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Stanford University researchers found that early in the pandemic, 622 more U.S. physicians died than expected, but no excess deaths happened after April 2021 after vaccines became broadly available. Meanwhile, in the Bay Area, sewage data show a new covid wave is underway.
Texas is challenging guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services that asserts that federal law requires pharmacies dispense reproductive health prescriptions, including those that could end pregnancies.
Current funding for the "cancer moonshot" will expire in September. President Joe Biden has also talked about goals to reduce smoking in the U.S. as another route to tackle cancer.
Family members of Tyre Nichols were watching as President Joe Biden spoke passionately on the issues of gun violence and police killings. "Let’s come together and finish the job on police reform," Biden argued. He also called for a new assault weapons ban.
Now that Medicare beneficiaries are paying a maximum of $35 a month on life-saving insulin, President Joe Biden urged Congress to pass the same benefit for privately insured Americans, too. He also criticized talk of repealing Medicare's new power to negotiate some drug prices, while also touching on other health issues like abortion, veterans' health, and more.
After that assertion was met in the House chamber by outrage and jeers from Republican lawmakers, President Joe Biden said: “So folks, as we all apparently agree, Social Security and Medicare off the books now, right?”
Drug prices, mental health funding, addiction treatment, and combating cancer were among the health issues President Joe Biden addressed in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night as ones that lawmakers should be able to unite behind. He also briefly touched on more divisive ones like abortion access and Medicare.
Officials say that more air and water quality data is needed before residents can return to their homes, even though the fires related to the accident are now out. Bird flu is also in the news, along with air pollution risks for toddlers, and the threat to human health from fungi.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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News outlets report on cleanup efforts after the derailment of a train in East Palestine, Ohio, including a controlled burn of some of the chemicals of concern that were in the cars, releasing toxic fumes. The end of pandemic Medicaid cover in Texas and Pennsylvania is also in the news.
Patients who use marijuana can require higher doses of anesthesia during surgery, and the Wall Street Journal writes that increasing legal use is leading to more conversations about pot with patients. Politico reports that as evidence emerges of some of weed's health harms, lawmakers must play "catch-up."
Stat covers a study saying Hispanic, Latino, and non-Hispanic Black Americans on dialysis for end-stage kidney disease are most at risk for dangerous blood infections. Use of a central venous catheter into major veins was also found more risky. Meanwhile, Eisai's Alzheimer's drug has its first U.S. sales.
Modern Healthcare reports that there was a roughly 15% bump in private equity health care services deals in 2022 over 2021. Separately, CVS is said to be near a $10.5 billion deal to acquire Oak Street Health Inc. Staff shortages, data breaches, and quality of care matters are among other news.
Researchers found that "interference with cancer screening by periodic surges in covid-19 infections is a continuing problem," CIDRAP reports. Meanwhile, some oncologists argue that cancer screenings can negatively affect a person's mental health.
U.S. District Court judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said Monday that there may still be a constitutional right to abortion and that the relevant 13th Amendment link had been unexplored by the Supreme Court in the Dobbs ruling, which tackled the 14th Amendment. Other abortion news is from Iowa, Tennessee, Connecticut, and elsewhere.
Now that at-home testing is the norm, public health officials are having difficulty tracking covid trends, prompting a call for more people to submit results to an official site. Separately, a study suggests the tripledemic may have infected nearly 40% of U.S. households.
New York City's mayor is lifting requirements at the end of this week for city employees to be vaccinated against covid. And while the Navy recently did the same, holdovers from the policy are still being argued in court.
In his State of the Union address tonight, President Joe Biden is expected to push for a $35-per-month limit on insulin costs for privately insured Americans. Such a cap took effect for Medicare beneficiaries last month. News outlets preview other health measures that will be highlighted in the speech, like Medicaid and the ACA.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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