Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week's selections include stories on the medical profession, wheelchairs, cancer, grief, and more.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Biden Admin Emphasizes Youth Mental Health Services In Letter To Governors
With Congress unlikely to pass new gun safety legislation, the Biden administration is making an effort to bolster access to mental health services for young people, particularly those affected by gun violence, Bloomberg reports. Meanwhile, Texas bans trans athletes from college sports.
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More Americans With HIV Hit By Rare Meningococcal Infections Last Year
New data from the CDC show nearly 10% of all meningococcal disease cases in 2022 were among people with HIV. Other news covers links between alcohol consumption and 61 different diseases, a marijuana product recall over salmonella contamination, and more.
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Upper-Midwest Air Quality Alerts Triggered By Canadian Smoke Plumes
Worsened air quality is expected across parts of the U.S. as potentially unhealthy smoke from the ongoing wildfires in Canada again swirls. Also in environmental health news: fluoride in Boston drinking water, West Nile virus in Nevada mosquitoes, and more.
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Using BMI Is Pervasive in Health Care. Moving Away Will Take Time, Experts Warn.
While the American Medical Association has now moved to displace body mass index as a metric for obesity, BMI is enmeshed throughout medicine — including insurance matters. In other news, more teens with severe obesity are turning to surgery and weight loss drugs.
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Controversial Covid Lab Leak Theory Reenergized By Claims Of ‘Patients Zero’
A report in Forbes shines a new light on the controversial theory that covid leaked from a research facility in Wuhan, China: This time it's alleged via info from multiple "anonymous sources inside the U.S. government" that scientists at the facility were the first to be infected. Other news outlets also discuss the topic.
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Elective Surgeries And Hospital Profits Rise, But Supply Chain Still A Problem
Revenues appear to be up as more patients receive care, and many patients are scheduling non-urgent surgeries such as knee replacements that had been postponed during the pandemic. However, the supply chain shortages that have forced many health systems to cancel procedures will likely continue into 2024.
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Native American Adoption Rights Law
News outlets report on a Supreme Court ruling rejecting a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare, which ABC News says has long been hailed by tribes for giving priority to Native American families for adopting Native children. Black maternal mortality, and breastfeeding are also in the news.
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Long Waits, Far Travel: Survey Shows State-By-State Abortion Trends
A national research project collecting statistics from every U.S. abortion clinic finds that nationwide legal abortion dropped by nearly 25,000 in the first 9 months after the Dobbs decision, while increasing in states where the procedure remains legal, FiveThirtyEight reports. From the states, a decision is expected soon from the Iowa Supreme Court on that state's 6-week ban.
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Groups Battling High Naloxone Pricing Not Invited To White House Summit
Two prominent organizations advocating for more affordable pricing for overdose-reversal medications are conspicuously missing from the White House guest list for its Tuesday "naloxone summit," Stat reports. Also, find out how much cities and counties are expected to receive from opioid settlements with some pharmaceutical companies.
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FDA Panel: Fall’s Covid Boosters Should Be Modified To Target XBB Variant
The FDA's panel of vaccine experts unanimously recommended that the next round of covid boosters be updated to target the XBB strain. As the FDA next determines which strain to include, Pfizer says it can more rapidly modify its shot for XBB.1.5, but that others would take longer.
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First Edition: June 16, 2023
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Note to readers: KFF Health News' First Edition will not be published on Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Look for it again in your inbox on June 20.
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Research Roundup: Health Care Burnout; Cancer; Telehealth; Omicron
Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.
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Viewpoints: Leqembi Is Proof FDA Needs Conditional Approvals; Foreign-Trained Doctors Can Fill The Shortage
Editorial writers examine the FDA approval process, foreign-trained medical professionals, children's mental health, and more.
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As Wildfires Persist In Canada, Unhealthy Smoke Wafts Over Minnesota
Minnesota's pollution agency said air quality in some places would improve, but smoke would still hit the southern portion of the state. Among other news: polluted beaches in California.
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Critics Slam Leading Concussion Group For Not Linking CTE To Head Trauma
A controversy is emerging over a statement from the influential group, which stopped short of definitively linking chronic traumatic encephalopathy with repeated head trauma. Meanwhile, USA Today reports that hockey Hall of Famer Henri Richard had CTE at the time of his death.
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Morgue Manager At Harvard Med School Accused Of Body Part Thefts
News outlets cover a shocking accusation leveled at a morgue manager at Harvard Medical School and his wife. The pair are accused of stealing body parts, including heads and brains, and selling them as part of a nationwide network. Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch calls out medical debt in the U.S.
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Single Monoclonal Antibody Injection Prevented Covid In Trial
A new study showed adintrevimab prevented covid in a clinical trial, with no serious side effects reported. Meanwhile, the FDA is looking at which composition this fall's covid shots should use. Long covid, the collapse of covid test maker Ellume, and more are also in the news.
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Report Says Google Profits From Hosting Fake Abortion Clinic Ads
Researchers find that the online giant is profiting from fake abortion clinic ads placed by anti-abortion groups aiming to dissuade people from accessing abortion care. In Massachusetts, there's an effort to limit cellphone data sales to protect those seeking abortion and gender care.
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