First Edition: June 11, 2019
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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New Holding Center Opens To Relieve Overcrowded Detention Facilities, But Critics Worry Damage To Kids Already Done
The new shelter in Carrizo Springs, Texas opens following a fierce outcry over the quality of the facilities where detainees were held. But for some critics, the damage is bigger than just one building. "All of this is part of a morally bankrupt system," said Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas).
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Surge Of Border Arrests Drops Starkly Beyond What’s Normal For Hot Months In Hint That Flow May Be Receding
Border arrests are a metric used widely to estimate the number of illegal border crossings. Officials attribute the drop in part to Mexico's efforts to large groups of people moving through the country. Meanwhile, nationwide raids by ICE are set to start this weekend.
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Even Just A Small Amount Of Sugary Soda Or Juice A Day Linked To A Significant Increase In Cancer Risk
The study is observational and does not claim that drinking sugary drinks causes cancer. But after controlling for known variables, French researchers did find an association. The study is one of the first to find a connection between sweet drinks and cancer.
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Trump’s Ambitious Order Aims To Revolutionize ‘Stagnant’ Kidney Care System With Focus On Cost, Care And Donors
The wide-ranging executive order includes proposals to increase accessibility for at-home treatments, encourage kidney donations to address shortages, launch a public awareness campaign, develop artificial kidneys and more. President Donald Trump touted the plan as a "a first, second and third step" toward improving kidney care for Americans.
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‘The World Should Know What Is Happening’: Mother Talks To Congress About Daughter’s Death After Being Detained
Yazmin Juarez, a mother whose toddler died weeks after they were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in 2018, spoke of the girl's death to the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at a hearing called “Kids in Cages: Inhumane Treatment at the Border.” "Mariee was a healthy baby girl when she was taken into ICE custody. But 20 days later, she left with a life-threatening infection," Juarez said. "The people who run these facilities are supposed to take care of these children – little angels who have done nothing wrong."
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Viewpoints: FDA Can’t Act Fast Enough To Stem Rise Of Teen Vaping; Get Rid Of Racial Biases To Make Pregnancies Healthier For All Women
Opinion writers weigh in on these health care topics and others.
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Parsing Policy: Attempt To Have Courts Kill The Health Law Makes Sense Only To The GOP; What’s The Next Huge Idea To Lower Health Care Costs?
Editorial pages focus on these health care issues and others.
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State Highlights: Holy Cross Hospital Opens $6.5M Unit In Chicago To Address Mental Health Needs; Rhode Island Studies Ways To Improve Troubled City Schools
Media outlets report on news from Illinois, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Washington, Alaska, California, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, Colorado, District of Columbia and Florida.
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Membership-Based Primary Care Model Gets Boost As Advocate Aurora Expands System In Chicago Area
The model works by patients paying a certain amount annually for access to the physicians. Other health industry news focuses on acquisitions.
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What Does Quitting Opioids Actually Look Like Inside The Brain?
Scientists hope that studying the way the brain reacts during and after addiction will help them develop best practices for getting people to quit. In other news on the epidemic: debates about what to do with fentanyl; medication-assisted treatment; a decrease in opioid deaths; and more.
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Thousands Of Clients’ Health Reports Exposed By DNA-Testing Service
The genealogy reports that were left accessible to the public included customers’ full names alongside dates of birth and gene-based health information. In other news, Stat helps answer questions on voice recognition technology in health care.
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Synthetic Ebola Virus Allowed CDC To See Treatments’ Effectiveness, But Why Aren’t Actual Samples Being Shared, Researchers Ask
While praising the work, research groups stress the need to receive access to viral samples from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in order to speed up treatments. Public health news is also on uterine transplants, best music for high-intensity workouts, bed bug vigilance, treatment for peanut allergies, harms from vaping and transgender health.
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California Expands Medi-Cal To Cover Young Adults Living In Country Illegally As Issue Gains Traction In 2020 Race
California already covers low-income children regardless of immigration status, but now has become the first state in the country do go further to young adults. Meanwhile, the Democratic debate thrust the issue into the national spotlight after the candidates showed support for expanding health care coverage for everyone in the country. Meanwhile, border arrests are finally dropping, but still remain high.
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New Hampshire’s Republican Governor Plans To Sign Bill Enshrining Protections For People With Pre-Existing Conditions
Republican Governor Chris Sununu's announcement came on the same day that lawyers in a federal case that could overturn the Affordable Care Act hold oral arguments.
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CDC Urges Doctors To Report Early Cases Of ‘Devastating’ Polio-Like Illness In Children
Since 2014 there have been 570 cases of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, that leaves otherwise healthy children with weak limbs. The agency is urging doctors to quickly recognize and report the illness to health officials to help unravel the mysteries of AFM. It appears to peak every two years from August through October. 2018 saw the biggest outbreak with more than 200 cases.
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Va. Governor Called For A Special Session On Gun Control. An Hour-And-A-Half Later Lawmakers Adjourned With Little Done.
An array of proposals were on the agenda, but lawmakers put off dealing with any of them until at least November, with the Republican speaker of the House blasting Gov. Ralph Northam's move as “just an election year stunt.”
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In Sign Of Just How Big A Role Prevention Can Play, Most Perpetrators Of A Mass Attack In 2018 Made Threats First
The study also found that two-thirds of the attackers suffered from mental health problems. "We want the community to know prevention is everyone's responsibility," said Lina Alathari, the chief of the Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center. "Not just law enforcement."
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Women Who Get An Abortion Today Are Far More Likely To Be Poor Than In Decades Past
The data highlight the fact that it is lower-income women who are affected the most as states continue adding more and more stringent regulations to the procedure. One of the reasons for the change could be that financially secure women might have more access to contraception. But it may also be because there are currently more financial resources for low-income women to pay for abortion.
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Although Surprise Medical Bills Are One Of Few Bipartisan Issues In Congress, Fault Lines Are Starting To Emerge
Major health care players have a large interest in the outcome of any legislation on surprise medical bills, and they're making their voices heard to lawmakers. The rumbles are creating fault lines for senators, who are all largely in favor of acting in some way to address the issue.
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