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President Joe Biden announced that the administration will increase inspections in industries like construction and agriculture where the extreme heat is particularly dangerous for workers and highlighted federal programs to improve water access and weather forecasting.
With abortion and other social policy debates delaying work on spending and other health-related measures, lawmakers will have a very narrow working window when they return from August recess before some programs expire on Sept. 30.
President Joe Biden said the ongoing block on military nominations over Pentagon abortion policies by Sen. Tommy Tuberville and other Republicans is causing disruption, and is "undermining the military.” In other news, abortions in Colorado surged, with 500% growth in patients from Texas.
The Biden administration launched an effort via the new agency ARPA-H with the goal of more precisely excising cancerous tumors without damaging sensitive healthy tissue. It's the first cancer program from ARPA-H.
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The company is set to be liquidated in September, so over 2,800 Nevadans will need to find a new insurer. Meanwhile, in Michigan, the discredited practice of LGBTQ+ conversion therapy is banned for minors as new legislation is passed. Other news is from Arizona, New Jersey, and elsewhere.
The company is the country's largest private psychiatric hospital operator, Stat reminds us. Its CFO admitted its patient selectiveness during a quarterly earnings call. Meanwhile, Axios reports that hospitals are still finding it hard to discharge recovering patients amid the ongoing staff shortages.
Reuters reports that a factory involved in producing the blockbuster weight-loss drug has repeatedly breached sterile-safety rules and failed to perform quality checks, as found by FDA inspectors. Meanwhile, obesity drugs weren't added to a list of essential medicines in the WHO's latest update.
The Wall Street Journal reports that drugmaker Mallinckrodt is talking to hedge funds about filing for bankruptcy and avoiding about $1 billion in payments intended to help people addicted to opioids — a plan that would allow the funds to keep a portion of the money themselves.
Politico reports on what it labels an "unusual move," since state lawmakers have yet to approve the funding needed for expansion. It pressures the Republican-controlled legislature to either pass a budget or fund Medicaid. Other Medicaid news is from Minnesota, Virginia, and elsewhere.
A recent study found some patients showed reduced performance in tests for memory, reasoning, motor control, and more for up to two years. A separate study, reported in CIDRAP, shows wastewater surveillance may be the best way to spot community covid outbreaks.
The new regulations, from the Transportation Department, apply to new single-aisle aircraft with at least 125 seats and are aimed at improving accessibility. The New York Times notes the move is "long-awaited." Also in the news: Amazon is criticized for failing to accommodate disabled workers.
Bills targeting the opaque and influential business practices of pharmacy benefit managers advanced out of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees Wednesday. But the Senate panel punted on moving ahead with more challenging measures.
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