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Kentucky Bans ‘Designer Xanax’ In Response To Increasing Overdoses
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, announced Monday that bromazolam, aka "Designer Xanax," has been reclassified as a Schedule 1 drug. Other states making news: Connecticut, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Florida, California, and Texas.
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HHS Authorizes FDA To Use Animal Drugs To Fight Screwworms
Although there are no specific FDA-approved drugs in the U.S. to treat the parasite, the emergency authorization paves the way for the use of animal drug products approved for other purposes or available in other countries. Plus: Legionnaires’ disease, plague, measles, and more.
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RFK Jr. Scoffs At Pediatrics Group For Still Encouraging Covid Vaccines
After the American Academy of Pediatrics broke with HHS guidance, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused the group of being in the pocket of pharmaceutical companies. AAP says its guidance is based on science. Vaccine researchers weighed in, saying: "There is no scientific evidence to support the changes that HHS made to covid vaccine recommendations."
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Rising Health Care Costs For Employers Means Less Coverage For Employees
A report by the Business Group on Health showing health care costs projected to rise 9% in 2026 has caused companies to reevaluate benefits and contracts for the coming year. A survey shows 66% of employers are worried Medicaid and Medicare cuts will mean hospital cost increases for the commercially insured.
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CMS Plans To Remove Noncitizens From Medicaid And CHIP
Meanwhile, Iowa Medicaid work requirements are set to go into effect in January. Also: the impact of Medicaid cuts on Black children; provider reimbursement rate cuts in North Carolina; and more.
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In A First, FDA OKs Glucose Monitoring System For Weight Management
The system, from Signos, offers three- and six-month plans ($139 and $129 a month, respectively), and the company will send all of the continuous glucose monitors a patient needs, CNBC reported. Plus: Some veterans are losing insurance coverage for weight loss drugs.
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First Edition: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Discredited Vaccine Critic Shouldn’t Be On Autism Study; $50B To Save Rural Hospitals Won’t Be Enough
Editorial writers examine these public health issues.
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Bucking The CDC, Pediatric Experts Back Covid Vaccine For Young Kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation is for children ages 6 to 23 months. In May, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed the covid vaccine from the CDC's immunization schedule for healthy children. Meanwhile, MedPage Today reports on how financial conflicts of interest in federal vaccine panel members have actually fallen since 2000.
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Cash-Paying US Customers May Buy Ozempic At Discounted Rate Of $499
'We do believe that people who face high out-of-pocket costs need more options,” said Kevin Donahoe, diabetes marketing chief for Novo Nordisk. Plus: a look at the drugmaker's alliance with GoodRx; how pharmaceutical companies and health systems are responding to tariffs; and more.
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Hospitals Lean On Community Health Workers To Help Prevent ER Crowding
As Modern Healthcare reported, a rush of people left uninsured because of Medicaid cuts and/or ACA changes could overwhelm already packed emergency departments and hospitals. Community health workers can help people navigate insurance coverage to help prevent this.
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Health Officials Say Texas Measles Outbreak Is Over, But Threat Lingers
Although no new cases have been reported in the Lone Star State for 42 days — double the virus' incubation period — the area could see more infections due to the rise across the nation. Other states' health threats include measles in Colorado, Valley fever in California, and malaria in New Jersey.
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Psychedelics Show Promise For Treating Postpartum Depression
Reunion Neuroscience is conducting clinical trials on an injectable, single-dose drug that produces a state that’s similar to psilocybin but is generally much shorter, lasting about four hours. It also requires significantly less time in a clinical setting than medications already on the market.
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Use Of Over-The-Counter Opill Is High Among First-Time Birth Control Users
When Opill became available a year ago, public health experts anticipated it would benefit women without health insurance and those residing in rural areas. The goal was to boost access to reproductive care. A new study shows that the pill is having its desired effect.
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First Edition: Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Canceling mRNA Funding Taints Operation Warp Speed, Puts Us In Danger Of Another Pandemic
Opinion writers discuss public health topics.
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Leaked MAHA Report Largely Dodges Policy Proposals, Seeks More Studies
Stat unpacks key parts of the “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy," which mentions “addressing vaccine injuries.” It stops short of tackling HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s priorities (such as banning prescription drug marketing), hardly mentions ultraprocessed foods, and softens his tone on pesticides. Plus, Kennedy rules out another run for president.
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Judge Again Rejects Ending Protections For Immigrant Minors In US Custody
Both Trump administrations have sought to end the Flores Settlement Agreement, which outlined care standards for children in detention facilities. “There is nothing new under the sun regarding the facts or the law," said U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles. Plus: D.C.'s homeless struggle with new order; aid groups seek a full appeals court review over funding block; and more.
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With VA Union Contracts Voided, Staff Lose Extra Time Off After Baby Comes
Roughly 400,000 Veterans Affairs employees have lost the four extra weeks of unpaid maternity and paternity leave that the union contracts provided. Those affected include people giving birth this week, and those already on leave. Most VA employees are women.
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