First Edition: June 23, 2023
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Research Roundup: Enterovirus; Pseudomonas; Neurodegeneration
Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.
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Viewpoints: How To Mitigate The Dangers Of Social Media; Project NextGen Should Expand Into Antivirals
Editorial writers tackle these public health issues.
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Americans Are, Statistically, Older Than They’ve Ever Been
New data from the Census Bureau show the median U.S. age reached a record high of 38.9 in 2022, representing a rapid rise from an age of 35 in 2000 and 30 in 1980. Also in the news, how sex matters for some cancers, improved cervical cancer screening, dangers from gas cooking, and more.
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Biotech Hoping ‘Small Molecule’ Drugs Lead To Several Disease Breakthroughs
The venture creation firm behind Moderna has launched a new startup called Empress Therapeutics. The new biotech arrives at a time when financiers are changing which types of drug companies they invest as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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New York Bill Would Block Medical Debt From Credit Reports
If Gov. Kathy Hochul signs the bill just passed by the state's legislature, New York will be the second state, after Colorado, to try this approach to limiting the impact of medical debt, AP reports. Also: health care enrollment for immigrants in Illinois, childhood vaccines in Maine, and more.
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Mental Health Patients Living In ERs Contributing To Physician Burnout
A report in USA Today covers how the mental health care shortage is impacting emergency room staff. Stat, meanwhile, reports on efforts to include AI technology in the 988 mental health helpline amid soaring need. Separately, a poll suggests the spike in teen mental health problems will linger.
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Doctors Allege HCA Hospitals Push Hospice Care To Lift Mortality Stats
A report in NBC News says nurses and doctors who currently practice at 16 HCA hospitals in 7 states or did so previously allege the hospitals pushed palliative care on patients in pursuit of better performance metrics. Separately, North Carolina's attorney general is said to have threatened HCA with litigation.
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Adults Over 65 Should Get RSV Shots: CDC Panel
An advisory committee to the CDC decided Wednesday that newly approved RSV vaccines should be given to all adults ages 65 and over. Meanwhile, in St. Louis, the first mpox case of the year was reported. Other news concerns measles, malaria, extreme heat, and more.
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Republicans Seek To Protect Troops Discharged For Refusing Covid Shots
Military.com reports that the House Armed Services Committee was looking at this matter, and new amendments to the annual policy bill could even see affected troops reinstated. Separately, reports say U.S. intelligence agencies may never find covid's real origins.
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Majority Of OB-GYNs Polled Say Dobbs Had Negative Impact On Maternal Health
In a KFF survey of 569 board-certified OB-GYNs across the U.S., 68% say the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade has made pregnancy-related medical emergencies worse, while 64% report that the ruling has worsened pregnancy-related mortality.
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Florida’s Medicaid Ban On Gender-Affirming Care Blocked In Court
A federal judge ruled against Florida's ban for paying for hormone therapy for transgender people on Medicaid: “There is no rational basis for a state to categorically ban these treatments or exclude them from the state’s Medicaid coverage."
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PhRMA Files Lawsuit Challenging Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Law
The top pharmaceutical lobbying group filed suit against HHS Wednesday in a Texas district court. The move assures that the case will move through the conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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First Edition: June 22, 2023
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Study Highlights Estriol As Possible Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis; Covid Vaccine Does Not Affect Fertility
Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News' Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
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Perspectives: Lecanemab Needs More Evaluation; How Bad Are The Cancer Drug Shortages?
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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Viewpoints: How Is The Overturning Of Roe Holding Up?; Anti-Vaxxers Shouldn’t Be Given Debate Platform
Editorial writers tackle abortion, anti-vaxxers, covid, and mental health.
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California’s Plan For Housing People With Mental Illnesses Unveiled
California Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed details of a project to build housing for people with mental illness, and addiction. Meanwhile, federal policy to address homelessness is reported as under attack from conservatives.
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Many Parents Disregard Their Kids’ Stomach Aches, Poll Finds
Also in public health news: augmented reality goggles in medicine; heavy drinking; organ transplantation; and more.
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Supply Shortages Now Hit Vyvanse, An Alternative To Hard-To-Find Adderall
Vyvanse, Bloomerg reports, is in low supply due to manufacturing issues, as increased demand caused by shortages of Adderall has hit inventories of the drug. Separately, a spotlight is thrown on the way drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, which is impacting cancer drug supplies.
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