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Sen. Lindsey Graham, 71, a Republican from South Carolina, died unexpectedly Saturday of an aortic dissection, news outlets reported. Meanwhile, after weeks of speculation about his whereabouts, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, of Kentucky disclosed Sunday that he is recovering from a fall. In the Senate, there are no age limits, no term limits, and no rules requiring members to disclose health problems.
North Carolina Health News reports on the plan for ECU Health to reopen the shuttered Martin General facility in Williamston, thanks in part to $40 million in help from the state. It would become North Carolina’s first Rural Emergency Hospital — and the first closed facility in the nation to be reopened through the federal designation, aimed at preserving access to care in communities that can't support a traditional hospital.
Stat reported that Sean Kaufman, nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, has questioned the use of the hepatitis B vaccine in infants and raised the disproven link between vaccines and autism in past comments reviewed by the news outlet. Also: The EPA has quietly approved the use of three new PFAS pesticides, CNN reports.
The humanitarian aid worker is with the disaster relief organization Samaritan’s Purse and is the second American to catch the deadly virus. The patient is receiving care in Germany. The outbreak has killed more than 600 people, The New York Times reported. As of yet, no licensed vaccine or treatment are available.
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In a study of 600 U.S. children ages 12 to 17, researchers noted that "parental attention to screens during bids for connection left them feeling devalued, dismissed, or unimportant.” Phone use “could really unfavorably impact their attachment security, which they will carry for life,” said Don Grant, the lead author of the study.
Bloomberg explores the practical difficulties of making medical products in the U.S. American-made medical gloves are still more expensive than those made elsewhere, and the few U.S. companies that make them without federal help struggle to scale as hospitals and the government aren’t buying them in bulk.
February data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services showed that year-over-year effectuated enrollment declined in 49 states after the expiration of federal Obamacare subsidies, but the drop was less steep in Texas than in most other states, The Texas Tribune reports. In Connecticut, the CT Mirror reports that more than 22,000 ACA enrollees lost coverage during the first six months of this year after failing to make premium payments — a 75% increase over the same period last year.
The two Chinese studies were published more than a decade ago in the Journal of Hepatology, MedPage Today reports. Other research news is on diabetes drugs and autoimmunity risk; long covid and heart-related fitness; and more.
The U.S.’ “moonshot” agency for health research will support seven teams across the country pursuing custom gene editing treatments for a spate of rare diseases that affect different organ systems, Stat reports. Also in the news: the Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of federal grantmaking; a look ahead toward the midterm elections; and more.
It has been a year since FoodNet, the main foodborne-illness surveillance arm of the CDC, made tracking Cyclospora optional. Michigan and Ohio are among the states experiencing an outbreak, CIDRAP reports.
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A World Health Organization report projects that the annual number of cancer cases could jump from 20.6 million in 2024 to 35 million by 2050. The increase in cases is predicted to show up in lower-income countries with poor access to diagnoses and treatments, The Washington Post reports.
The source of the cyclospora infections has not yet been identified, AP reports, and no deaths have been reported. Meanwhile, investigators are probing similar illnesses in 28 other states. Also in the news: an E. coli outbreak linked with frozen organic blueberries; New World screwworm cases in Texas and New Mexico; and more.
Virginia's General Assembly approved $150 million to lower health insurance premiums for qualifying Marketplace enrollees, a move that will help an estimated 200,000 residents afford coverage, Cardinal News reports. Also in the news: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Kansas, and elsewhere.
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