Texas AG Targets Hospitals Providing Gender-Transition Care
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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Viewpoints: Increasing Work Visas Would Boost Nursing Industry; Impacts Of Abortion Laws Are Devastating
Editorial writers discuss these public health topics.
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Connecticut Tries To Lower Drunk-Driving Limit
The state wants to drop the level to 0.05% from 0.08%. In other health care news from across the country: Minnesota inches closer to legalizing recreational pot; New Hampshire aims to end "ER boarding"; and more.
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Canadian Wildfires Drive Down Air Quality For Millions In US
A large portion of the U.S. has been experiencing low air quality, presenting unhealthy situations for people with heart and lung conditions, due to wildfire smoke blowing south. Meanwhile, Denver ranked among the worst cities in the world for air quality.
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After FDA Change, Tech Brands Restyle Hearing Aids As Lifestyle Products
Axios reports on the "hipper" status of hearing aids after the FDA changed its rules to allow over-the-counter sales. In other news, Black women are finding shortages when looking for Black sperm donors; and the striking gap between deaths in Black and white babies in the South.
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Obesity Drug Shows Heart Benefit
A small study says Wegovy helped reduce the risk of heart disease. (Another larger study is in the works.) And The Atlantic examines the potential use of Ozempic as an anti-addiction drug. And NBC News reports that weight-loss drugs also leads to muscle loss.
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FTC Warns Consumer Biometric, Health Data Must Be Better Protected
Federal Trade Commission has privacy concerns over consumer data for facial recognition and how information from health apps is treated. Penn Medicine, a women's health research facility in Ohio, and the Kinsey Institute in Indiana are also in heath industry news.
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Bacteria-Tainted Eye Drops Linked To 4 Deaths
Also in pharmaceutical news: An antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis works on leprosy; a new therapy for fragile skin; an altered epigenome reduces cholesterol; a preeclampsia test; and more.
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Biden Hints At 14th Amendment Debt Limit Strategy
President Joe Biden says he believes the 14th Amendment could be used to raise the debt ceiling but that the delay caused by legal challenges will lead to a default anyway. In other news, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that drug price caps in the Inflation Reduction Act are exacerbating drug shortages. Gottlieb serves as a director of Pfizer.
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Fallout From NC Abortion Ban Will Reverberate In Southeast
The AP looks at why a former Democrat who ran on a pro-choice platform voted with Republicans in North Carolina to ban abortions at 12 weeks. Abortion developments from Texas, Wisconsin, and Nebraska are also in the news. And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tries to avoid the abortion issue before an anti-abortion group.
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WHO Urges Greater Preparation For Next Pandemic
The World Health Organization also is starting a network to map the genetic code of disease-causing organisms. Other news is on bird flu and hospitals dropping mask mandates for covid.
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First Edition: May 22, 2023
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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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 CTE, bird songs, motherhood after 40, living underwater, the American Dream's connection to loneliness.
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Viewpoints: Why Wearable Devices Can’t Measure BP; Mammograms Aren’t Done Early Enough
Editorial writers weigh in on these health issues.
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Texas Moves Toward Providing More Postpartum Care
The bill would raise the time allowed on Medicaid to 12 months from the current two months. And Minnesota is close to becoming the latest state to legalize recreational pot.
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As Weight Loss Drugs Become Scarce, Some Patients Turn To Risky Sources
CIDRAP reports that with limited access to products like Ozempic and Wegovy, some people seeking the injectable drugs are turning to ordering from TikTok, medical spas, and questionable pharmacies. Meanwhile, The Washington Post says weight loss drugs reversed obesity for nearly half of teens.
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WHO: This Year’s Covid Boosters Should Include XBB Variant
A World Health Organization advisory group said Thursday that covid vaccines should be updated to target the new variant that's dominant. In other news, transplant patients who receive a heart from a covid-infected donor may be at increased risk of death.
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CDC Recommends Two Shots Of Mpox Vaccine
People at high risk for mpox should get two doses of the Jynneos vaccine, the CDC says. Separately, an FDA advisory committee has recommended an RSV vaccine for babies. And bon voyage: Norovirus is back on cruise ships after a pandemic respite, the CDC reports.
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Debt Fight Has Public Health Consequences
Clawing back unspent covid money to make a deal on the debt ceiling has public health consequences, like tracking sexually transmitted diseases. Also more information about the serious complications of Sen. Diane Feinstein's shingles.
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Newly-Approved Abortion Ban Temporarily Blocked In Montana
Pending a hearing, a Montana judge issued a restraining order against a law recently signed by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte that bans dilation and evacuation abortions. Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, the governor signed a bill for the state to pay for some abortions.
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