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News outlets explore the post-midterms prospects for health and science legislative initiatives. In other election updates, Colorado has become the second state to legalize "magic mushrooms."
A new study finds the uptick in emergency room visits driven by children with suicidal thoughts began even before the pandemic. Bangor Daily News reports on higher risk of poor mental health in two Maine counties. Other news covers Alaskan soldiers, Texas veterans, and more.
The drug candidate did not demonstrate that it could slow the progression of dementia in two drug trials. Stat reports that it did slightly slow decline compared to placebo, but not meaningfully enough. Separately, the benefits of crossword puzzles against cognitive decline are reported.
Levels are "very high" in seven states and Washington, D.C. Axios says CDC data also show the flu season is hitting harder and earlier than in previous years. AP reports that several California hospitals have had to erect tents to cope with overflow patients.
A newly published study compared schools that required universal masking and those that did not. It found "striking" evidence that face coverings were effective in limiting spread to students and staff members.
Researchers find that covid reinfections can carry significantly higher risks of severe symptoms, hospitalization, or death than the first bout with covid.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A report in Stat notes that the gestational age of a fetus could mean abortion is legal in one state, but illegal in another — yet it's not an absolute. Also: in South Carolina, efforts to pass a stricter abortion ban failed Wednesday, and abortions in Illinois reportedly increased after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Editorial writers tackle these public health issues.
Meanwhile, in South Dakota, voters approved Medicaid expansion but a KHN report notes that as in other conservative states, exactly when and how politicians and administrators will move forward with the process is unclear. Other news is from Colorado, Idaho, California, Texas, and elsewhere.
New data published in JAMA Psychiatry show that when Black and Hispanic patients are prescribed buprenorphine, the typical duration is shorter than for white patients. In other news, a different study shows relaxed prostate cancer screening guidelines may preferentially serve white patients.
A study into the impact of mindfulness meditation on anxiety, compared with taking the generic version of the drug Lexapro, finds that an eight-week intensive program of meditation worked equally well. Separately, Eli Lilly was ordered to pay $176.5 million to Teva Pharmaceuticals for patent infringement issues.
The trial could be a major advance for people living with blood disorders. Cells used were grown from stem cells taken from adult donor blood. Also: Infantile Pompe disease, young life scientists leaving academia, and more.
The outbreak killed 1 person and sickened more than a dozen others from April 2021 to September 2022. In other updates, the World Health Organization says the number of global monkeypox cases rose slightly last week.
With 10,000 deaths a week due to covid still reported globally, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urges continued vigilance, while saying: "We have come a long way, and this is definitely cause for optimism."
Political prognosticators anticipated a Republican "red wave" in this week's midterm elections. Instead, the known results were far more mixed due in large part to voters who back abortion access. Congressional balance of power is still up in the air.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Note to readers: KHN's First Edition is off Friday in honor of Veterans Day. Look for it in your inbox Monday.
Forbes says a "wide margin" of South Dakotans voted to approve a ballot measure to extend Medicaid cover to over 40,000 low-income adults. Vox notes that this is now the seventh time in a row nationwide in which voters have approved such a measure.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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