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The FDA's chief scientist, Namandjé Bumpus, will succeed Janet Woodcock as the agency's principal deputy commissioner. Bumpus, who will be the first Black woman in the job, will prioritize reorganizing the agency’s Human Foods Program and improving inspections of facilities that make drugs and medical devices, and process food products.
Insurance giants Cigna and Human are in discussions to merge, sources told The Wall Street Journal. If a deal proceeds, it would likely be reviewed by the federal government, which has previously blocked proposed insurance mergers. If approved, though, the move would create a new insurance giant in the marketplace.
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Editorial writers tackle PTSD, hospice care, total abortion bans and racism in health care.
The proposal includes state money to help the hospital build a multi-unit housing project to help attract health care workers. In Iowa, a lawsuit claims an insurance company helped influence state lawmakers to reform tort law. Other state health news is from New Hampshire, Wyoming, and elsewhere.
A brisk walk can deliver the greatest benefit — around 87 steps per minute for men and 100 steps per minute for women — according to the new analysis. Separate research focuses on the impact of exercise on brain health as we age.
The plan, Minnesota Public Radio reports, is to change traditional health care models by creating a technology-laden health care "neighborhood," in Rochester, Minn. Also in health industry news: Kaiser Permanente; Community Health Systems; ChatGPT; and more.
White House officials met with RSV immunization manufacturers this week, with expected rising demand for the shots as cases among children soar during winter. Also in the news, a study suggests getting a flu shot may reduce the risk of heart attack.
CAR-T has been approved for life-threatening blood cancers for several years, but the FDA reported it had learned of a limited number of patients with new cancers after the treatment. Some experts disagree, and note other cancer treatments may have higher known risks.
State Attorney General Tim Griffin rejected a proposed ballot measure to enshrine limited abortion rights in the state constitution. The proposal won't appear on the 2024 ballot. Also in the news, Texas Supreme Court justices hear arguments over the state's strict law.
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee heard from health care professionals on the frontlines of the gun crisis during a hearing Tuesday. Democrats on the panel argued that violence levels should be considered a public health emergency.
President Joe Biden's re-election campaign is leaning into President Donald Trump's pledge to overturn and replace the Affordable Care Act if voted back into the White House, enlisting former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to attack that stance.
The CDC says nearly 50,000 lives were lost in 2022 through intentional self-harm — up 3% from 2021's figure. The CDC data is provisional, too, and the final count may rise.
U.S. life expectancy rose in 2022 for the first time since the covid pandemic started, according to new CDC data. That rebound does not compensate though for the years of life lost to the virus, as well as other causes like drug overdoses, homicides, and chronic illnesses.
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Editorial writers tackle hepatitis C, mental health treatments, lung cancer, and more.
Beginning in January, medical students are barred from performing pelvic or rectal exams without a patient's verbal and written consent. Also in the news: a biomarker testing bill in New York; pressure on Texas food banks; delayed wheelchair repairs in Massachusetts; and more.
A new study throws a sharp light on the broader economic impact of a health system not properly addressing mental health needs, with Indiana's leading crop sales not even equaling the economic cost of untreated mental illness.
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