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Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Former Marine Guilty Of Firebomb Attack On California Abortion Clinic
Chance Brannon was on active duty in San Diego County when he firebombed a Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022, and has now pled guilty to the attack. Meanwhile, a ruling means Ohio is exempt from some family planning funding regulations.
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Novo Sues Florida Compounding Pharmacies For Impure Wegovy Doses
Novo Nordisk says it found its products at the pharmacies concerned were as much as 33% impure. Also in the news, AbbVie's promising cancer drug; quality issues with China-made plastic syringes; Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy; and more.
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Illinois Ruling Means Medical Workers Aren’t Covered By Privacy Law
A pair of nurses had sued their employers over use of fingerprint-locked medication storage, but now the state's Supreme Court ruled against them. Also in health industry news: Republican opposition to site-neutral hospital payment cuts; ChatGPT in health care; and more.
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Texas AG Sues Pfizer, Says It Deceived Public On Covid Shot Effectiveness
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, is accusing Pfizer of lying about its covid vaccine effectiveness, and over selling the shots. Separately, Anthony Fauci, former White House medical adviser, will testify in Congress over the U.S. covid response, and the virus' origins.
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Global Progress Against AIDS ‘Under Threat,’ UN Warns
The politicization and stigmatization of global AIDS work is threatening gains made in treating and preventing the disease, the United Nations AIDS program says. And one of the world's leading AIDS researchers echoes the concern.
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CDC Warns About Eating Pre-Cut Cantaloupe Unless You Know Source
A salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupe has grown to affect at least 117 people across 34 states, leading to the new warning. Also in the news: worries over leaded fuel used by small planes; a recall of children's cups due to high levels of lead; "forever chemicals" in fish; more.
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Covid Policies, Housing Among Issues Argued In DeSantis-Newsom Debate
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican and presidential candidate, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, engaged in a spirited debate on Fox News Thursday. Both took aim at the other's covid policies over the course of the pandemic. And in other health-related issue, DeSantis targeted the public health impact of homelessness on cities like San Francisco.
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Suicides Involving Guns Reach Highest Level Since Records Began
The rate increased by more than 10 percent in 2022 compared with 2019, but the rise was much steeper in some racial and ethnic groups. Meanwhile, in California, more CARE courts launch — an effort to help homeless people with mental illnesses.
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CDC Director Testifies On Current State Of Covid, Flu, And RSV Threats
In her first congressional testimony as head of the embattled CDC, Mandy Cohen fielded questions from Republicans about the spike in child pneumonia in China. Rather than a new pathogen, she said it was attributed to the same increase in respiratory illnesses experienced last winter by nations that opened back up sooner post-pandemic. She also said that RSV season is in full swing in the U.S.
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First Edition: Dec. 1, 2023
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: The Battle For Abortion Rights Rages On; Nonprofit Hospitals Need To Refocus On Community
Editorial writers tackle reproductive rights, community hospitals, pregnancy discrimination and more.
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Research Roundup: Strep; Pneumonia; Education; Covid
Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.
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Medicaid Expansion Arrives In North Carolina For Hundreds Of Thousands
Also in the news: California Gov. Gavin Newsom promises to crack down on the deadly street drug called "tranq"; Missouri lawmakers are set to push for new charges for fentanyl dealers; overdose deaths in New Hampshire overwhelm MEs; and more.
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Report Highlights Health, Safety Risks Faced By Gen Z, Millennial Women
A new analysis from the Population Reference Bureau compared how women in their 20s and 30s fared across generations, and ABC News notes that results show younger generations face heightened risks for physical well-being and safety for a variety of reasons.
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FDA Clears First-Ever Oral Device To Battle Sleep Apnea
The device is made by Vivos Therapeutics and is designed to help with severe obstructive sleep apnea, and is an alternative to devices made by companies like Philips. Also in the news: Pharmavite LLC; Generation Bio; obesity drugs and BMI; and more.
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BJC Healthcare And Saint Luke’s Health System Reach Merger Agreement
St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare and Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke's Health System have reached a definitive agreement to merge their 28 hospitals. Meanwhile, critics argue that HCA's efforts to cut costs endangered Appalachian patients.
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Controversial ‘Abortion Reversal’ Laws On Books In 15 States
Bills supporting unproven treatments to counteract a medication abortion are being advocated for by anti-abortion groups and have passed in 15 states. Colorado is the only one that's gone the other way, effectively banning the treatment.
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Soldiers At Fort Carson Blocked From Seeking Health Care Before 9 AM
The restriction, put in place to cement a time frame for physical training, applies to "medical, dental, behavioral health, and other types of appointments." Once officer who spoke on condition of anonymity said, "This is just going to create problems, not solve them."
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CDC Launches New Covid Wastewater Tracking Dashboard
CIDRAP reminds us that tracking covid infections via wastewater analysis is one of the early indicators of rising covid activity in an area. Meanwhile, a new round of covid infections and deaths at a New Jersey nursing facility has halted admissions and illustrates covid's ongoing threat.
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