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Adjuvanted Flu Vax More Effective Than High-Dose Shots For Older Adults

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

A new study of patient data found different effectiveness in flu shots in preventing complications from the illness in older adults with risk factors. Separately, a patient receiving CAR-T therapy for lupus experienced a neurological side effect.

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Georgia’s Governor Defends Medicaid Work Requirement Program

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

AP notes that the Georgia Pathways program has signed up only a tiny fraction of eligible residents. In other news from across the country, a new Illinois law bans corporal punishment in all schools; a Texas jury finds the parents of a 2018 school shooter not liable; and more.

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WHO: 2.6 Million Deaths In 2019 Linked To Alcohol Is Unacceptable

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

In other news, an implant that responds in real time to brain signals helped ease symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in a trial. Meanwhile, a new study of Alzheimer’s disease found diagnosis rates differ widely across the nation in a way not explained by dementia risk factors.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, August 20, 2024

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Traveling to die, abortion and covid talk at the DNC, fertility rate, hospital news, PBMs, flu shots, alcohol deaths, and more

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Abortion And — Surprisingly — Covid Are Hottest Topics On First Day Of DNC

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

In a lengthy speech, President Joe Biden touted his many health care accomplishments during his single term. In perhaps the biggest surprise of the Democratic National Convention, several speakers criticized former President Donald Trump’s inaction during the covid pandemic and mentioned a relative who died from the virus.

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Planned Parenthood Draws Patients From 6 States To New Kansas Clinic

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

The new center in Pittsburg will offer reproductive health care for Kansans as well as abortion services to women who make the trek there from states where the procedure has been banned. Also, as more women are having to travel for care, abortion funds are running low.

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US Fertility Rate Posts All-Time Low

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

There were about 68,000 fewer babies born in 2023 compared with the year before, CDC data indicate. Moreover, fewer women are seeking prenatal care, a trend attributed in part to the lack of access to reproductive health care in states that have taken a hardline stance on abortion.

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First Edition: Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024

August 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

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Traveling To Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism

By Debby Waldman August 20, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Medical aid in death is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia. But only Oregon and Vermont explicitly allow out-of-state people who are terminally ill to die with assistance there. So far, at least 49 people have made the trek while state legislation stalls elsewhere.

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Harris Did Not Vote To ‘Cut Medicare,’ Despite Trump’s Claim

By Jacob Gardenswartz August 20, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Former President Donald Trump’s claim that Vice President Kamala Harris voted to “cut Medicare” is false, experts say.

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Viajar para morir: la última forma de turismo médico

By Debby Waldman August 20, 2024 KFF Health News Original

La muerte asistida sigue siendo un tema controversial. Es un derecho, o no se permite, dependiendo del estado en donde se viva.

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Los contrastes de las fórmulas Harris-Walz y Trump-Vance en la atención de salud

By Stephanie Armour August 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

La elección de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris del gobernador de Minnesota, Tim Walz, como su compañero de fórmula está poniendo el tema de la atención médica en primer plano en la recta final hacia las elecciones presidenciales de noviembre.

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Supreme Court: 10 States Can Ignore LGBTQ+ Anti-Discrimination Rules

August 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

Ten Republican-led states had challenged Title IX expansion, and the Supreme Court declined to lift lower court bans on enforcing the anti-discrimination rules for students. Meanwhile, a new parental-consent law concerning medical treatments is said to worry school nurses in Tennessee.

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New Mechanical Heart Uses Clever Magnetic Tech From Rail Industry

August 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

The new BiVACOR artificial heart uses a magnetic levitating rotor to pump blood, eliminating wear issues seen with more traditional artificial heart pumps. The nation, meanwhile, is facing a shortage of donated blood—particularly the useful Type O variant.

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Viewpoints: The ER System Is Broken, And Profit Seeking Is To Blame; Good News On Lowering Drug Pricing

August 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss these current issues.

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Humana Strikes $90 Million Settlement In Lawsuit On Medicare Overcharges

August 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

The agreement would settle a lawsuit by a whistleblower who alleges that the health insurer overcharged the federal Medicare program while administering prescription drug benefits. Humana did not admit wrongdoing in the agreement.

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CDC Warns Pregnant People To Avoid Cuba In Oropouche Virus Outbreak

August 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

The disease is spread by small flies and some types of mosquitoes and can cause sudden fever, severe headaches, and chills. Meanwhile, the first human case of mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis since 2020 in Massachusetts was reported.

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Updated Covid Shots Might Get FDA Clearance As Soon As This Week

August 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

The shots, from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, will target the KP.2 strain of the virus. There’s no word on whether the FDA will address Novavax’s shot targeting JN.1. Meanwhile, the CDC says KP.3.1.1 is now the dominant strain in the U.S. (Feeling lost? Both KP.2 and KP.3 are part of the FLiRT variants, which are subvariants of JN.1, which is a subvariant of omicron.)

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HCA Profit-Centric Management Drove Mission Hospital Doctors Away: Report

August 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

A new report from Wake Forest University found a poor working environment for nurses and dangerous situations for patients were caused by HCA’s management style at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, 6 Steward Health hospitals now have new owners.

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First At-Home Test For Syphilis Coming To Stores This Fall

August 19, 2024 Morning Briefing

The test, which is called First To Know and will cost $29.98, uses a drop of blood and offers results in about 15 minutes. Other news is on pap smears, salpingectomies, and uterus transplants.

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