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The investigation pertains to a policy enacted in 2019 by the Los Angeles Unified School District that protects transgender students who might not have support at home. Other states making news: Alaska, Texas, Delaware, and more.
‘Ketamine Queen’ Jasveen Sangha is among the five people who pleaded guilty in the drug overdose death of actor Matthew Perry. She faced up to 65 years in prison. Plus, news about gabapentinoids, hormone replacement therapy, GLP-1 weight loss drugs, and more.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he intends to expose the "corruption" and "lies" that have harmed Americans. “We’re going to name the names of the forces that obstruct the paths to public health,” he said in a teaser video. Critics fear a podcast is just another way for him to spread misinformation.
The most recent action — higher payments to Medicare Advantage plans — will put $13 billion more in insurers' pockets, Stat reported. The policy also abandons reform that would have led to more accurate, and lower, insurance payments.
News outlets report on how the Middle East conflict is impacting medical supplies, drug prices, and even the amount of fluoride in some of Maryland's drinking water. Plus: An update on NIH payments.
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The suspect, who is charged in the deaths of three people at a waterfront bar in Southport on Sept. 27, was evaluated by three separate mental health experts. They concluded that Nigel Max Edge was not fit to stand trial but that he “may be restored to capacity through appropriate treatment, including medication and counseling,” at which point the legal case would resume.
Hennepin County Medical Center has faced a string of financial hardships, and changes in Medicare eligibility under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could cause even more stress. A proposed tax increase, if passed by the Legislature, might stave off a June closure of the safety-net hospital.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' amended charter — which calls for a “balance of specialty areas" — was published Monday in the Federal Register and likely will be filed next week after a required seven-day notice is fulfilled. This comes after the previous committee was blocked by a federal judge.
A study in JAMA found that many patients are not receiving genetic sequencing, which can often greatly improve a person's chances of survival. Patients with a low income, Medicare or Medicaid coverage, and those of Black or Hispanic ethnicity were less likely to receive sequencing. Also, advocates worry New York may be rolling back Medicaid coverage of biomarker precision testing.
There's also been a 15% reduction in prior authorizations for Medicare Advantage since June, when about 50 plans signed on to the reform pledge, Fierce Healthcare reported. In other industry news: Jefferson Health sues Aetna; most Americans still prefer getting medical advice from providers over AI; and more.
The state of Louisiana has argued that allowing the sale of mifepristone at the federal level prevents it from enforcing its strict ban on abortion. Federal Judge David Joseph, a Trump appointee, said that he would follow an FDA study of the drug that is in the works and asked the FDA for an update of its investigation within six months, AP reported.
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An international study found that about 95% of people labeled as allergic to penicillin were misdiagnosed as children or have grown out of the allergy. A smartphone app assesses patients' risk, and those deemed to have a low-risk penicillin allergy can be offered a direct oral challenge — a penicillin antibiotic — and observed for a possible reaction.
The measure is facing pushback because it has the potential to ensnare FDA-approved medications prescribed for common conditions that also are used to treat rare diseases. Plus, news on Medicaid cuts and conversion therapy.
According to a recent Department of Health and Human Services report, 152 youths in Michigan's direct-placement program were living in out-of-state facilities as of September, with some placed as far away as Arizona and Hawaii.
A patient was complaining of abdominal pain when he was admitted to the Bridgeport Hospital ICU the day before he died. The family's lawyers contend that a lack of onsite physicians slowed down intervention and made it difficult to communicate the severity of his symptoms, leading to his death. Yale New Haven Health, which owns the hospital, said it was unable to comment on pending litigation.
Respiratory syncytial virus peaked late, and the test positivity rate is higher than normal for this time of year. Because of that, health officials have extended the immunization period through April.
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