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Pioneering Study Links Testicular Cancer Among Military Personnel to ‘Forever Chemicals’

By Hannah Norman and Patricia Kime August 9, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The military first documented health concerns surrounding chemicals known as PFAS decades ago yet has continued to use firefighting foam made with them. Despite scores of lawsuits by its personnel and high rates of testicular cancer among troops, it has been slow to investigate a connection.

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Viewpoints: Will Ohio Enshrine Abortion Rights?; Still No Word On Cost Of OTC Birth Control Pills

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss abortion rights, OTC birth control, covid and more.

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1 In 4 Nursing Homes In Missouri Are Operating Uninspected

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

The Missouri Independent says that although federal law requires states to conduct an unannounced inspection at least every 15 months for health and safety compliance, many homes haven’t had an inspection for two or more years. Among other news, worries over West Nile virus in Colorado.

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2021 Data Show Majority With Opioid Use Disorder Didn’t Receive Meds

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

CDC data from 2021 show only around 1 in 5 adults with an opioid use disorder received medications to help treat them, despite the fact that over 80,000 people died from opioid overdoses that year. Experts say that access to the meds is tougher for Black adults and women.

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Landmark Change Allowing More Gay Men To Donate Blood Goes Into Effect

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

In other public health news: a remarkable lung transplant in two people with organs flipped left to right compared with normal anatomy; the Air Force and Space Force are offering new mental health referrals; worries over AI influencer trends and mental health; and more.

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Equal Employment Agency Urging Businesses To Back New Pregnancy Law

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows encouraged feedback on how workplaces would be affected, as well as ways to assist employers and workers in understanding the law. Other reproductive health news is on the postpartum depression pill, the closing of maternity wards, and more.

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Shortage Of Black Widow Spider Bite Anti-Venom Ending

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

Merck, which makes the Antivenin medication, only sells between 300 and 800 vials per year, and is saying it’s back in supply. Separately, the WHO warns over a batch of contaminated cold syrup made in India — part of an ongoing problem with manufacturing quality.

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Study Casts Doubt On Breast Cancer Screening For Those Over 70

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

The new study says women 70 and older who underwent mammograms were more likely to be diagnosed with tumors that actually posed no threat to their health, compared to those who were unscreened. Separately, a study found Black men have lower melanoma survival rates.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, August 8, 2023

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

Medicare drug coverage, maternity care, abortion vote, ‘Eris’ covid variant, surprise medical bills, opioids, and more are in the news.

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Ohioans Decide Today On Referendum That Could Upend Abortion Vote

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

The outcome of today’s election — which will decide whether to raise the threshold for amending the state constitution from 50% to 60% — likely will have broader implications for the 2024 election and beyond. Turnout for the special election has already blown away expectations.

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Billing Arbitration Comes To An End After Changes To No Surprises Act

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

Last week, a court ruling saw parts of the surprise billing law vacated, and this has now resulted in the federal government stopping processing payment disputes between providers and insurers over out-of-network bills, Modern Healthcare reports. Axios notes insurers sometimes pay double for the same procedure versus Medicare Advantage prices.

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New Covid Variant EG.5, Or ‘Eris,’ Among Fastest-Spreading So Far

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

News outlets report on the rapid spread of a new covid variant labeled EG.5, unofficially known as “Eris,” which may be among the fastest-spreading yet due to a mutation. Meanwhile, the Chicago Tribune notes covid cases are ticking up as summer comes to an end, and The Washington Post explains why it may be hard to find covid tests.

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First Edition: Aug. 8, 2023

August 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Seeking Medicare Coverage for Weight Loss Drugs, Pharma Giant Courts Black Influencers

By Rachana Pradhan August 8, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Novo Nordisk, the dominant company in the multibillion-dollar market for weight loss drugs, focuses on Black lawmakers and opinion leaders to spread the message that obesity is a chronic disease that needs treatment.

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Amid Lack of Accountability for Bias in Maternity Care, a California Family Seeks Justice

By Sarah Kwon August 8, 2023 KFF Health News Original

April Valentine’s family wants to know whether racism could have played a role in her death. A KFF Health News analysis shows state regulators are ill-equipped to find discrimination in its many forms.

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What One Lending Company’s Hospital Contracts Reveal About Financing Patient Debt

By Noam N. Levey August 8, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Within two years of North Carolina’s public university system going into business with AccessOne to finance patients’ payment plans, nearly half of its patients were in loans that charged interest. As federal scrutiny increases on lenders, KFF Health News is sharing that contract and others obtained through public records requests.

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How the Texas Trial Changed the Story of Abortion Rights in America

By Sarah Varney August 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Stark, plaintive testimony from women denied abortion care represents the start of “the 50-year fight to get rid of Dobbs,” one historian says.

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Viewpoints: It Won’t Be Long Before AI Replaces Human Doctors; Will Ohio Protect Reproductive Rights?

August 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss AI in health care, abortion rights, lobotomies and more.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, August 7, 2023

August 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

Postpartum depression, abortion law, hospital cyberattacks, child vaccination rates, antibiotic resistance, cancer, and more are in the news.

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Following Pandemic Screening Delays, Late-Stage Cancers Rise: Study

August 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

Confirming what many may have suspected, a new study in Lancet Oncology emphasizes how care disruptions during the pandemic have led to more diagnoses, now, of late-stage cancers of nearly all types. Meanwhile, the Hill reports on which of alcohol or cannabis is worse for you.

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