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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Extreme heat dangers, anti-smoking initiatives, Medicare, AI in health care, OTC birth control pills, malaria, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, July 18, 2023
RSV shot for infants, Alzheimer’s drug, extreme heat dangers, abortion law, drug shortages, covid, smallpox, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Monday, July 17, 2023
Alzheimer’s drugs, extreme heat and air quality, abortion access, obesity, covid, a mental health care “boom,” and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Friday, July 14, 2023
OTC birth control, deadly heat, Medicare physician pay, covid shot pricing, aspartame, trans health, STDs, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Thursday, July 13, 2023
Lead exposure to kids, extreme heat warnings, maternal health, flu, abortion law, AI in health care, drug prices, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Thursday, July 6, 2023
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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Maternal mortality, gun deaths, unhealthy heat, covid, abortion law, AI predictions, medical schools, drug costs, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Friday, June 30, 2023
Medical schools, RSV shots, privacy, maternal health, pathogen tracking, heat and smoke dangers, fentanyl, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Thursday, June 29, 2023
Unhealthy air and heat, health fraud, medical supply shortages, transgender bans, abortion, opioids, aspartame, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Health impacts of heat and smoke, pregnant workers law, abortion access, trans mental health, opioids, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Abortion laws, telehealth, malaria, covid, Fauci’s next gig, a nurse strike, weight loss drugs, and the bill of the month are in today’s news.
Morning Briefing for Monday, June 26, 2023
Birth control access, the Dobbs anniversary, covid variants, burned-out nurses, medical debt, mpox, fentanyl, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Friday, June 23, 2023
How a year without Roe has shaped US health care. Plus, vaping, diabetes, new covid shots, PFAS, gene therapy, fentanyl, and weekend reads.
Morning Briefing for Thursday, June 22, 2023
Medicare drug price negotiations, transgender care, maternal health, RSV shots, covid vaccines, medical debt, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Transgender health care, abortion law, opioid overdoses, anxiety, covid origins, drug shortages, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, June 20, 2023
The next CDC director, Medicaid losses, dementia, cancer, homelessness, heart disease, transgender health, and more are in the news.