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A new case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act is due to be heard at the Supreme Court in November. News outlets look at how a new court composition, following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, could impact that health law case or future ones.
In the absence of Ruth Bader Ginsburg from the Supreme Court bench, Roe v. Wade is expected to again be contested and as well as other state restrictions on the procedure. The issue is expected to dominate the debate over her replacement.
The unique nature and timing of the coronavirus crisis gripping the world leaves grieving families and communities to mourn in isolation while government officials struggle to contain the pandemic, especially during an election year. And new cases are again on the rise.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers express views on why some countries have been stronger at stopping COVID's spread, and other issues, as well.
Editorial writers express views on these public health issues and others.
Global news is from the Italy, Congo, Yemen, Nigeria, South Sudan, South Korea and India.
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy over the weekend. This week's selections include stories on COVID, children's health, suicide, transgender issues, the blast in Beirut, domestic violence and the children born on Sept. 11, 2001.
In a blog post, Facebook also said it would limit groups tied to violence. Other public health news is on home dialysis, community living, childhood vaccines and more.
Media outlets report on news from California, Texas, South Dakota, New York, Idaho, Oregon, Louisiana, Colorado and District of Columbia.
The news comes one day after the conference announced it will resume playing football next month.
News from North Carolina, Texas, South Dakota, California, Virginia, Rhode Island and Indiana schools is reported.
All of the cyberattacks, which also targeted Allina Health and Regions Hospital in Minnesota, were part of a ransomware attack on a cloud computing company called Blackbaud.
In a letter Wednesday, 11 state officials asked the company to "responsibly commit to being a part of our nation's recovery from COVID-19, both medically and economically, by repricing this drug more affordably."
More than half of pregnant women who were tested were asymptomatic, according to two new studies. Research is on premature births, Pine Sol is an alternative for Clorox wipes, eyeglass protection and more.
The big questions persist: How did it start? How will it end? What went wrong? What other viruses are emerging?
Supply-chain glitches have yet to be fixed. On Thursday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said the country should “err on the side of saving lives” by federalizing the supply chain.
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) is on the data and safety monitoring committee for the drug aviptadil. The five-term congressman’s membership on the board is unusual; former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb told Politico he hadn’t heard of a member of Congress sitting on such a committee for any drug. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Dr. Anthony Fauci also make headlines.
“The prices are so high, the prices are so unaffordable — it’s just a runaway train,” said Gloria Sachdev, the chief executive of the Employers’ Forum of Indiana, a coalition that worked with RAND on the study.
The commission, announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in April, was tasked with enhancing strategies for infection control and prevention in facilities. The task force was made up of 25 appointed members, including infectious disease experts and directors of nursing homes. Critics claim it does little to set higher standards.
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