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On a unanimous vote, the House of Representatives sent a bill to President Joe Biden's desk seeking more information on a potential lab leak in China. Meanwhile, the head of the World Health Organization said discovering the origins are a "moral imperative."
How has life changed? Media outlets take a look at our past and possible future. Also, other news on covid vaccines, long covid, and continued threats to public health officials.
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank sent many health care technology startups scrambling. It did business with about half of the nation's tech and biotech companies, says Stat.
The FDA also approved the first treatment for Rett syndrome. Also, shorter doctor visits lead to inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
The bill would prohibit those younger than 18 from being prescribed hormone therapy and also includes a ban on gender-affirming surgery for minors, AP reported. It's unclear whether Republican Gov. Jim Justice will sign the legislation.
Cerebral, a startup, said it shared data of more than 3.1 million patients with advertisers, Facebook, Google, and TikTok. In other news, UnitedHealth beneficiaries revive a case about the company denying mental health claims as not medically necessary based on internal coverage guidelines aimed at keeping down costs, rather than on generally accepted standards of care.
The cause remains unclear, but the study's authors noted that the pandemic exacerbated overcrowded housing, potentially leading to less-safe sleeping practices, such as bed sharing.
The findings, published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggested that active monitoring was a safe alternative to immediate surgery or radiation. The authors pointed out that “more aggressive therapy can result in more harm than good."
The Texas judge presiding over the case sought to keep the hearing from being publicized, fearing disruptions. Other news on Florida's proposed abortion ban, Maryland's effort to protect the right to an abortion, and other legal cases.
Adding expensive obesity drugs to the list of covered drugs could add tens of billions of dollars to the cost of Medicare and would likely lead to a rise in premiums, researchers say.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers tackle these public health issues.
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week's selections include stories on mental health, dementia, lab rats, tampons, covid, autism, and more.
New Hampshire is losing another hospital's labor and delivery department, while in Pennsylvania, legislators attempt to prevent the abrupt closing of hospitals.
Drugmakers have reportedly told the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists that they have further delayed resupply dates for key local anesthetics. Separately, worries deepen over the shortage of the respiratory drug albuterol as a lead manufacturer filed for bankruptcy.
A new study found that Millennials are seeking more help for health matters than ever. In other startling news, Newsweek says data show murder-suicides have reached a record high in the country. Hepatitis B, Havana Syndrome, treating obesity in children, and more are among other subjects in the news.
"Despite enormous evidence to the contrary," as AP describes it, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Mexico doesn't produce or consume fentanyl, and the opioid epidemic is a U.S. matter. He argued the U.S. doesn't look after its young people and that family values could be a solution.
The state Senate gave preliminary approval to continue the expanded Medicaid program and make it permanent, AP reports. Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers blocked a plan by the governor to mandate student vaccinations against meningitis and chickenpox.
President Biden's budget proposal sent to Congress attempts to lower drug prices, particularly insulin, and increase the number of drugs for which government will negotiate the price.
Among the proposals submitted to Congress is a request for $20 billion over five years for public health and pandemic preparedness.
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