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Many of the CEOs and presidents stepping down from hospitals and insurance companies are retiring, Modern Healthcare reports, and many of the departing executives have been at their organizations for decades. Also, Elevance Health files a lawsuit in federal court over CMS' Medicare Advantage quality scores.
The New York Times reports on new research finding that regular fentanyl users can tolerate previously "unsurvivable" amounts of the drug, complicating standard treatment regimens for opioid addiction. Also: maternal RSV vaccination, pediatric drownings, mental health stigma, and more.
At least 20 have been hospitalized due to cyclospora, a parasite transmitted through food and water contaminated with feces that causes stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, and severe diarrhea, The New York Times reports. Also in the news: West Nile virus, tick-borne illnesses, and more.
The National Weather Service recorded daily record highs or ties across dozens of observing sites over the Independence Day weekend. And an estimated 20,000 people died in extreme heat across Europe last month as heat waves continue due to human-caused climate change, Axios reported.
Two former chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force warn that the recommendations could be shaped to benefit allies with financial ties to fitness and nutrition products, Politico reported.
The Hill reports on how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was used to defund Planned Parenthood last year, but due to complicated Senate rules for the bill's passing, the ban lasted only one year. As of July 4, Medicaid will once more be able to cover non-abortion care at Planned Parenthood clinics across the nation.
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A separate proposed rule would give dialysis providers a 1.1% pay increase in 2027, Modern Healthcare reports. Other industry news is on transgender care, hospital-at-home, medical drone delivery, and more.
The scientists have started a public benefits corporation to share the tech with other researchers. Stat reports on the debate over whether the cells can be considered alive due to their entirely synthetic nature.
CNN noted that death rates have continued to fall since the height of the covid pandemic. Other health news is on dementia, cheerleading injuries, "exercise snacks," and more.
The law, which took effect July 1, requires misoprostol and mifepristone to be prescribed in person and dispensed at a medical center. Other states making news are Illinois, New Jersey, Minnesota, North Carolina, Vermont, and California.
Nearly 300 trainees at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio were sickened with flu just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that flu vaccines would not be mandatory for troops. That policy has since been reversed. Meanwhile, the CDC is urging Americans to take precautions against West Nile virus during the July Fourth weekend.
The Drug Enforcement Administration said it plans to classify the compound as a Schedule 1 substance — the same category as heroin and LSD, The New York Times reported. The ban will last for two years but could be extended. The DEA did not take action against supplements containing the natural form of kratom, which federal officials have cautioned carries similar health risks, The Times wrote.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Note to readers: The First Edition will not be published Friday in observance of Independence Day. Look for it again in your inbox Monday.
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The new development could make it even more difficult to contain the Ebola outbreak, Stat reported. Both diseases are viral hemorrhagic fevers. Also: Concern rises over possible disease outbreaks in the wake of the Venezuelan earthquakes.
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