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The CT Mirror reports the state is making legal moves to expand Medicaid for under 19s without permanent legal status, and Stat covers a new state effort to keep people insured when their Medicaid protections lapse. Other news includes hospital deaths from bacteria in water supplies.
The Washington Post reports on a new study released Monday that says nearly everyone on the planet is at risk of breathing in what's known as PM 2.5, or small air particles that measure 2.5 microns or less in width. PM 2.5 can travel into our lungs and bloodstream and can cause heart disease or lung cancer, the Post reported.
The acquisition of telehealth company Sequence represents WeightWatchers' entrance into the Ozempic market, the Wall Street Journal notes. Separately, the Food and Drug Administration is said to be planning to check if the most common OTC decongestant, phenylephrine, is actually effective.
The Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer, a Republican, is launching an investigation into how some key PBMs increase health spending and disadvantage patients, Modern Healthcare says. Also in the news: Medicaid's future, cyberattacks on health services, and more.
News reports say Latavia “Tay” Washington McGee, 33, crossed into Matamoros Friday with Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and their friend Eric. Brown's sister, Zalandria, said one of the travelers was going to get a "tummy tuck." All four are still missing.
President Joe Biden is proposing a higher tax on Americans earning over $400,000 and also seeks to broaden a measure passed last year that allows Medicare to negotiate the price of certain prescription drugs with pharmaceutical companies. In an op-ed, Biden argued that his plan would not only secure Medicare funding beyond 2050 but would actually lead to better care for better value.
News outlets report on promising innovations in the fight against TB, with a vaccine that can be freeze-dried and stored at higher temperatures for months, and early progress with mRNA vaccines. NPR reminds us the disease, which sometimes seems a "relic" of the past, still kills 1.6 million yearly.
If a child tests positive for covid but the parent tells nobody, do they really have covid? A study published Monday showed 26% of parents lied about their child's covid status, and 20% allowed them to break quarantine. Moderna's shot pricing and fading booster protection are also in the news.
The confusing guidance, given that until recently Mayor Eric Adams urged shoppers to wear face masks, is due to security: The New York Times says there's a worry masked individuals at doors may "plan to rob the place." Meanwhile, in Arkansas, Tyson workers sue over lack of covid protections.
It's the first legal challenge filed by individuals against abortion bans allowed since Roe v. Wade was struck down, according to the abortion-rights group backing the litigants. The New York Times reports on the 91-page court filing in which the women allege "substantial harm."
Following a wave of political criticism, Walgreens clarified its position on selling abortion medication Mifepristone, saying its pharmacies would do so wherever "legally permissible." California Gov. Gavin Newsom, meanwhile, said that his state would stop doing business with Walgreens over the issue.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Florida legislators have proposed new laws that would force teachers to use students' birth-assigned pronouns, ban college gender studies majors, and widen a ban on teaching children about gender and sexuality, The Washington Post says.
Editorial writers delve into these public health issues.
Opinion writers examine the latest in covid news.
The Colorado Sun, explaining the law signed Friday by Gov. Jared Polis, notes that psychologists in the state have to obtain an additional two-year degree to qualify. The goal is to increase access to mental health care. Also: prisoner suicides in California, how stressful Houston is for workers, and more.
A death linked to a Naegleria fowleri infection has led to a warning to the roughly 200,000 residents of Charlotte County to avoid washing their face with tap water. Separately, worries over Legionnaires' disease in Las Vegas, spiking cases of norovirus, and more are in the news.
AP reports the Singing River Gulfport hospital will suspend labor and delivery services April 1 due to a lack of obstetricians, adding to a list of closed birthing centers and newborn intensive care facilities in a state that has the nation’s highest fetal mortality rate.
A correlation was found between regular laxative use and dementia by researchers in the U.K., with a study of around 500,000 adults. Meanwhile, Stat reports Eli Lilly is avoiding big Medicaid rebates with its insulin price cuts; the FDA warns of food allergy test false negatives, and more.
The world-renowned activist and quadriplegic served in both the Clinton and Obama administrations and was a fellow or board member at some of the nation’s leading nonprofits, news media outlets reported. President Joe Biden called her "a rolling warrior for disability rights in America."
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