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Best Buy To Start Selling Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitor

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

This is the latest move into selling prescription-based medical devices by the big-box retailer. Among other news: The FDA has rejected a request from Alnylam to expand approval of a gene-silencing heart disease medication; Mark Cuban’s low-cost pharmacy is racking up collaborators; and more.

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Study: Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Big Physical, Mental Health Risks Later

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

As if surviving cancer as a child isn’t difficult enough, a new analysis shows how experiencing cancer or its treatment is also highly linked to serious physical and mental health challenges later in life — with a 95% chance of developing a problem by age 45. In more upbeat news, some U.S. cancer drug shortages are lessening.

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People Drank Their Way Through The Pandemic. Now Liver Disease Is Soaring

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

Perhaps inevitably, after the pandemic the rates of alcohol-associated liver disease to the point of needing transplants are said to be “skyrocketing.” In other news, California scientists have found high levels of bacteria in self-serve soda fountains.

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CDC Data Show Long Covid Rarely Affects Children

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

Only a small minority of kids who have covid are affected by the lingering effects of long covid, new data show. Meanwhile, a separately study highlights the possibility of “long cold” symptoms, contrary to common ideas about the short duration of colds and the flu. Also in the news: updated covid shots.

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Teens Experienced More Depression During Covid

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

Newly published research shows that teen depression rose during covid, with about 20% of adolescents having major depressive disorder symptoms in 2021 — the first whole pandemic year. But less than half who needed treatment received any, and even fewer minority adolescents did.

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Freshly Signed California Law Moves Toward Universal Health Care

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill Saturday to move California toward care systems such as single-payer ones. Meanwhile, Newsom’s signature on new laws also banned red dye No. 3, other potentially harmful food additives from consumer goods, and required pharmacies to report prescription errors.

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American Heart Association Warns Of New ‘CKM’ Obesity-Linked Heart Disease

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

The newly identified cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome reflects strong links between obesity, diabetes, and heart and kidney disease. Also in the news: A judge dismisses a lawsuit from Novo Nordisk over compounded versions of Ozempic and Wegovy; more about weight-loss drugs.

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Financial Struggles Threaten More Hospitals; Rural Providers Seek Help

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

The financial difficulties facing some hospitals and health centers is in the spotlight as a Kansas facility shutters and a Connecticut hospital nears negative cash flow. And rural health providers are urging lawmakers to step in to help shore up their practices.

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Walgreens Pharmacy Workers’ Walkout Shutters Some Stores

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

Work stoppages are planned through Wednesday by several hundred pharmacists, technicians, and support staff to protest working conditions. The walkouts forced some stores to close Monday while others operated on skeleton staffs.

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Mifepristone Starts To Become Available At Some Pharmacies

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

GenBioPro, the maker of generic mifepristone, published a list of 19 pharmacies in nine states that are now certified to dispense the abortion pill, the result of a Biden administration rule change.

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Kaiser Permanente Strikes End For Now As Bargaining Talks Extended

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente employees are back at work after an historic 3-day strike, without any new contract agreement. Labor unions say that they will give the talks the next 3 weeks before a second strike.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, October 10, 2023

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

Medical device lawsuits, health worker strikes, abortion pill, covid, depression, hospitals’ financial struggles, and more are in the news.

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Viewpoints: Seniors Are Struggling To Get The New RSV Vaccines; A Kennedy Is Pushing For Mental Health Reform

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss vaccines, mental health, placebo effects, and more.

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First Edition: Oct. 10, 2023

October 10, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Epidemic: Bodies Remember What Was Done to Them

October 10, 2023 Podcast

Trust is hard to build and easy to break. In Episode 6 of the “Eradicating Smallpox” podcast, meet Chandrakant Pandav, a health worker who used laughter and song to try to rebuild trust with communities harmed by India’s sometimes violent and coercive family planning campaign.

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Thousands Got Exactech Knee or Hip Replacements. Then, Patients Say, the Parts Began to Fail.

By Fred Schulte October 10, 2023 KFF Health News Original

In a torrent of lawsuits, patients accuse Florida device maker Exactech of hiding knee and hip implant defects for years. The company denies the allegations.

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‘I’m So Burned Out’: Fighting to See a Specialist Amplified Pain for Riverside County Woman

By Molly Castle Work October 10, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Teresa Johnson has been in extreme pain for more than a year after what she believes was a severe allergic reaction to iodine. Her Medi-Cal plan approved her referral to a specialist, but it took her numerous phone calls, multiple complaints, and several months to book an appointment.

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First Edition: October 6, 2023

October 6, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Trump Misplaced Blame When He Said Drug Shortages Were Biden’s Fault

By Michelle Andrews October 6, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Former President Donald Trump, who’s running for another term in the White House, recently blamed drug shortages on his successor, President Joe Biden. Our findings don’t align with Trump’s claims; by some measures, drug shortages increased more on Trump’s watch than on Biden’s.

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Mothers of Color Can’t See if Providers Have a History of Mistreatment. Why Not?

By Sarah Kwon October 6, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Many women, especially Black women, have reported discrimination in maternity care, but expectant mothers lack tools to see where this happens. Funding and regulations to measure disparities have been slow in arriving, but some innovators are trying to fill the void.

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