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A Nanoengineer Teamed Up With Rihanna’s Tattoo Artist to Make Smarter Ink

By Rae Ellen Bichell August 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Tattoos are more popular than ever. About a third of Americans have at least one. A scientist-entrepreneur, together with a celebrity tattoo artist, believes that ink could be doing a lot more.

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Journalists Track Hospitals’ Delivery of Charity Care and the Menace of ‘Forever Chemicals’

August 26, 2023 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Untangling Ron DeSantis’ Debate Anecdote About an Improbable Abortion Survival Story

By Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact August 25, 2023 KFF Health News Original

One woman’s narrative has been used to support state legislation that aims to protect infants that survive an abortion. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made reference to it during the first Republican primary presidential debate, held this week in Milwaukee.

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A digital drawing, made with black pencil and red and neon-blue gouache, shows a teenager standing in the center. The figure’s human head has been replaced with a red rose, which is losing its petals. The rose petals fall around the figure with drops of water, symbolizing tears. The figure’s body is half within a broken smartphone, the frame of which is colored the same red as the rose. In the background, smaller red cellphones are aligned horizontally. Their screens show a combination of guns, a happy human teen with a friend, and a memorial of the same teen.

“Lo que queremos es venganza”: cómo las redes sociales alimentan la violencia armada entre adolescentes

By Liz Szabo August 25, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Los adolescentes publican en Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat o TikTok, fotos o videos de sí mismos con armas y montones de dinero, a veces desafiando a sus rivales. Cuando los mensajes se hacen virales, alimentados por los “likes” y los comentarios, el peligro es difícil de contener.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to read. This week’s selections include stories on rape, vaping, STIs, wheelchair football, transgender health, vaccines, and more.

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Viewpoints: Who Should Take New Alzheimer’s Drugs?; Most Can Wait For New Covid Boosters

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers weigh in on these public health topics.

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Survey Finds Bullying Has Soared In Schools Over Past Five Years

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

The results come from the annual survey by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Axios suggests years of pandemic disruption are to blame as students struggle with stress and peer relationships. Meanwhile, doctors have spoken up about another TikTok trend: smashing eggs on kids’ heads.

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Medicaid Expansion In Michigan Includes Pregnant Women

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

CBS News says expanded coverage will include children with green cards and pregnant women, though the extra coverage may only impact about 3,000 people. North Carolina Health News digs into why so many are losing Medicaid. Other news is from Texas, West Virginia, and elsewhere.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, August 25, 2023

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

West Virginia Can Block Sale Of Mifepristone, Federal Judge Rules

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

The decision is a blow to abortion-rights groups. GenBioPro, which makes the generic version of the drug, said it was considering “next steps.” In other abortion news: Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State agrees to a wording change on the state’s November ballot measure that is being criticized as “misleading and defective.”

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CDC Unveils New Sepsis Guidelines In Effort To Improve Survival Rates

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

Annually, at least 350,000 people die in the hospital or are moved into hospice care after developing sepsis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Mark Your Calendars: New Covid Shots Reportedly Coming In Mid-September

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

“We are in our strongest position yet to be able to fight covid-19 as well as the other viruses that are responsible for the majority of fall and winter hospitalizations,” a CDC official told reporters Thursday. Also: pulse oximeters and their effects on care for Black and Hispanic patients.

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Though There Were Fewer Health Care Hacks In Early 2023, They Were Bigger

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

The health industry has been hit by fewer but larger cybersecurity breaches in the first half of 2023, which experts suggest may show a shift in targets and tactics. Among other news, Cigna has removed preauthorization requirements for about 25% of medical services.

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Wegovy Shown To Reduce Heart Failure Symptoms For Obese Patients

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

Separately, researchers are calling for governments to raise the legal smoking age to 22. Also: Charles River Laboratories signed an agreement to help protect horseshoe crabs, whose blue blood is useful for medical testing purposes.

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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drove Up ER Visits For Asthma

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

The spikes in visits were particularly bad in the New York area, AP reports. In other news, West Nile virus remains the most common mosquito-borne disease in the U.S., and a death linked to the virus has been reported in Northern California.

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First Edition: Aug. 25, 2023

August 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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A digital drawing, made with black pencil and red and neon-blue gouache, shows a teenager standing in the center. The figure’s human head has been replaced with a red rose, which is losing its petals. The rose petals fall around the figure with drops of water, symbolizing tears. The figure’s body is half within a broken smartphone, the frame of which is colored the same red as the rose. In the background, smaller red cellphones are aligned horizontally. Their screens show a combination of guns, a happy human teen with a friend, and a memorial of the same teen.

‘All We Want Is Revenge’: How Social Media Fuels Gun Violence Among Teens

By Liz Szabo Illustrations by Oona Zenda August 25, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Teens share photos or videos of themselves with guns and stacks of cash, sometimes calling out rivals, on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok. When posts go viral, fueled by “likes” and comments, the danger is hard to contain.

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California’s Medical Board Can’t Pay Its Bills, but Doctors Resist Proposed Fixes

By Annie Sciacca August 25, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Patient advocates have long alleged the Medical Board of California is ineffective at policing doctors. But a proposal to beef up its budget and overhaul procedures faces stiff resistance from the doctors’ lobby.

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A digital drawing, made with black pencil and red and neon-blue gouache, shows a teenager standing in the center. The figure’s human head has been replaced with a red rose, which is losing its petals. The rose petals fall around the figure with drops of water, symbolizing tears. The figure’s body is half within a broken smartphone, the frame of which is colored the same red as the rose. In the background, smaller red cellphones are aligned horizontally. Their screens show a combination of guns, a happy human teen with a friend, and a memorial of the same teen. Behind everything, the base background is black and ominous.

Illustrated Report: How Gun Violence Goes Viral

By Liz Szabo Illustration by Oona Zenda August 25, 2023 KFF Health News Original

As chatter and images about guns and violence slip into the social media feeds of more teens, viral messages fueled by “likes” can lead to real-world conflict and loss.

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California Offers Lifeline to 17 Troubled Hospitals

By Bernard J. Wolfson August 24, 2023 KFF Health News Original

California’s new lending program for distressed hospitals will provide Madera Community Hospital with interest-free loans of up to $52 million if it can agree on a viable reopening plan with Adventist Health. The state will offer an additional $240.5 million in interest-free loans to 16 other troubled hospitals.

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