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People taking GLP-1s before elective surgery are less likely to experience serious cardiovascular complications or postoperative infections, according to researchers. They speculate that this might be because they modulate inflammatory pathways, Newsweek reported.
According to internal emails obtained by Stat, half the funding appears to be slated for a research center co-founded by a billionaire backing Prop. 38. Also in the news: West Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts.
Atrium on Thursday announced the five-year investment, noting that the hospital will have 168 inpatient beds, including 48 for children and teens, as well as a mental health emergency department, the Charlotte Ledger and North Carolina Health News reported.
Some manufacturers have begun moving away from PTFE in their dental floss amid studies that have raised health concerns about products containing PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.”
Come 2028, insurance companies would have to verify the accuracy of their provider directories every 90 days, Modern Healthcare reported. If a member visits an out-of-network provider that the insurer’s directory improperly listed as in-network, the insurer would have to cap members’ cost-sharing to the in-network level. The proposed rule also calls for transparency from pharmacy benefit managers.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s launch of a Vaccine Injury Center was met with criticism from the hospital's board. “The clinical center’s standing rests on one thing: the confidence of patients, physicians, and the public that the research done here is designed to find the truth, not to confirm a conclusion reached in advance," its chairman said.
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As reported in NBC News, the study followed more than 460,000 adults ages 50 to 71 over a 23-year period. “On its own, ‘ultraprocessed’ is not a reliable guide to whether a food is ‘healthy’ using a nutrient-based definition,” the study's author said. But Dr. John Marshall, chief medical consultant at the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, said the study doesn't address the big question: “What’s the right thing to be eating?”
In a lawsuit against Washington, D.C., the inmates allege the presence of vermin, mouse droppings, insects, and fur has exposed them to a host of ailments. They also told The Washington Post that meals were small and lacked adequate nutrition. The Department of Corrections says it is committed "to continuous improvement and accountability in its food service program."
In an effort to elect candidates who have centered Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement in their campaigns, the MAHA PAC and MAHA Action PAC have donated almost $2 million toward Iowa's governor and House races ahead of the midterms on Nov. 3.
According to a news release, Prescription Marketplace, the tool built on Epic’s Real-Time Prescription Benefit feature, will show clinicians and patients what a pharmacy would charge patients for medications under insurance as well as out-of-pocket prices. The company is looking at a May 2027 rollout of the tool.
It's the first in-person help from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amid a spat between Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat. Pennsylvania is experiencing the nation’s worst measles outbreak in 30 years, with at least 1,222 confirmed cases, NBC News reported.
The plan being advanced by the administration could allow specialty pharmacies to produce largely unregulated peptide injections.
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Prolonged warm weather means transmission levels have remained higher and are lasting longer, ABC News reported. Also in the news: lawsuit over alleged arsenic and lead in baby food in Texas; Medicaid funding in Minnesota; and more.
The new hospitals would be built on the outskirts of Mecklenburg County and would be operated by the two healthcare systems through a new company, the Charlotte Ledger reported. That market has been long dominated by Atrium Health and Novant Health, the Ledger said.
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