white patients, although overall stroke rates fell.
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Study Found 60% Of Doctors On DSM-5 Panel Received Industry Payments
The payments totaled over $14 million, the study found, and raise questions about the editorial independence of the psychiatric "bible." A separate study looked into ADHD treatment during the pandemic and concluded that prescriptions for adults surged, helping to fuel drug shortages.
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Spotlight Falls On US Diet Panel Member’s Ties To Alcohol Industry
The New York Times says the national organization charged with assembling a committee to examine evidence about drinking and health has chosen a new panelist who has financial ties to the alcohol industry shortly after it dropped two scientists with financial interest conflicts.
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FDA Says French Syphilis Drug Can Be Imported To Tackle Shortages
In June, Pfizer warned it would run out of its Bicillin L-A drug in the face of high demand, so the FDA has now temporarily allowed import of a drug from France's Laboratoires Delbert. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, authorities seized a poisonous solvent that was used in cough syrup.
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Maine Democrats To Push For Abortion-Rights Protections In Constitution
Maine Senate Democrats announced that the Judiciary Committee would hold a public hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment this month. And in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, used his State of the State address to condemn attacks on abortion rights.
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‘Not Acceptable’: WHO Reports Almost 10,000 Died From Covid In December
The WHO also notes that hospital admissions in almost 50 countries jumped 42% in December, mostly in Europe and the Americas. Inside the U.S., ABC News reports on the last week of complete CDC data, showing 1,614 covid deaths during the week ending Dec. 9.
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Austin’s Secret Cancer Battle Seen As Missed Chance To Spread Awareness
The Defense Department chief had an opportunity to educate both his troops and other men about the risks of prostate cancer, which affects 1 in every 6 Black men during their lifetime. There are many reasons why people keep their diagnoses secret, and it's hardly new among public officials.
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Anti-Hunger Programs For Kids May Lose Out In Spending Negotiations
While demand for WIC increases, Congress appears poised to not add any money to federal spending as negotiations to avert a shutdown continue. The Agriculture Department warns that could leave many mothers and kids without food assistance. In related news, find out if your state opted in or out of a new federal program to help feed children over the summer.
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Record-Breaking 20 Million Sign Up For 2024 Obamacare Plan
With the Jan. 17 open enrollment deadline approaching, CMS announced Wednesday that over 20 million people have signed up so far for an Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance plan. That number surpasses last year's record tally of 16 million.
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First Edition: Jan. 11, 2024
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Thanks To Remote Work, Many Are Now Working While Sick; ER Staff Need To Be Safe
Editorial writers tackle working while sick, ER violence, Medicaid expansion and tobacco issues.
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Bayer’s Non-Hormonal Drug Appears To Help Menopausal Hot Flashes; Bivalent Covid Vax Is A Winner In Kids
Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News' Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
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Perspectives: Will Lowering Drug Prices Thwart New Development?; Insurance Restrictions On Wegovy Are Antiquated
Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.
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No Such Thing As A Free Lunch: GOP Governors Resist School Meal Effort
Reports say Republican governors in 15 states are rejecting a new federally funded summer program that would help feed around 21 million less well-off children beginning in June. Separately, House Republicans in Ohio are deciding whether to override a gender care ban veto from Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican.
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Defense Dept. Will Track Overdoses Among Troops, Issue Naloxone
A new law requires that the Pentagon track drug overdoses within the military, which were not previously tracked. It must also make overdose-reversing drugs available to battle the crisis. Also in the news: alcohol abuse; the salmonella cantaloupe outbreak; pets and decreased dementia risks; and more.
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Doctors At Salem Hospital Push For Unionization In Face Of Budget Cuts
Complaints of overflowing beds, budget cuts, and being cut out of key decisions are cited as reasons behind the physicians' push to organize a union at Salem Hospital in Salem, Massachusetts. Meanwhile, in Michigan, three hospitals in the Thumb region are merging to become one single health system.
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Medicare Physician Payments Up In Air Amid Spending Deal Talks
Doctors are lobbying Congress to use the next spending package to reverse physicians' Medicare payments cuts that took effect Jan. 1—as lawmakers have done previous years. Meanwhile, talk grows of another short-term fix to fund the federal government.
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