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Research Roundup: Cancer; Covid; UTIs; Pneumococcus

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Viewpoints: Poverty Has Deadly Health Consequences; Is Therapy Always The Answer For Struggling Kids?

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss end-stage poverty, pediatric mental health, zombie laws, and more.

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Feds End Gun Show Loophole In Effort To Keep Firearms From Violent People

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Justice Department has finalized rules that would close a loophole that allowed people to sell guns online, at shows, or at other informal events without carrying out background checks.

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Medicare Says Leqembi Alzheimer’s Drug Will Cost It $3.5 Billion

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

The figure, Stat reports, is “well beyond” what Wall Street or even its maker Biogen had projected. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit accusing Regeneron Pharmaceuticals of Medicare price manipulation for its costly eye disease treatment Eylea.

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First Of Its Kind: Labcorp’s At-Home Mpox PCR Test Gets Green Light

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

The collection kit has received EUA status from the FDA as mpox cases continue to rise. Also in the news: measles, bird flu, whooping cough, and more.

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Scientists May Have Stumbled Onto Source Of Severe Covid

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

Interstitial macrophage immune cells may be involved in turning a typical covid case into a serious one. The surprising findings might also explain why monoclonal antibodies didn’t work well on severe covid, Medical Xpress reported.

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Proposed Inpatient Hospital Payments Won’t Cover Inflation, AHA Says

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

The American Hospital Association called the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposal to increase reimbursements by just 2.6% “woefully inadequate.”

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Appeals Court To Examine Arkansas’ Historic Ban On Trans Minors’ Care

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

A federal appeals court will hear arguments today over the state’s ban, which was the first in the nation. Arkansas is appealing an earlier federal ruling that the ban was unconstitutional. Also in the news: Mississippi may expand Medicaid.

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EPA To Water Utilities: Reduce ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Near-Zero Levels

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

In a first, the Environmental Protection Agency is mandating that municipal water systems remove perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, from tap water. Also in the news: a new director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, the PACT Act, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

Arizona Republicans Stymie Attempts To Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

AP reports the Arizona Legislature collapsed into shouts of “shame!” as GOP lawmakers twice shut down discussion of winding back the state’s strict abortion ban. Also: How the GOP molded the court that made that decision, and the man behind the original law.

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Trump Denies He’d Sign A Federal Abortion Ban If Reelected

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

Former President Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes too far. However, Trump also argued it would be OK if other states chose to enact laws that punished abortion doctors.

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First Edition: April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Arkansas Led the Nation in Measuring Obesity in Kids. Did It Help?

By Kavitha Cardoza April 11, 2024 KFF Health News Original

For more than 20 years, children in Arkansas have been measured in school as part of a statewide effort to reduce childhood obesity. But the letters have had no impact on weight loss — and obesity rates have risen. Still, the practice of sending letters has spread to other states.

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After Uphill Battle, Company Is Poised for Takeover of Bankrupt California Hospital

By Melissa Montalvo, The Fresno Bee and Bernard J. Wolfson April 11, 2024 KFF Health News Original

American Advanced Management, a steadily growing operator of small hospitals, is expected to get the green light from a bankruptcy court next week to take over the shuttered Madera Community Hospital. Some community groups worry about the company’s track record.

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The NIH Hopes To Make TMJ ‘Bearable.’ It Has a Long Way To Go.

By Brett Kelman April 10, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The National Institutes of Health is spending more money than ever to solve the mysteries of TMJ disorders — little-understood ailments that afflict as many as 33 million Americans. Temporomandibular joint disorders, known as TMJ or TMD, cause pain in the jaw and face that can range from discomfort to disabling, with severe symptoms far […]

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Study: Taking Acetaminophen In Pregnancy Not Linked To Autism Risk

April 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent pharmaceutical and tech updates in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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Viewpoints: Plastic — It’s What’s For Dinner; Arizona Just Rolled Back The Clock To 1864 For Women’s Rights

April 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle microplastics in our food and abortion issues.

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Michigan School Shooter’s Parents Get 10 To 15 Years In Prison

April 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Both James and Jennifer Crumbley were sentenced, separately, for involuntary manslaughter for not stopping their teenage son from shooting and killing four students. Also in the news, Virginia’s governor vetoed a plan to make a drug price affordability board.

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To Tackle Cancer, EPA Announces New Chemical Plant Pollution Limits

April 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Over 200 chemical plants will have to limit toxic chemicals they release into the air in an effort to reduce cancer risks for those living nearby. Separately, seven studies from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have now been retracted over a manipulation controversy.

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