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Massachusetts Scores Big With ARPA-H Hub

December 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Research universities, hospitals, and life sciences companies collectively received $276 million in federal funds after the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health opened in Cambridge last fall. In other news: The nationwide McDonald’s E. coli outbreak is officially over.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, December 4, 2024

December 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Medicaid funding, DEA nominee, drugstores closing, overdoses, abortion access, long covid, food safety, vaccines, and more.

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DEA Nominee Chronister Bows Out

December 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Also, news outlets weigh the fallout of some of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans and policies: a reduced home health and long-term care workforce if certain immigrants are deported; and more than 3 million Medicaid recipients at risk of losing coverage.

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European Restrictions on Trans Care May Play Role In Supreme Court Fight

December 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

Four European countries have made moves to restrict some transgender care for minors. Conservatives might cite actions abroad as they argue in support of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care in front of the Supreme Court today.

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Now Included In First-Aid Guidelines: Overdoses, Seizures, And More

December 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

In the first update since 2010, the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross have included how to treat opioid overdoses and open chest wounds, among other things. Other industry news includes strikes, hospital closures, Medicare Advantage, and more.

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Biden Seeks To Abolish ‘Sub-Minimum Wage’ For People With Disabilities

December 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

But the process to approve the rule change will spill into the Trump administration, which could abandon the effort. Approximately 38,000 workers would be affected by the change.

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Study: Nearly 3 In 10 US Drugstores Shuttered In One Decade

December 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

The study, published Tuesday in Health Affairs, found the pharmacy losses were most acute in Black and Latino neighborhoods. Also in pharma news: Orexo scraps plans for an app that treats depression; scientists explore encapsulating medicines in silk; and more.

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First Edition: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024

December 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Nursing Homes Fell Behind on Vaccinating Patients for Covid

By Sarah Boden December 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Last winter, only 4 in 10 nursing home residents got an updated covid vaccine. The low uptake leaves a fragile population vulnerable. Some industry watchdogs say it could be a sign of eroding trust between nursing home residents and providers.

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9 States Poised To End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding

By Phil Galewitz December 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

About 3.7 million people are at immediate risk of losing health coverage should the federal government cut funding for Medicaid expansions, as some allies of President-elect Donald Trump have proposed. Coverage could be at risk in the 40 states that have expanded Medicaid.

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Si Trump recorta fondos, millones de personas en nueve estados podrían perder Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz December 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Los estados son Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, Carolina del Norte, Utah y Virginia.

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Viewpoints: Health Care Data Storage Wastes A Lot Of Electricity; Kennedys Shaped Health Policy Since The 1920s

December 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers weigh in on these topics and others.

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Even Negotiated Medicare Prices Of 10 Drugs Higher Than In Peer Nations

December 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Researchers analyze the prices on drugs negotiated by Medicare, in comparison to what they cost in other countries. Other Medicare news relates to Medicare Advantage ratings, open enrollment, and veterans.

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Wary Of Restrictions From Trump, Transgender People Stock Up On Meds

December 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

President-elect Donald Trump has said he would “sign an executive order instructing every federal agency to cease the promotion of sex or gender transition at any age” on his first day in office, The Guardian notes. Plus: LGBTQ+ news from the Supreme Court, Utah, and Boston.

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Texas Activists Advocate Shoring Up Ailing Rural Maternal Health System

December 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

A set of proposals titled “The Rural Texas Maternal Health Rescue Plan” will be put in front of legislators for the upcoming session. Almost half of all Texas counties offer no maternity care services. Other news includes a death penalty case in Texas; mental health in Colorado and California; and more.

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Health Systems Shifting To Outpatient Care As They Adapt To Changing Needs

December 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Organizations are eyeing expansion of out-of-hospital care and are downsizing their acute care network as patients get comfortable with in-and-out procedures and home recovery.

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Visceral Fat May Be Early Marker Of Alzheimer’s

December 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

New research points to a link between excess belly fat in middle age and shrinkage in the memory centers of the brain, which could be an early indicator of a future Alzheimer’s diagnosis. In other news, ProPublica reports that formaldehyde is the most cancerous air pollutant in the country: “Nobody in the United States is safe.”

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, December 3, 2024

December 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Nursing home staffing, medical debt, mental health courts, abortion law, report on covid response, drug prices, trans health, and more.

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Idaho Adults Who Harbor Or Transport Girls For Abortions Can Be Punished

December 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Although the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Idaho’s abortion trafficking law may stand, it did rule that language prohibiting “recruiting” activity to obtain an abortion is overly broad and unconstitutional. Other abortion news is from Wisconsin and California.

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House Covid Panel Releases Final Report Critical Of Pandemic Response

December 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic criticized efforts of the WHO, as well as social distancing and mask mandates, and credited Operation Warp Speed. Also in covid-related news, Donald Trump’s health agency nominees, nursing homes, and more.

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