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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Abortion Pill’s Legal Limbo Continues

August 17, 2023 Podcast

A federal appeals court issued a split decision on whether the abortion pill mifepristone should remain on the market — rejecting a lower court’s decision to effectively cancel the drug’s FDA approval in 2000, while ordering the rollback of more recent rules that made the drug easier to obtain. Nothing changes immediately, however, as the Supreme Court blocked the lower court’s ruling in the spring. It will be up to the high court to determine whether the pill remains available in the U.S. and under which conditions. Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.

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Médicos son reacios a preguntar el estatus migratorio de pacientes, a pesar de nueva ley de Florida

By Daniel Chang August 17, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Médicos, enfermeras y expertos en política sanitaria afirman que la ley ataca a personas marginadas que ya tienen dificultades para navegar el sistema de salud y que les disuadirá aún más de buscar ayuda médica.

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Experimental Pig Kidney Transplant Worked In Patient For Over A Month

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

The New York surgery involved a patient who was brain dead and replaced both kidneys with one from a pig. The goal is to win approval for wider clinical trials. Meanwhile, the national system for allocating and distributing human organs for transplant is set for an overhaul.

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Though Covid Is Rising, The Public Isn’t Changing Its Habits: Poll

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

Summer covid cases are rising, Axios reminds us, but a poll shows that the public isn’t keen to start wearing masks again or even to test for covid. In other news, the CDC says a relatively new strain of E. coli is behind multiple outbreaks over recent years, including those linked to leafy greens.

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March Recall Of Phillips Ventilators Associated With At Least One Death

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

Over 73,000 ventilators were recalled in March, but new FDA data show the issue is associated with at least one death and two injuries. Among other news: the FDA approved the first treatment for a rare bone disease; the American Red Cross tussles with the Justice Dept. over antitrust; and more.

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Federal Court Rules Oklahoma Law Regulating PBMs Is Unconstitutional

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit invalidated four provisions of an Oklahoma law targeting PBMs. In Ohio, a marijuana legalization question will be on the fall ballot. In the Bay Area, some 150,000 residents will have their Medi-Cal eligibility reconsidered. And more.

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Research Roundup: RSV, Covid, And The Pandemic

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

This week’s selections of health policy studies and briefs are from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota.

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Viewpoints: Why Is The US The World Leader In Avoidable Amputations?; Chronic Pain Sufferers Can’t Get Relief

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss these public health issues.

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Mifepristone Case Heads To High Court After Abortion Rights Take Another Hit

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

A federal appeals court decided Wednesday that the drug, which is used in medication abortions, shouldn’t be prescribed by telemedicine or past seven weeks of pregnancy. But the drug will remain available until a ruling from the Supreme Court.

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Study: Arthritis Drug Boosts Effect Of ‘Morning-After’ Pill For Up To 3 Days

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

Researchers found that using piroxicam, a common arthritis anti-inflammatory drug, with Levonorgestrel, or Plan B, significantly increased the typical effectiveness window of 24 hours. In other news, Facebook’s parent company is criticized for rating reproductive health for adults-only.

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Cancer Rising Among Young Americans, Particularly Women

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

A new study found that gastrointestinal, endocrine, and breast cancers were climbing at the fastest rates. Meanwhile, NBC News reports that price gouging by gray market vendors of chemo drugs amid current supply shortages is hitting some hospitals hard.

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During 2022’s Economic Rocky Patch, Health Execs Pocketed Billions: Stat

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

Stat reports that health care industry executives pocketed, collectively, $4 billion in an otherwise tricky year, economically speaking. Meanwhile, residents in a southern Colorado city are reportedly arguing their nonprofit local hospitals aren’t providing enough charity care to justify their status.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, August 17, 2023

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

First Edition: Aug. 17, 2023

August 17, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Community With High Medical Debt Questions Its Hospitals’ Charity Spending

By Markian Hawryluk Updated August 29, 2023 Originally Published August 17, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Pueblo, Colorado, residents have higher-than-average medical debt, while the city’s two tax-exempt hospitals provide relatively low levels of charity care.

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Doctors Hesitate to Ask About Patients’ Immigration Status Despite New Florida Law

By Daniel Chang August 17, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Florida’s new immigration law requires hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status at admission and in emergency rooms, and report that information plus the cost of care for residents without legal status. Doctors and nurses who oppose the policy seem reluctant to criticize lawmakers for fear of political retribution.

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NC’s Governor Vetoed Anti-Trans Bills. Now GOP Seeks To Overrule

August 16, 2023 Morning Briefing

The legislation in question banned gender care for minors and limited trans youngsters’ participation in sports through college. The GOP supermajority in the state is now seeking to overturn the veto, AP reports. Separately, experts push back against Texas lawmakers who say puberty blockers are “experimental.”

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New IV Antibiotic Combo For cUTI Being Reviewed; Benefits Of New Cancer Meds Unclear

August 16, 2023 Morning Briefing

Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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Study Links Living Close To Fracking Sites With Children’s Illnesses

August 16, 2023 Morning Briefing

AP reports on a study that looked at heavily drilled western Pennsylvania, finding children who lived closer were more likely to develop a quite rare form of cancer, and all residents were at higher risk of worse asthma reactions. Also in the news: dengue virus; West Nile virus; deadly heat; and more.

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Warnings On Alcohol’s ‘Asian Glow’; Saying Hi To Neighbors Boosts Health

August 16, 2023 Morning Briefing

The Washington Post explains that redness and other symptoms from consuming alcohol in those with the ALDH2*2 variant mutation is not just discomfort — it’s a serious health warning. CNN, meanwhile, covers new survey data showing the benefits of being nice to your neighbors.

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