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CNN, reporting the news, notes that seven U.S. government investigators briefly fell ill with sore throats, headaches, nausea, and coughing in March while studying health impacts of the toxic train derailment. Among other news, Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat, was released from hospital.
Cases of syphilis, a disease easily controlled by antibiotics, is surging among babies born in the U.S. and Canada. Separately, a new study shows that ignoring social media can actually improve your general and mental health.
A court ruled that a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary company cannot stay in bankruptcy, which was its intended strategy for dealing with tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products. Eye drops, cancer treatments, epidermolysis bullosa, weight loss drugs, and more are also in the news.
A bid to limit hospital executives' pay in Los Angeles may pivot on an unusual point, the Los Angeles Times reports: the pay of the president himself. Also, "float pools," funding for community health workers, executive changes at CVS health care delivery services, UnitedHealth Group, and more.
AP explains that the legal move, in place pending the outcome of a case centered on constitutional rights, follows the state's recent adoption of a new abortion rights bill. An "expensive" court case deciding the future of abortion in Wisconsin is also in the news.
World Health Organization experts say XBB.1.16 is fueling a steady rise in cases and is "one to watch." Meanwhile, a treatment called a stellate ganglion block might help people with long covid who are suffering from loss of smell and taste.
An annual report by the Boards of Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds warns that both could become insolvent within the next decade without congressional action. If the Medicare Hospital Trust Fund falls short, recipients would face automatic cuts to benefits.
Medicare Advantage providers face a 1.12% average cut in next year's reimbursement rates, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Friday — lower after intense industry lobbying than the 2.3% drop regulators had previously proposed. Additional changes aimed at combatting overbilling by providers will be phased in over a 3-year period.
The White House said Friday that the Justice Department is appealing a Texas judge's decision to strike down the Affordable Care Act's requirements that insurance plans cover preventive care, such as some cancer screenings and drugs like PrEP. Meanwhile, news outlets examine the impact on public health and patients if the ruling stands.
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Recently released FBI documents say Stephen Paddock, 64, killed 58 people from a window of the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino because he was "very upset" that high-rolling gamblers were not getting enough perks. Still, behavioral experts have found "no single or clear motivating factor" for his actions, USA Today reported.
Modern Healthcare sums up news from the second week of the ViVE conference, where hot topics include AI systems like ChatGPT and data privacy and their impact on health care. Separately, Google and Salesforce have injected venture capital funds for a company called Florence, aimed at hospital emergency rooms.
A study shows a surge of ADHD treatment prescriptions during the covid pandemic, especially among adults, with the mental health impact of the crisis possibly exacerbating symptoms. "Skinny labels," PBM tactics, burned out pharmacists, and more are also in pharmaceutical news.
A study into covid virus variants spots several mutations that confer resistance to antiviral treatments like Paxlovid. The changes emerged independently around the world, and could spread. Meanwhile, Hollywood drops its covid safety measures.
A bill that would "generally prohibit" public school teachers from using student pronouns different to that assigned at birth was vetoed by Gov. Doug Burgum, AP says. But the Senate then voted to overturn the veto. Meanwhile, in Texas an anti-trans minors' gender care bill was modified slightly.
Three independent studies have found evidence that a common childhood virus — adeno-associated virus 2, or AAV2 — may be a primary culprit behind last year's outbreak of rare hepatitis cases among kids worldwide. The research shows, though, that it needed the aid of other "helper" viruses to infect the liver.
The Women's Health Protection Act, which would enshrine federal abortion rights and protect interstate travel for care, was introduced in the House for the seventh time. The bill is unlikely to advance in the Republican-controlled chamber.
An anticipated 15 million low-income Americans will drop off Medicaid rolls as federal pandemic protections begin to unwind. Some states are telling people not to panic, and some are working to avoid a coverage gap for patients. Changing Republican stances on sex education and birth control are also in the news.
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