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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Monday that this season's flu shot should offer protection against the strains that are currently circulating. Meanwhile, Indiana's largest health system is restricting visitors to curb the spread of flu and RSV.
Patients sometimes suffer "harrowing" after-effects of treatments given during extended covid ICU stays, Bloomberg says. Meanwhile, a study of young long covid patients finds that symptoms may evolve over time. Forbes reports on a link between long covid and mast cell disease.
The Department of Justice announced that it had settled a dispute over Alabama's Medicaid program restriction that would not pay for Hepatitis C medication for beneficiaries who used alcohol or drugs for six months before and during treatment.
Long wait times in ERs and urgent cares have put a strain on facilities and are leading some potential patients to just give up. Other industry news is from UMass Memorial Medical Center, Boone Memorial Hospital in West Virginia, and elsewhere.
Stat, reporting on the news, says it's taken a year between a petition to the National Institutes of Health on the patent-sidestepping tactic and the start of the review process. A lung cancer drug from Mirati, cancer surgeons saying "got it all," and cases of silicosis are also in the news.
The Los Angeles Times covers a new "craze" of gyms that offer classes where fitness and cannabis are blended, and says some researchers find the drug has a positive benefit on exercise. Separately, psychedelic therapy may be moving toward being a employer benefit.
A new study found that consuming ultra-processed food for more than 20% of a daily diet could drive dementia risks higher, with brain regions linked to executive functioning particularly at risk. Meanwhile, other research shows cash rewards help people lose weight.
AP reports Gov. Josh Green immediately vowed to eliminate state tax on food and medication, as well as tackle homelessness and housing. Also: Bangor Daily News covers a health insurer with a unique approach; the Boston Globe covers a dental care "revolution"; and more.
The company wants the green light from the FDA to add the vaccination not as a booster but as part of kids' initial series of shots. In other news, Pfizer has countersued Moderna over vaccine patents.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial writers discuss reproductive health care, chronic illness, euthanasia and more.
A report from the American Homefront Project highlights how frequent moves affect health care and schooling, particularly special education. Also: warnings over skin-whitening creams, better ways to measure skin tone, risks of Brazilian butt lifts, and more.
Researchers tested 1,574 people from August 2021 to May 2022, and 44% of them said they had never had covid. But serologic testing found that 42% of them had antibodies that indicated a previous infection. Meanwhile, new research shows that SARS-CoV-2 can live on some groceries for days.
Democratic chair of the House Armed Services Committee is reportedly concerned a rollback of the military vaccine mandate may happen in a new version of the National Defense Authorization Act, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he wants mandates to stay, to keep protecting troop health.
The Department of Health and Human Service plans to not renew the public health emergency status of mpox after January 31, now that case numbers have fallen. In other news, a new mRNA vaccine candidate has also been developed. But experts say it's not "mission accomplished" yet.
The same judge ruled in both cases on Friday. The ban was blocked after a challenge by Jewish, Muslim, and other non-Christian women.
Some 400 of CVS' 30,000 pharmacists are taking part in a trial where they can prepare prescriptions in locations away from the stores where patients require medications. The goal is to improve store working conditions and patient experience. Other news includes obesity drugs, vitamins, and more.
Rising malpractice suits, delayed by the arrival of the pandemic, are hitting hospitals harder than expected, according to a report in Stat. In other news, a children's hospital doctor was charged with sex crimes; a Texas man was arrested for threatening a doctor; threats over trans care; and more.
A study finds that people reporting pain relief from marijuana may be benefiting from a placebo effect. Separate research says poison center reports of child marijuana use rose 245% between 2000 and 2020. News on a puzzling medical emergency in a Van Nuys Middle School also continues.
New cases include gonorrhea and syphilis in particular, and a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says public health officials think many reasons are driving the surge, including falling condom use. Separately, the Ohio measles outbreak is continuing to grow.
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