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First Edition: April 29, 2024

April 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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What Florida’s New 6-Week Abortion Ban Means for the South, and Traveling Patients

By Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times April 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Florida has served as a haven for Southern pregnant women with little or no access to abortions. But the Florida Supreme Court upheld a six-week abortion restriction that begins in May — so now women across much of the South seeking abortions will have to look farther afield.

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Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation

By Hannah Norman and Patricia Kime April 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The Department of Veterans Affairs has long given vets who served in Vietnam disability compensation for illness connected to Agent Orange harm. But those exposed at U.S. bases are still waiting for the same benefits.

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En Colorado, reevalúan leyes formuladas para proteger a los menores

By Kristin Jones April 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Hay esfuerzos en Colorado y otros estados para revertir las leyes que obligan a informar sobre sospechas de abuso o negligencia, argumentando que el resultado ha sido demasiados informes infundados, que perjudican desproporcionadamente a las familias que son pobres, negras, indígenas o tienen miembros con discapacidades.

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Journalists Drill Down on Bird Flu Risks, Opioid Settlement Payouts, and Fluoride in Drinking Water

April 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media over the past two weeks to discuss recent stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Whatever Happened to Biden’s Public Option?

By Elisabeth Rosenthal April 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

In the 2020 elections, then-candidate Joe Biden and many of his congressional colleagues loudly advocated for a federal “public option” health insurance plan. It was framed, at the time, as part of his incoming administration’s response to the pandemic. “Low-income Americans will be automatically enrolled in the public option at zero cost to them, though […]

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Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Medicaid Revenue Anyway.

By Phil Galewitz April 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Big health insurers that have contracts with state Medicaid programs find themselves making more money even as enrollment in Medicaid programs has dropped. Here’s why.

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Una prueba genética podría salvar la vida de cientos de pacientes en quimioterapia

By Arthur Allen April 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Estos tipos de quimioterapia comunes son difíciles de tolerar en general, pero para los pacientes que tienen deficiencia de una enzima que metaboliza la droga, puede ser una tortura o causar la muerte.

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Viewpoints: Should Kidney Donors Be Paid?; New Weight-Loss Drugs Could Treat Many More Ailments

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers examine organ donation, weight-loss drugs, gender-affirming care, and more.

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Covid Vaccines Violated Patent Rights, GlaxoSmithKline Contends In Lawsuit

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, Acuitas Therapeutics and CureVac reach an agreement in another patent lawsuit regarding technology used in mRNA-based Covid shots. Also, Maine’s high court lets stand a mandate that EMS workers must be vaccinated against Covid.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on eyesight, postpartum care, nutrition labels, mosquito nets, and more.

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New York’s Ban On Selling Weight Loss Supplements To Minors Takes Effect

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Muscle-building supplements are also subject to the new legislation. Separately, Colorado lawmakers advanced efforts to require state-regulated insurers and Medicaid to cover weight loss drugs for some people. TikTok, facing a ban, is also cutting down on posts highlighting disordered eating.

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Study: Breast Cancer Diagnosis Linked To High Risk Of Second Cancers

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

People with breast cancer are also found to be at higher risk for developing cancer in unaffected breast tissue, plus ovarian cancer and a form of leukemia. Also in the news: high levels of food recalls, salmonella in some frozen chicken products, sugar in school meals, and more.

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Inactive Bird Flu Virus Pieces Detected In 1 in 5 Pasteurized Milk Samples

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The findings suggest the spread of the disease is greater than what it being reported. Meanwhile, the USDA, FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintain the nation’s “commercial milk supply is safe.” Also, a bird flu explainer.

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Kaiser Permanente Entity Reports Breach Of Data For 13 Million

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, a nonprofit company that is part of insurance giant Kaiser Permanente, told HHS that data on over 13 million individuals could have been exposed by a technical vulnerability.

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Cigna Will Sell Humira Biosimilar Via Its Specialty Pharmacy For $0 Copay

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Also in pharmaceutical news: ongoing effects from the bankruptcy of drug maker Mallinckrodt; J&J spinoff Kenvue plans global headquarters in New Jersey; the study of millions of small drug candidates in a University of Washington lab; and more.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Youth mental health, bird flu, HIV, a data breach, drug prices and shortages, cancer, covid vaccines, and more are in the news. Plus, weekend reads.

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CDC: ‘Vampire Facials’ Are Likely Source Of 3 Cases Of HIV Transmission

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The CDC says the first known cases of HIV transmission likely due to cosmetic injections happened at a New Mexico spa during a procedure known as a “vampire facial.” Alert for graphic photos.

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17 States File Suit Against Rules Protecting Abortion-Seeking Workers

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The suit against new federal abortion rights protections was filed by 17 Republican state attorneys general. Meanwhile, Texas doctors worry over plans for more oversight of treatment before medically-necessary abortions, including whether patients were transferred to other facilities.

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First Edition: April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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