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Amylyx Pharmaceuticals revealed its recently FDA-approved Relyvrio drug would cost about $12,500 per 28-day prescription. The drugmaker noted it would give the drug free to certain uninsured patients. Separately, reports say the "Ice Bucket Challenge" actually helped fund Relyvrio's development.
The congressionally-passed bill that keeps the federal government funded through mid-December included two Medicare programs. The Medicare Dependent Hospital program would have otherwise expired, while the Low-Volume Hospital program would have lost expanded eligibility criteria, Modern Healthcare reports.
The conservative-majority court is back in session starting Monday. Environmental protections, election law, and gay rights are already on the justices' docket, and other health-related cases are expected.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics says it's not a sign of poor hygiene and that sending children home can result in "significant stigma and psychological stress." In other news, studies show vaping is less risky than smoking, and coffee drinking is linked to longer life.
Scientists are examining whether microbial signatures may help locate cancerous tumors, and into how fungi get into tumors. A $49 million grant to boost Alzheimer's research, and diversity in medical research are also in research news.
Bloomberg reports "dozens" of lawsuits are aimed at Walmart, CVS, and other pharmacy chains with claims store-branded acetaminophen caused later child behavioral disorders.
The federal money will guarantee ongoing free health care for "tens of thousands" of young kids in lower-income homes and boost coverage for low-income young adults, the Oregonian reports. AP links the expanded coverage to health-related climate change expenses.
Modern Healthcare reports on a decision from District of Columbia Judge Rudolph Contreras, who found that a Health and Human Services Department lower reimbursement rate was "defective." Meanwhile, Michigan joins efforts to crimp costs from contract travel nurses.
A Maryland doctor and her spouse were arrested in a sting operation that claims to have caught them trying to give medical records on potentially influential U.S. figures to Russia, news outlets report. Also: a bill to reduce rabies shot costs and "vague" promises on health care in the temporary spending bill.
The small study showed that patients who died from covid sustained DNA damage to the heart. In separate news, the CDC has issued a new warning about monkeypox after a third U.S. death is recorded.
Mary Mayhew, CEO of the Florida Hospital Association, said 16 hospitals across the state had evacuated or were in the process of evacuating Thursday afternoon, NBC News reported. Kristen Knapp of the Florida Health Care Association told AP 43 nursing homes evacuated about 3,400 residents as of Thursday morning, mostly in southwest Florida.
After two years of decline, U.S. suicide rates rose 4% in 2021 over the previous year. Among 15- to 24-year-olds, the increase was 8%. Experts say the numbers are part of an escalating national mental health crisis exacerbated by the covid pandemic.
The drug manufactured by Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has been shown in a small study to slow the progression of ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative condition also known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease." Patients and disease advocates have been lobbying the FDA to approve the therapy — the first new one 5 years — but some scientists question if enough study has been done.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
The plan, a "first of its kind," was released Wednesday by the Department of Public Health. It also includes goals for reducing racial disparities in overdose deaths. Separately, reports say it's impossible to tell how many people seeking abortions are actually traveling to California.
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