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Buprenorphine and methadone are approved by the FDA to treat addiction to some opioids, but San Francisco is proposing to study using hydromorphone as an alternative. Also: The first payments from a $518 million opioid settlement start to reach Washington.
Although it's legal in the state, it's still illegal to buy it because no one is producing it in-state. Other health news is from California, Colorado, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
A report in CNN says the risk is more than doubled in the first three months after a patient learns of the diagnosis. The Guardian reminds us that this period thus requires much greater patient support. Other news includes mental health bots, workplace mental health care at Bank of America, more.
Risk of autism, ADHD, behavioral disorders, and other issues in children up to age 14 are not related to the taking of antidepressants during pregnancy, according to new data. Separately, reports cover scientists researching why CAR-T therapies work against only some cancers.
Inside Climate News covers Harvard research that details which hospitals are at risk of flooding — an issue in the spotlight after recent impacts on health services from Hurricane Ian. Separately, the merger of UnitedHealth and Change Healthcare complete their $13 billion merger.
The series of grants are aimed at training nurses, community workers, and public health professionals. Other news includes hospital bottlenecks from post-acute staffing gaps, a new contract for Michigan Medicine nurses, a death in an Iowa nursing home, and more.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association and the Children's Hospital Association wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for investigations into the threats and also pressed social media platforms to suppress misinformation.
The Daily Beast reports that Herschel Walker, who opposes abortion with no exceptions as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Georgia, reportedly paid for his girlfriend to have an abortion in 2009. He denied the allegation and threatened to sue.
Planned Parenthood's goal is to shorten the distance some patients have to travel as abortion access becomes more restricted in the U.S. The RV-based clinic, which will start out in Southern Illinois, will offer consultations and dispense abortion medications.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says its ability to accurately advise Americans about international covid hot spots is hampered by other spotty testing and infection data. The agency tells travelers the best way to stay safe is to keep up to date with vaccines.
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Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for accomplishing "something seemingly impossible: sequencing the genome of the Neanderthal," the Nobel committee announced.
Politico reports that since the president seemingly has "no interest" in loosening federal drug laws, despite progress in some states, courts may ultimately have to force the issue. Other news on legal and illegal drugs is from Ohio, Colorado, Texas, and elsewhere.
A doctor explains how a hurricane can be an emotionally traumatizing event. Other news from around the nation includes transgender youth in California; paramedic home visits in Missouri; public health crises in New York; and more.
A study reported by CIDRAP examined where the monkeypox virus concentrates in the body, finding lower levels in blood and urine than elsewhere. Other research looked at transmission risks in health care settings. Listeria, sleep apnea, and smartphone detection of car crashes are also in the news.
The new $314 million funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration is aimed at mental health professionals in schools and in emergency departments. Separately, Boise State Public Radio News reports that roughly $1 billion in federal grants will go to support student mental health.
The Dallas Morning News reports the region's largest health system charges roughly a third higher than the average for the state, and over three times Medicare rates. And it wants to raise prices still more. Separately, a Michigan-based hospital system lays off hundreds amid the worker crisis.
Health experts worry that another winter wave might be on its way. Meanwhile, a new study found that more than 16,000 Americans who died in the first 10 months of the pandemic had suffered from a combination of covid and cancer.
Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson said abortion providers would likely fail in their appeal that challenges her ruling that a Civil War-era law should be enforced. Meanwhile, Reuters reports how Vice President Kamala Harris is encouraging female Democrats to fight for abortion rights.
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