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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on weight loss, syphilis, mental health, lead poisoning, and more.

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WHO’s New Guidance Aims To Head Off Bloodstream Infections From Catheters

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Peripheral intravenous catheters are commonly used for hospital inpatients, but the WHO wants to improve poor practices in insertion and maintenance that can cause infections. Also in the news: Merck’s endometrial cancer therapy fails; Novo Nordisk targets new obesity drugs; more.

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Republicans Target NIH For Changes If They Win Senate Control Next Year

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, says reforms at the federal health agency are “overdue.” Separately, an NIH official will appear later this month before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic to answer questions about the covid pandemic timeline.

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New Maps Improve Deep Brain Stimulation For OCD Therapy

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

CNN covers improvements in deep brain stimulation treatments. Also, an experimental spinal cord implant helped a patient with Parkinson’s disease to walk. A gene therapy trial that allowed a baby born with profound deafness to hear is also in the news.

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Florida Medicaid Unwinding Cut Coverage, CHIP From 600,000 Kids

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Report writers examining Medicaid review processes wrote that Florida was one of the states prioritizing “hasty” removal of kids from support programs. Also in the news: a slowdown in deadly overdoses in L.A. County homeless people; more.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Ascension hack, bird flu, IVF benefits, NIH, Planned Parenthood funds, covid shot, Medicaid, and more are in the news. Plus, weekend reads.

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Cyberattack Against Ascension Is Latest Hack To Disrupt Patient Care

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

News outlets report that patients of some of hospital chain Ascension’s facilities have had procedures delayed or been diverted to other hospitals. Doctors have also lost access to some records.

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Gay Couple Launches Class-Action Lawsuit Against NYC For IVF Benefits

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

New York City only provides in vitro fertilization benefits to employees who are women or heterosexuals. A first-of-its-kind class-action lawsuit alleges that policy is discriminatory to gay men.

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The Time To Act On Bird Flu Is Now, FDA Chief Advises Lawmakers

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Although the risk to humans is still low, a proactive stance—incorporating protective gear, research, and vaccine readiness—could stem the spread of the virus afflicting mainly poultry and cattle. Meanwhile, the CDC is coming up against resistance over its push for PPE for farm workers.

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Missouri Governor Signs Bill Targeting Planned Parenthood Funding

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

The measure blocks Medicaid reimbursements to health centers affiliated to abortion providers, which the Missouri Independent notes will impact Planned Parenthood’s health services to low-income patients. Meanwhile a Colorado abortion assistance fund is seeing rising demand, much from Texas.

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First Edition: May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Their First Baby Came With Medical Debt. These Illinois Parents Won’t Have Another.

By Noam N. Levey May 10, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Millions of new parents in the U.S. are swamped by medical debt during and after pregnancy, forcing many to cut back on food, clothing, and other essentials.

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Democrats Seek To Make GOP Pay for Threats to Reproductive Rights

By Samantha Liss May 10, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Democrats running for office are using abortion rollbacks to galvanize voters, with abortion rights ballot initiatives amplifying their lines of attack. In Missouri, the leading Democratic candidate for the Senate also blames Republican Sen. Josh Hawley for threatening access to IVF.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Newly Minted Doctors Are Avoiding Abortion Ban States

May 9, 2024 Podcast

For the second year in a row, medical school graduates across specialties are shying away from applying for residency training in states with abortion bans or significant restrictions, according to a new study. Meanwhile, Medicare’s trustees report that the program will be able to pay its bills longer than expected — which could discourage Congress from acting to address the program’s long-term financial woes. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins University schools of nursing and public health and Politico Magazine, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

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Viewpoints: Loneliness Is To Blame For Mental Health Crisis; We Must Prevent Pigs From Contracting H5N1

May 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers examine America’s mental health, bird flu, covid, and caregiving.

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People, Plants, Animals Suffering Worse Diseases Due To Climate Change

May 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

Several large studies point to the impact that environmental changes are having on infectious diseases. Also in the news: colon cancer rates in younger people, decaf coffee’s health risks, and the Army’s expansion of food kiosks.

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Research Roundup: Bacterial Vaginosis; Leukemia; and Covid

May 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.

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To Curb Rabies, US Makes It Tougher For Dogs To Enter The Country

May 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

For most dog owners, it’s as simple as verifying that Fido has an up-to-date rabies vaccination. But for animals from high-risk nations, it could potentially mean a 28-day quarantine.

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Appeals Court Rules That Researchers Can Access California Gun Owner Data

May 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

A federal appeals court backed a state law supporting research into gun and ammunition data, concluding the law doesn’t violate gun owners’ privacy or ownership rights. Meanwhile, in Connecticut, a bill to shorten wheelchair repair times advances.

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Neuralink Implant Trial Encounters Setback In First Human Patient

May 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

Some of the “threads” that connect the Neuralink to Noland Arbaugh’s brain have withdrawn from the tissue, but the company has adjusted the system to compensate for reduced data going to the device. Separately, Google reveals an AI tool for biomolecule prediction.

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