San Francisco Rings Alarm Over Rising Use Of Animal Sedative Medetomidine
May 29, 2024
Morning Briefing
As a street drug, it’s most often detected as an adulterant in fentanyl, KQED reports. At least one San Francisco official wants to make sure the wastewater supply is being tested for the drug. Other state news is on radiation contamination and Medicaid negotiations.
Ancient Egyptians Pioneered Cancer Treatments, Scrutiny Of Skulls Shows
May 29, 2024
Morning Briefing
In other cancer research, a Merus-Keytruda combination treatment is showing promise for patients with head and neck cancer, and a new transplant technique for people with lung cancer has a 100% success rate.
More Clinics Providing Cosmetic Procedures With Little Safety Oversight
May 29, 2024
Morning Briefing
Experts warn that it is becoming more difficult for consumers to tell the difference between legitimate medical spas and “unscrupulous” practices, raising safety risks for people getting Botox injections, dermal fillers, or other cosmetic treatments.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024
Morning Briefing
Bird flu spread, psychoactive drugs, peanut allergies, abortion laws, extreme heat, opioids, drug prices, and more are in the news.
Giving Babies Peanuts Can Reduce Chance Of Developing Allergy: Study
May 29, 2024
Morning Briefing
The latest study backs up previous findings that introducing peanut products during infancy and consuming them regularly to age 5 can reduce the risk of peanut allergies.
Adults Who Help A Tennessee Minor Get An Abortion Will Face Prosecution
May 29, 2024
Morning Briefing
Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a bill that, starting July 1, would criminalize actions by a nonparental adult in transporting a minor to get an abortion or to access abortion pills. The measure is expected to face judicial challenge.
First Edition: May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Tennessee Gives This Hospital Monopoly an A Grade — Even When It Reports Failure
By Brett Kelman
May 29, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Ballad Health, a 20-hospital system in Tennessee and Virginia, benefits from the largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly in the United States and is the only option for hospital care for a large swath of Appalachia.
Psychoactive Drugs Are Having a Moment. The FDA Will Soon Weigh In.
By Dawn Megli
May 29, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Mounting evidence suggests psychoactive drugs including LSD, ketamine, mushrooms, and MDMA can be powerful treatments for severe depression and PTSD. But not everyone is convinced. And even if such drugs gain FDA approval, safety protocols could render them extremely expensive.
Farmworkers Face High-Risk Exposures to Bird Flu, but Testing Isn’t Reaching Them
By Tony Leys and Amy Maxmen
Updated May 30, 2024
Originally Published May 29, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Federal officials are offering $75 to dairy workers who agree to be tested for bird flu. Advocates say the payments aren’t enough to protect workers from lost wages and health care costs if they test positive.
Trabajadores agrícolas están en alto riesgo de exposición a la gripe aviar, pero las pruebas les son esquivas
By Tony Leys and Amy Maxmen
May 29, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Los trabajadores agrícolas enfrentan algunas de las exposiciones más intensas al virus de la gripe aviar, pero defensores dicen que muchos de ellos no tienen recursos a los que recurrir si se enferman.
In Lawsuit, Uvalde Families Accuse 3 Companies Of Cultivating Criminality
May 28, 2024
Morning Briefing
Gunmaker Daniel Defense, Meta, and Activision all “knowingly exposed [the mass shooter] to the weapon, conditioned him to see it as a tool to solve his problems, and trained him to use it,” the lawsuit contends.
Viewpoints: AI Is Worsening The Medical Misinformation Crisis; Telehealth Needs Closed Captioning
May 28, 2024
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers discuss misinformation, telehealth, pandemic treaties, and more.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024
Morning Briefing
Maternal health, dementia, weight loss drugs, bird flu, abortion pills, forever chemicals, patient privacy, and more are in the news.
Abortion Pills Will Soon Be Illegal Without A Prescription In Louisiana
May 28, 2024
Morning Briefing
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill Friday that will put mifepristone and misoprostol in the same controlled-substance category as opioids. The law takes effect Oct. 1.
After ‘Pandemic Treaty’ Fails, WHO Assembly Eyes Future Preparedness
May 28, 2024
Morning Briefing
The weeklong meeting of the World Health Assembly kicked off Monday in Geneva. Other related news is on summer covid, the new FLiRT subvariants, long covid patients of color, and more.
Study: Raw Milk Contaminated With Bird Flu Virus Infects Mice
May 28, 2024
Morning Briefing
Reuters reports on the study, which was published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Other related news is on dairy cows, an experimental mRNA vaccine, and more.
Who Should Prescribe Methadone? Industry Leaders Sound Off At Summit
May 28, 2024
Morning Briefing
At issue is a bill from Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) that would wrest methadone from the control of specialized clinics and allow any board-certified addiction doctor or addiction psychiatrist to prescribe the medication directly to patients, Stat reports.
Health Network In Florida Gave Patients’ Data To Meta, Lawsuit Alleges
May 28, 2024
Morning Briefing
Other news from around the nation is on cesarean sections outside of hospitals, childhood vaccine requirements, “just brutal” heat in Phoenix, and more.
Moms Exposed To Forever Chemicals May Put Child At Risk For Obesity
May 28, 2024
Morning Briefing
A study examining the childhood obesity epidemic keys in on the effect of endocrine disruptors in utero. Other news stories look at the promises and pitfalls of popular weight loss drugs.