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USA Today reports that part of the reason that a new study is showing marijuana use up among teens, one scientist thinks, is that the risk perception of the drug is dropping. Also: improving access to cancer care, Katie Couric's cancer diagnosis, mammograms, a rise in STI diagnoses, and more.
The telehealth service had systems in place to verify customer IDs, but was not using them to check details such as age, a report in the Wall Street Journal states, leading to minors being treated without parental consent. Meanwhile, in Oregon, hospitals sue the state over alleged mental health care failures.
The ongoing staff shortage is pressuring health systems to address concerns of some of their lower-earning staff, Modern Healthcare reports. Axios, meanwhile, highlights the "vague" language some nonprofit hospital systems use for charity care.
The first "clearly successful clinical trial for a new Alzheimer's disease treatment in two decades," Stat notes, has brought intense scrutiny to the drug and Japanese maker Eisai. Renewed concerns over treatment costs, an investor "bonanza," and worries if it will really impact patients' lives are reported.
Trials of Beta Bionics' iLet "bionic pancreas" device showed that the math needed to manage Type 1 diabetes can be reliably taken on by an automated system, which could lead to better blood glucose control for patients. The cost of insulin, and other drugs, is also in the news again.
Other "collective stress events" haven't been linked to personality change, The Guardian reports, but now psychologists find the peculiar combination of long-term duress and social isolation seem to have led to changes in the minds of young adults: more anxiety, for one.
Researchers studying zoonotic diseases expect the spread of such viruses to increase as more animal habitats are destroyed and the planet continues to warm. In related news, data on the monkeypox vaccine shows encouraging signs of efficacy.
The storm swamped HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida, forcing the four-floor hospital to cram patients into just two floors. Meanwhile, as Ian trudged north toward Georgia and South Carolina, hospitals there prepared for potential impacts.
At a White House summit Wednesday, President Joe Biden engaged public and private sector representatives to tackle hunger and food insecurity in the U.S. Among the targets discussed are updates to federal food assistance programs like WIC and SNAP, which have not been overhauled since their 1969 inception.
The Food and Drug Administration issued proposed rules that would only allow food packaging to bill the products as "healthy" — and use a new symbol — under more limited federal criteria. The measure is part of the Biden administration's stepped-up efforts to combat diet-based diseases like diabetes.
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The small-molecule drug can target proteins involved in circadian processes and may prove useful against the most common cancerous brain tumor in adults. Conversely, other research finds that poor reporting on harms caused by cancer screenings could potentially expose patients to hazards.
A new study looks into how biological age can outpace chronological age when people suffer poor mental health, and at a rate worse than smoking and that of certain diseases. Separately, research looks at how pregnancy during a hurricane can later impact a child's mental health.
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
Media outlets report that previous stories about the impact that covid shots had on menstrual periods were valid, as shown by a study involving nearly 20,000 people globally. Separately, a study says a new covid mutation seems to lead to resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir.
That $1.5 trillion figure was reached in 2020, a Congressional report shows, and it is likely to grow. Meanwhile, ABC News reports the Department of Justice seized of 10 million fake fentanyl-laced pills between May and September of this year alone.
AP, reminding us that Walmart is also the nation's largest private employer, says the retailer has partnered with fertility startup Kindbody. Also: a $20 million donation to Episcopal Health Foundation to boost Texas health care, a $35 million investment in GoHealth, and more.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed into law new abortion measures — some of which aim to protect out-of-state patients from being investigated in places where abortion is illegal. One of the laws also requires insurers to cover vasectomy costs starting in 2024.
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