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Monica Bertagnolli, President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the NIH, spent her hearing battling Republican and Democratic political stances and blame games over high drug costs. Hot-button health issues like government funding for gender care research were also raised.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Editorial writers delve into covid booster rates, adolescent mental health, SNAP and more.
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The firm will pay a $1.75 million fine after pleading guilty to environmental charges for exposing the public to biohazardous material. Also in the news: More decaying bodies have been found at a rural Colorado funeral home, bringing the total to nearly 200.
A large clinical study is looking at the differences between 2D and 3D mammogram imaging. A large number of Black women are being recruited to try to close the racial gap in breast cancer diagnosis. Meanwhile, scientists in Florida are using AI to see if detection rates in 3D mammograms can be improved.
A story in Vox highlights how resistant doctors are to receiving mental health care or medication. Also: Iowa plans to remove mental health questions from medical license paperwork. Separately, a recent study shows that transcendental meditation can help combat nurse burnout.
The pill, ensitrelvir, may help shorten the symptoms that many patients experience. The drug is not reserved for those at high risk of severe illness, and is the first that may alleviate the effects. Separately, a study shows mRNA covid vaccines strongly protect young kids.
Members of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus wrote to House and Senate Armed Services committee leaders, warning that they will not support the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act if added provisions limiting abortion are included. Other abortion news comes from Colorado, Michigan, Texas, and elsewhere.
The pharmacy chain has settled a dispute with drug supplier McKesson Group triggered by its filing. The bankruptcy plan itself is stirring worries over the formation of new pharmacy "deserts" where people may have difficulties finding their medications.
Announced yesterday, four hospitals are relieving $335 million in medical debt accrued by many thousands of Columbus residents. Other Ohio cities are reportedly tackling relief of medical debt for their residents. Also in the news, accusations of roaches, rusty tools in a Kansas City hospital OR.
A confirmation hearing is scheduled for Wednesday for the National Institutes of Health director nominee, with drug development and pricing set to to take center stage. Meanwhile, reports suggest that some health care legislation could pass Congress despite the current leadership turmoil.
Post-pandemic care costs have led to a 7% jump over last year's annual insurance premiums, according to the latest employer health benefits survey by KFF. That level reaches a price equivalent to a small car and driving up concerns over coverage for employers. In other news, research into a promising Medicare pilot program on heart health and strokes.
World leaders condemned the attack, which a World Health Organization representative called "unprecedented" in scale, with a death toll of at least 200.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers discuss mental health, expensive prescriptions, and more.
The "impossible" situation faced by physicians in Gaza is explained by news sources, including the difficulty of evacuating hospitals, and issues from fuel and basic supplies shortages. Meanwhile, a lack of clean water in Gaza is spurring health worries for the population.
The widening U.S. life expectancy gap, dependent on college education, is argued as setting the country back against other nations. Meanwhile, researchers in Sweden looking into aging have found genetic reasons why some people live to 100.
New research looks at how dozens of socioeconomic or environmental determinants interact with one another and affect a child's health and mental wellbeing. Other children's health news looks at soaring myopia, ear infections, food safety, and more.
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