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Dec. 1 Set As Date For North Carolina’s Medicaid Expansion

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the expansion date Monday, when an estimated 600,000 of the state’s poorest residents will become eligible for Medicaid coverage. Among other news: medical malpractice matters in Florida; youth mental health service in Michigan; more.

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Viewpoints: Here Is Why Your Medical Bills Are Skyrocketing; Heartbreaking Consequence Of Overturning Roe

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle increasing medical bills, consequences of Tennessee’s anti-abortion laws and more.

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Scientists Find Concrete Evidence Of Blood Changes In Long Covid Patients

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

The finding that patients suffering long covid symptoms have detectable immune and hormonal imbalances in blood tests could be a breakthrough in understanding and diagnosing the condition. Other researchers found delta covid put people at higher risk of heart and brain complications.

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Inspectors Find Contamination At Novo Nordisk Factory Making Diabetes Drug

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

Bacterial contamination was detected in batches of the main ingredients for Rybelsys in a Novo Nordisk plant in North Carolina. Separately, the drugmaker is partnering with Valo health to search for new drugs using AI.

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Overdose Crisis Tops Death Records In San Francisco, New York City

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

The impact of fentanyl on San Francisco is highlighted with descriptions of people dying in the streets. In New York City, data show overdose deaths in 2022 were the highest since official records began in 2000 — and fentanyl was detected in over 80% of them.

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A Shutdown Would Increase Hunger Risks With SNAP, WIC Benefits Disrupted

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

An estimated 7 million women and children would feel the hunger pinch if food assistance programs funds dry up during a federal government shutdown, the Biden administration warns. It’s also expected that other federal health care programs would be impacted and a large number of HHS employees furloughed.

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AstraZeneca Will Negotiate With Medicare On Price For Diabetes Drug

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

Drugmaker AstraZeneca tells Politico that it plans to participate in negotiations with CMS over the price Medicare pays for Farxiga, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, as well as heart failure and chronic kidney disease. In other news, a new study quantifies the big impact of the “pink tax” on womens’ health care costs.

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Study Raises Concerns Merck’s Covid Drug Affects Virus’ Future Mutations

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

New research links patients taking Merck’s molnupiravir drug with mutations in the covid virus that can occasionally spread to other people. The results are raising questions over whether the drug could impact covid’s evolution. Also in the news: covid rebound and how the new vaccine rollout is stuttering.

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Missouri Abortion Petition Is Rewritten By Judge To Remove Biased Wording

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

A Cole County judge said some original summaries written by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican, were unfairly biased. Ashcroft’s language included phrases like “dangerous, unregulated, and unrestricted abortions, from conception to live birth.” His office plans to appeal.

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CDC Tries A Rebrand To Promote This Season’s Flu Vaccine Program

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

The surprising “Wild to Mild” campaign contrasts pictures of wild animals with cute pets as a metaphor for how a flu shot can tame the potentially dangerous illness. The campaign is all about setting reasonable expectations for the vaccine. Also in the news: Republican voter vaccine skepticism.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, September 26, 2023

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

Teen birth rates, health worker strikes, long covid, flu vaccine, hunger, fentanyl, Medicare drug prices, and more are in the news.

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First Edition: Sept. 26, 2023

September 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Epidemic: The Tata Way

September 26, 2023 Podcast

Episode 5 of the “Eradicating Smallpox” podcast explores how a partnership between public health institutions and a huge, influential private company was key in the campaign to eliminate smallpox.

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A Decades-Long Drop in Teen Births Is Slowing, and Advocates Worry a Reversal Is Coming

By Catherine Sweeney, WPLN September 26, 2023 KFF Health News Original

After three decades of declines in teen pregnancies, data shows the rates are starting to plateau. The reversal of “Roe v. Wade,” coupled with efforts to suspend sex education in schools and higher rates of youth mental health issues post-pandemic, could culminate in a perfect storm.

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Massive Kaiser Permanente Strike Looms as Talks Head to the Wire

By Bernard J. Wolfson September 25, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Both sides, still at loggerheads over pay and staffing, agreed to keep bargaining after unions announced a possible strike Oct. 4-7. If no deal is reached, a walkout by about 75,000 KP workers in five states could disrupt care.

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Spending On Weight-Loss Drugs Projected To Hit $100 Billion By 2035

September 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

Fortune reports that, in the U.S. alone, revenue for medications like Ozempic and Wegovy could hit $70 billion. Other industry news is on the Kaiser Permanente health care worker strike, “unengaged” nurses, cancer drug shortages, and more.

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Viewpoints: New Pill For Postpartum Depression Is A Good First Step; Let’s Reframe How We Discuss Addiction

September 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle postpartum depression, opioid addiction, PEPFAR and more.

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North Carolina Set to Expand Medicaid, Covering 600,000 Low-Income Adults

September 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion is set to take effect, extending coverage to about 600,000 low-income adults. It’s a long-sought victory for the state’s Democratic governor, Roy Cooper.

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Researchers Found Type 2 Diabetes Soared In US Youngsters During Covid

September 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

The US saw a 62% jump in the onset of type 2 diabetes among U.S. youth after the beginning of the pandemic, particularly in Black and Hispanic children, according to a study. Separately, research by Diabetes U.K. links depression with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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Report Focuses On How September Is Especially Bad For Asthmatic Children

September 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

As summer’s heat gives way to fall weather and kids return to school, asthma exerts say the shift takes a “toll” on those with asthma, especially in communities of color. Also related to respiration, a study finds that secondhand smoke is a source of lead exposure for kids.

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