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A new Federal Reserve Survey says while the share of Americans who skipped medical treatment over costs hit a low during 2020 and 2021, it rose substantially last year. Also, fewer people in families with low incomes reported being in good health. Plus: hospital DEI programs, hospital mergers, and more.
And sometimes Congress misses the mark. Meanwhile, CMS announces that it will audit annually the prices of drugs covered by Medicaid. And among news from the pharmaceutical industry, an explainer on why employer insurance plans discourage the use of Ozempic.
Meanwhile, a new U.S. study shows pre-infection covid shots are linked to lower odds of developing persistent symptoms. Bloomberg also reminds us that covid is still killing one person every four minutes. Also in the news: high blood pressure in Black Americans; and missing covid aid at the VA.
After Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy outlined his concerns over how younger people's relationship to social media may be harming their mental health, news outlets examine the risks, deliver hints on how parents can help, and look at other surgeon general warnings from the past.
On May 24, 2022, a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside a classroom at Robb Elementary School in Texas. Many parents say officers' hesitant response, paired with the gunman's use of an AR-style rifle, contributed to the high death toll. But demands for stricter gun control have mostly fallen on deaf ears.
And in a new poll, most Americans say fighting gun violence should take precedence over gun rights. Meanwhile, House Republicans will seek to repeal bipartisan gun reform measures. In other news: a call for Hollywood to depict safer gun use, and the mental health impact mass shootings have on children.
With leaders of both parties preparing to rally their members around certain debt limit negotiation compromises, stricter work requirements for recipients of Medicaid and SNAP remain a key sticking point. And the prospect of invoking the 14th Amendment will be explored in court.
South Carolina is set to limit abortion to six weeks. At least 25 states now restrict the procedure, with 14 banning most abortions. More on abortion pill vigilantes and how the politics of the issue can flummox Republican candidates.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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The bills, signed by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, will allow certain parties to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from someone who may pose a threat. Meanwhile, in California, a bill progresses that would ban some chemicals linked to health issues in food items like Skittles.
The new study, published in Nature Neuroscience, involved electrodes embedded in the brains of four people that captured data on chronic pain. Also, racism's legacy on Black Americans' health; over 36,000 older people in the U.S. died in falls in 2020; and more.
The weight loss drug, also known as semaglutide, is usually delivered as a once-weekly shot. Separately, Amazon-owned PillPack suffered a cyberattack that affected the accounts of nearly 20,000 customers. Also in the news, Walgreens, Humana, and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports how working at hospitals like Albert Einstein Medical Center is more dangerous since the pandemic. Meanwhile, the Star Tribune reports on a deal to remove nurse hospital staffing regulations from legislation in Minnesota, with a new focus on preventing violence.
A study revealed that problems with the covid responses in U.S. prisons were worse than previously thought. In other news, criticisms of a long-covid trial methodology, higher risks of a clotting in heart attack patients with a covid infection, no link between covid boosters and miscarriage, and more.
Opvee is similar to naloxone, a drug that has been used for decades to quickly counter overdoses of heroin, fentanyl, and prescription painkillers. In other news, President Joe Biden asks Congress to pass a bill to reduce fentanyl trafficking.
Axios reports that Democrats are reconsidering taking back unspent covid funds to make a deal.
The bill also restricts gender-affirming medical care. In other abortion news, the Illinois and Nevada legislatures vote for more protections.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Other news about the issue concerns a private Florida fund to help transgender people and an Illinois politician who says all-gender bathrooms will cause violence.
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