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The denials, including cutting off care for older and disabled Americans, came as the health insurer's profits soared, Stat found. In other news, ex-employees allege the head of the VA Prosthetics Department in Colorado canceled some vets' orders to beat a backlog.
New research found that men now live, on average, nearly six years less than women — partly because of covid and drug overdoses. The life expectancy gender gap is now at its widest in nearly 30 years. In other research, young kids who read are found to have better mental health later.
The effort will be led by First Lady Jill Biden and the White House Gender Policy Council, and will bring in members of executive departments from across government to work out how to boost research. Also in the news: questions over the oversight of a senior nutrition program, and more.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Over 9,000 Minnesotans may be drinking water that is contaminated with agricultural chemicals that could have health impacts, CBS News reports. Meanwhile: in Southern California, a first case of St. Louis Encephalitis, a mosquito-born virus, is confirmed; infant mortality rises in Missouri; and more.
Editorial writers examine long covid, the nursing crisis, kidney donation and more.
Scientists have identified a specific protein that can "program" cancer cells to die, potentially opening up new ways to combat cancer. Separately, a new gene-editing treatment showed great promise against dangerous cholesterol. Also, a new toothpaste may help battle peanut allergies.
According to the CDC alert, "This means that people likely got sick by touching this dog food, touching things like dog bowls that contained this dog food, or touching the poop or saliva of dogs that were fed this dog food." Other public health news is on tuberculosis, loneliness, kratom, and more.
The WHO said Sunday that the largest hospital in Gaza has ceased to function, and patient fatalities are rising amid the fighting outside the gates and power outages. Thousands of people have reportedly fled the facility, though hundreds of patients remain inside.
Beyfortus, the therapy in question, was approved for use against the disease in infants and toddlers in July, and a surge of cases in the U.S. has seen it in short supply. Separately, AstraZeneca is also looking at markets for cheap Ozempic-like weight-loss drugs aimed at more modest weight-losses.
Scientists are trying to find out why some people experience long-term covid symptoms while others do not. Also, new research examines a lost sense of smell after covid. Also in the news: prenatal covid shots are shown to help infants, even as anti-vaccine efforts tick up.
Chikungunya virus infects more than 300,000 people across the globe each year and is seen as posing a greater risk to Americans due to climate change. The vaccine, Ixchiq, will be available for adults who have recently traveled to places with infected mosquito populations and those with predisposed risks.
The results of a large clinical trial, presented by Novo Nordisk A/S at an American Heart Association meeting this weekend, suggest that Wegovy and other drugs in its class can improve heart health independent of the benefits of weight loss, which could lead to a massive shift in cardiovascular care.
The expansion includes a no-cost system for World War II veterans, and efforts to speed enrollments for people impacted by toxins during their military service. Other news reports cover veterans' mental health, including studies into psychedelics to combat PTSD. Veterans' homelessness is also in the news.
Four Republican state lawmakers are proposing to strip judges of the authority to interpret cases surrounding the newly passed Issue 1 abortion amendment.
Here are today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Editorial writers discuss necrotizing enterocolitis, abortion rights, benefits of movement versus sitting, and more.
The Biden administration launched a new program, Recovery-Ready Workplace, that calls on private companies to institute practices to hire and retain employees who are recovering from substance addiction. Other efforts to address the national drug crisis focus on fentanyl terrorism.
Newly unsealed court documents in a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts show that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ignored or halted internal efforts at this company to make the social media platforms safer to teen mental health.
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