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The plaintiffs didn't have evidence to support their claims that Tylenol and generic acetaminophen use during pregnancy raises a child's risks of the conditions, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan said. Also in the news: a possible longevity breakthrough in new menopause drugs.
The push to allow more people to be detained against their will by police, crisis teams, and mental health providers is being paused for a confounding reason: The size of the ongoing public crises means that if Senate Bill 43 is implemented, the influx of patients could swamp providers.
A health care education crisis in the making is showing up in a report into students enrolling in nursing programs in Florida. Though more are enrolling, colleges and universities are noting a drop in qualified applicants. Also in the news: layoffs at Kaiser Permanente; artificial intelligence in health care; and more.
The program is estimated to have averted at least 2.7 million deaths, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. In other covid news, subvariant JN.1 is on the move, and fast.
Brittany Watts has been charged with felony abuse of a corpse, according to court records filed in Ohio's Trumbull County. Watts miscarried, passing a nonviable fetus in her home toilet, in a case that's getting national attention. Other state abortion news comes from Texas, Florida, and elsewhere.
Nothing will change overnight because most projects are years away from completion, the San Francisco Chronicle noted. But the "toilet to tap" process faces hurdles in getting the public to accept it. Water officials noted that the water, which will be given extra treatment, will likely be "better quality water than (many other) drinking water systems are pulling in now."
Starting Jan. 1, as many as 400,000 marriage and family therapists as well as mental health counselors will be qualified to get Medicare payment for their services. Medicare wants enough to sign up in order to increase mental health care access among aging Americans. Other Medicare news is on hospital prices and hospice payments.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The outbreak of over 300 cases of salmonella has been linked to tainted cantaloupe, with four fatalities. Meanwhile, food inspectors looking into applesauce pouches linked to child poisonings found contaminated cinnamon had lead levels 2,000 times higher than proposed limits.
A new study defeats some earlier hopes that kids in government food programs were bucking a trend in obesity rates. The data says no: severe obesity is actually becoming more common in U.S. children. Meanwhile, other research underlines the brain's role in obesity.
Northview Village Nursing Home, the largest skilled nursing home in the city, closed abruptly after workers were told they may not be paid and walked out of the facility. About 170 residents were forced to find other care. Also in the news: California's sober living homes; AI in hospice care decisions; and more.
The Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission, and Health and Human Services Department will add officials to probe price-gouging in the health care industry. Meanwhile, a new Gallup analysis shows that Americans' dissatisfaction with almost every part of the health system has grown.
News outlets cover the surprising news that Apple's latest smartwatches, launched only in September, will be withdrawn from sale temporarily. The tech giant is embroiled in a legal battle with a smaller company that patented pulse oximeter tech it says Apple is using in the watches.
CDC data on infections and wastewater analysis indicate that much of the nation is already at "high" or "very high" covid levels just before the height of the holiday season. The fastest growing variant is JN.1, which could be responsible for half of cases by the end of the month.
Vice President Kamala Harris' "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour will begin in Wisconsin on the 51st anniversary date of the original Roe v. Wade legal decision. Meanwhile, in Kentucky a woman who was suing for her abortion rights withdrew the case after learning her embryo no longer had cardiac activity.
Those states are responsible for 60% of children in the U.S. losing Medicaid coverage between March and September. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra sent letters urging their Republican governors to take advantage of CMS tools to make it easier for families to reenroll.
Editorial writers tackle covid boosters, brain injury in soldiers, sickle cell, and more.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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