First Edition: Sept. 17, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Viewpoints: How Important Are Rapid Tests In Fighting Covid?; Comparing Drunk Driving And Vaccine Resistance
Opinion writers tackle these covid and vaccine issues.
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Perspectives: Psychedelics Show Promise In Psychiatric Treatment; Telemedicine Stalled By State Licensing
Editorial writers weigh in on these public health issues.
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Newsom Uses Recall Win To Signal Democrats On Bold Covid Actions
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said other party members should "lean in" to strict covid measures since his recall victory showed Californians approve of his stance. Separately, Axios reports 26 states have limited officials' authority to make policy to protect people against covid.
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Covid Cases Taking An Important Downturn, WHO Signals
The World Health Organization says this week's 4 million global weekly cases represent the first big decline in more than two months. Meanwhile, the European Union has pledged an extra 200 million covid shots to African nations, and in China, over 1 billion people have been vaccinated.
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Research Roundup: Lung Transplants; Ebola; Gut Bacteria; Aging; Covid
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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Aetna Will Update Infertility Coverage After LGBTQ Bias Lawsuit
Just two days after a woman sued Aetna, alleging LGBTQ people had to pay tens of thousands for infertility treatment when heterosexual people didn't, the company said it will change its policy. DirectTrust, Atropos Health, Banner Health and more are also in the news.
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FDA Says It Will Review Experimental ALS Treatment
Meanwhile, Amgen said it's found improved tumor response rates when it combines a KRAS-blocking drug with another targeted cancer drug. Separately, generic Zantac makers said they will seek legal expenses after a failed lawsuit where people alleged they were damaged by the heartburn pills.
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Twice As Many States Have High Obesity Rates Than Before Covid
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 16 states had high obesity rates of over 35% in 2020 versus nine states in 2018. Racial disparities in maternal health care, appendectomy complications in Black children, mental illness, nutrition aid and more are also in the news.
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As Wildfire Fighters Battle Blazes, More Are Hit By Covid Than Last Year
Meanwhile, a Pew Research Center report shows most Americans believe that the covid pandemic threat is still serious and that the worst is yet to come. News outlets report infection surges, and the subsequent impact on health care services, across the country.
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Federal Judge Fast-Tracks Disability Case Against Texas’ Mask Mandate Ban
Fourteen Texas schoolchildren with disabilities have challenged Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates alleging discrimination. Separately, a federal judge chose not to block Florida's mask mandate ban for schools — a case also brought by parents of children with disabilities.
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Bill Created After Doctor’s Suicide Aims To Help Burned-Out Health Workers
As The Washington Post reports, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, which unanimously passed the U.S. Senate last month, would provide grant funding for suicide-prevention and peer-support mental health care programs at health care facilities and more.
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Is It Time To Boost? FDA Scientists Say Vaccine Effectiveness Is Holding Up
Plans from the Biden administration to allow third doses of the Pfizer covid vaccine, targeted to start next week, hinge on FDA approval. But after analyzing data submitted by Pfizer, the agency's scientists are voicing skepticism about that timing. News outlets report on the booster debate.
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Foreign, Visiting The US? White House Plans Could Mean You Must Be Vaxxed
The White House has indicated that when it revamps the current pandemic travel restrictions, it may include a requirement that international visitors have had covid vaccinations. A former Department of Transportation chief is also urging the Biden administration toward similar strict moves.
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After August Uptick, US Covid Vaccination Rate Declines
Southern and central regions of the U.S. are leading the decline in covid vaccination rates, reversing a positive trend seen a month ago and ahead of the impact of the president's new vaccine mandates. Meanwhile, Southwest Airlines is rewarding vaccinated workers with two days of bonus pay.
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Pfizer Targets November To Apply For Vaccine Authorization For Kids Under 5
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says clinical trial data on how well his company's covid vaccine works in 6-month to 5-year-old children could be released as early as the end of October. For children aged 5 to 11, emergency authorization could come sooner.
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Justice Department Filing Details ‘Devastating Effects’ Of Texas Abortion Law
An Oct. 1 hearing has been scheduled for a federal judge to hear a request by U.S. attorneys to temporarily block the restrictive law. News outlets report on other fallouts as well how the abortion fight is playing out in other states.
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Drug Pricing Plan Fails Key Test Of Democratic Support
With three moderate Democrats joining Republican opposition, the drug pricing provision was not approved in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s markup. Though the measure to allow Medicare to broadly negotiate prescription prices later passed another committee, the day's events heightened concerns over whether it can pass the full House.
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12.2M People Are On ACA Health Plans, The Most Since First Offered In 2014
About 2.8 million people signed up for Obamacare during the six-month special enrollment period that President Joe Biden ordered to help Americans during the pandemic, according to figures his administration released Wednesday.
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