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Viewpoints: Litigation May Create Another Formula Crisis; Let’s Offer Hep C Treatment At Addiction Centers

July 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers examine infant formula and fortifiers, hepatitis C, palliative care, and more.

Morning Briefing for Tuesday, July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Bird flu, prescription drug affordability, J.D. Vance’s health record, abortion access, extreme weather, opioids, and more are in the news.

USDA Confirms Months-Old Bird Flu Infection In Oklahoma Dairy Herd

July 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

The dairy only recently sought testing after learning it could receive financial aid for lost milk production. Meanwhile, as we learn of a wider outbreak among dairy cows, the CDC is sending a team to Colorado to help manage that state’s response to human and poultry infections.

Blue Cross Won’t Appeal North Carolina State Worker Health Care Contract

July 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

The decision not to pursue further litigation means Aetna will assume responsibility for managing benefits for state workers and teachers. Separately, former leaders of Outcome Health are appealing their fraud convictions.

Restrictive Abortion Laws Hinder Training For Complex OB-GYN Cases

July 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Medical students in North Carolina report encountering situations in which they aren’t learning how to care for patients with complicated circumstances. Related news is from South Dakota, Oklahoma, Michigan, and more.

Where Vance Stands On Abortion Access, Health Investments, Opioids

July 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Following the announcement of J.D. Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate, news outlets are diving into the first-term senator’s past statements and work on health care policy. The 19th writes that his anti-abortion positions have softened a bit in recent weeks to be more in line with the Trump campaign. And Stat looks as his record of health investments as a VC investor and his focus on the opioid epidemic due to a family connection.

Prescription Drug Affordability Boards Gain Steam Across The Country

July 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Stateline reports on the growth of these watchdogs while noting that consumers have yet to see significant savings. Also in the news: Outlets report on the impact of corporate landlords on tenants’ health and on whether a sleep apnea cure would lead more insurers to cover weight-loss drugs.

Investigation Accuses Umbilical Cord Blood Banks Of Misleading Clients

July 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

A New York Times investigation says leading newborn cord blood banks have “consistently misled customers and doctors” about the promise held by freezing umbilical cords. Also in the news: fine white skin hair as a cancer warning, sleep habit links to dementia risk, and more.

Immunologists Find Calcium Transport Explanation For Gulf War Syndrome

July 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

Molecules involved in transporting necessary calcium into cells were found to be not working in veterans with Gulf War Illness. The discovery opens up the chance for future treatments. Meanwhile, as of early 2023, scientists say nearly 18 million U.S. adults had suffered long covid.

New York State Opioid Settlement Board Demands Spending Oversight

July 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

New York’s Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board is calling on New York City, Suffolk County, and Nassau County to reveal more data on how they’re spending countless millions in opioid settlement payments. Also in the news, courses on AI in medicine, states with poor quality of life, and more.

First Edition: July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

Before Michigan Legalized Surrogacy, Families Found Ways Around the Ban

By Kate Wells, Michigan Public July 16, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Until this spring, Michigan was the only state that had a broad criminal ban on surrogacy. Many families say that left them in limbo: forcing them to leave the state to have children, finding strangers on Facebook who would carry their child, or going through the legal hassle of having to adopt their biological children.

Despite Past Storms’ Lessons, Long-Term Care Residents Again Left Powerless

By Sandy West July 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Even after multiple massive power outages — including one from a 2021 winter storm in Texas that prompted a U.S. Senate investigation — little has changed for older Americans in senior living facilities when natural disasters strike.

Colorado Poultry Workers Battle Bird Flu in Heat Wave as US Struggles to Contain Outbreak

By Amy Maxmen Updated July 19, 2024 Originally Published July 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

So far, all 10 cases reported nationally this year at dairy and poultry farms have been mild, consisting of respiratory symptoms and eye irritation. Scientists have warned that the virus could mutate to spread from person to person, like the seasonal flu, and spark a pandemic.

Trabajadores avícolas en Colorado en riesgo de gripe aviar, en medio de la ola de calor y con el país luchando para frenar el brote

By Amy Maxmen July 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Es probable que las cinco personas se infectaran por manipular pollos, a los que se les había encargado sacrificar en respuesta a un brote de gripe aviar en esa granja.

Warnings Raised Over Forever Chemical Impact On Baby Formula

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Worries over infant health and development are noted after nanoplastics and forever chemicals are shown to disrupt the chemical structure of important molecules in baby formula and breast milk, Newsweek reports. Weight loss drugs, energy drinks, and the polluted River Seine are also in the news.

Officials Raise Awareness Over Measles Cases And Exposure In Mich., NYC, N.H.

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, Colorado reports four new human cases of bird flu, and a national summertime wave of covid appears to grow.

First Year Of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Plan Shows Few Have Coverage

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

The only state Medicaid plan with a work requirement is showing cracks after its first year, AP reports: With just 4,300 members, numbers are much lower than officials projected and roughly 100 times fewer than what full Medicaid expansion in Georgia would cover.

Morning Briefing for Monday, July 15, 2024

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Heat health dangers, gun violence and mental health, abortion access, ACOs, doctor pay, immunizations, covid, and more are in the news.

Battle Over Medicare’s Physician Pay Rates Might Heat Back Up

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

With doctor lobbyists pessimistic that Congress will increase physician pay rates overall, it’s expected that primary care doctors and specialists will be left to duel over the available funds. Other news reports on payments for digital mental health therapies.

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