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Viewpoints: Naloxone Needs To Be Widely Available; Steps Needed To Clear Up Surprise Medical Bills
Editorial writers examine these public health topics.
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Workers At Ohio Train Incident Scene Report Illnesses
Some workers who cleaned up the aftermath of the toxic train incident in Ohio reported migraines and nausea, the Hill reports. Meanwhile, some Pennsylvania residents near the site say they are left out of recovery efforts, and the Biden administration expanded door-to-door health surveys there.
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Black Americans Twice As Likely To Use ER Facilities For Mental Care
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report says Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to go to hospital emergency departments for mental health care than white Americans; Axios links this to which groups face extra barriers to finding care. Meanwhile, a push to ban TikTok advances.
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Estimates Say 300,000 In Massachusetts Will Fall Off MassHealth Rolls
The Boston Globe says around 2.3 million people were enrolled in the state's Medicaid program in February, up 25% from before the pandemic, but as the normal eligibility process restarts in April, the figure may fall. Among other news, efforts to restrict gender-affirming care advance in some states.
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In First-Of-Its-Kind Case, Health Care CEO Charged With Insider Trading
Terren Peizer, chairman and CEO of Ontrak, a telehealth provider, is accused of selling millions of dollars worth of company stock just before his company disclosed the loss of Cigna as a major customer, news outlets report. A lawyer for Peizer insisted the CEO is innocent and said "the government has clearly overreached in this case."
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White House Funds Push To Capture Covid Relief Fraudsters, Reclaim Money
The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will earmark $1.6 billion for law enforcement "strike forces" to track down and prosecute scammers who misused covid relief funds.
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Officials: ‘Havana Syndrome’ Not Caused By Energy Wave Or Foreign Foe
News outlets report that a majority of U.S. intelligence agencies involved in investigating the mystery illness that hit hundreds of government staff found it wasn't likely to be caused by an energy weapon. But NPR reports that the assessment goes against what many of the victims think.
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Watchdog Says Medicare Part D Drug Plans Had Role In Opioid Crisis
A government watchdog found that more than 7,500 prescriptions for TIRF opioid painkillers were approved "improperly," costing taxpayers $86 million even as the opioid crisis was impacting the country. Oversight of insurance agents and brokers selling Medigap policies is also in the news.
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Biden: Other Insulin Makers Are ‘Gonna Have To Lower Their Price’
Speaking after Eli Lilly's decision to dramatically cut prices for some insulin products, President Joe Biden said other pharmaceutical companies will have to follow with their own price cuts. A report in Stat, however, reminds us that Eli Lilly's goal may be more complex than it appears.
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Opioid Distributors Win First Trial Verdict Of A Suit Pressed By Families
A Georgia jury decided that Cardinal Health Inc., McKesson Corp., and JM Smith Corp, and were not liable in a lawsuit filed by family members of people addicted to opioids the companies distributed. It was the first case filed by individual victims, rather than governments, to make it to a trial verdict.
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Second RSV Vaccine Candidate Moves Forward On Path To US Approval
A FDA advisory panel voted Wednesday in favor of authorizing GSK's respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for people 60 and over. The advisers had also backed Pfizer's RSV vaccine candidate the day before, setting up a race for the first to earn U.S. regulatory approval.
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Colon Cancer Increase Among Younger Patients Confounds Doctors
An American Cancer Society report finds that colorectal cancer rates are growing among people under 55 — once considered very young for the disease — and that cases are being diagnosed at more advanced, dangerous stages. Doctors so far can't explain the "worrisome trend" and urge people to get screenings.
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First Edition: March 2, 2023
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Perspectives: Texas Judge’s Upcoming Ruling On Mifepristone Not As Dire As It May Seem
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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Viewpoints: Our Organ Donation System Is Broken; To Mask Or Not To Mask?
Editorial writers tackle these public health issues.
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Mississippi, Oklahoma Move Against Transgender Care For Minors
Mississippi banned gender-affirming care for transgender youth, the third state to do so this year. Meanwhile, a Republican-led House bill was approved Tuesday that would ban insurance coverage for young people's gender care.
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Want To Lower Your Disease Risks? Try 11 Minutes Of Daily Aerobics: Study
A large, new study has found that just 11 minutes of aerobic exercise daily, at moderate to vigorous energy levels, can lower cancer, cardiovascular disease, and premature death risks. The Washington Post says merely walking for 11 minutes can do the job, lowering premature death risk by 25%.
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FBI Finds That Ransomware Hackers Hit Health Sector Most In 2022
Bank Info Security reports "the brunt" of ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure sectors in 2022 was borne by health care and public health entities — schools came second. Also in the news, a fall in Mayo Clinic's profits, a tumble in GoodRx's revenues, an affordable housing project by CVS and more.
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Coronavirus ‘Lab Leak’ Theory Supported By FBI Director
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the source of covid was likely a laboratory leak in China, The Wall Street Journal reports. China's government maintains it has been "open and transparent" on its own efforts to trace covid's origin. Other news includes efforts to prevent the next pandemic.
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