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As AI Eye Exams Prove Their Worth, Lessons for Future Tech Emerge

By Hannah Norman March 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

With artificial intelligence in health care on the rise, eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy are emerging as one of the first proven use cases of AI-based diagnostics in a clinical setting.

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The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

By Judith Graham March 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

It’s estimated that an older patient can spend three weeks of the year getting care — and that doesn’t count the time it takes to arrange appointments or deal with insurance companies.

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An unidentifiable patient is undergoing physical therapy while a health care professional takes notes behind them.

Adultos mayores, agotados por tener que organizar tanta atención médica

By Judith Graham March 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Un nuevo estudio revela que los pacientes de Medicare dedican aproximadamente tres semanas al año a hacerse pruebas médicas, ver a doctores, someterse a tratamientos o procedimientos médicos, o pasar tiempo en el hospital o en centros de rehabilitación.

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This State Isn’t Waiting for Biden To Negotiate Drug Prices

By Elisabeth Rosenthal March 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As the federal government negotiates with drugmakers to lower the price of 10 expensive drugs for Medicare patients, impatient legislators in some states are trying to go even further. Leading the pack is Colorado, where a new Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board is set to recommend an “upper payment limit” for drugs it deems unaffordable. In late […]

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Viewpoints: Weight-Loss Drugs Don’t Help Everyone; We Mustn’t Let Anti-Vax Beliefs Become Normalized

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss weight-loss drugs, vaccine misinformation, and reproductive health care.

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Bird Flu Detected In Some Dairy Cows In US

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Department of Agriculture said Monday that the milk supply is safe due to pasteurization, after samples collected from sick cattle in Kansas and Texas tested positive for the avian influenza virus.

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Scientists Warn Of Brain Health Risk From Reused Deep-Frying Oil

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Also in the news, a vast archive of ancient brains is in the spotlight for how it may help our modern understanding of mental illness. Scientists also uncover why women are more easily addicted to cigarettes than men.

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Colorado Price Cap On Arthritis Drug Enbrel Targeted By Amgen Lawsuit

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The multinational pharma company is suing Colorado over the state prescription drug board’s plan to cap the price of its blockbuster drug. Also in the news: New Hampshire’s troubled ambulance market; naloxone in Florida; and more.

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Study: Insulin Price Caps Alone Are Not Enough To Improve Access

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Other research-related news is on brain health risks from common household chemicals, gender- and race-based disparities in heart transplants, a new blood test to detect colon cancer, and more.

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DeSantis Signs Into Law A Social Media Ban For Kids Under 14

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The law also requires parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds to set up accounts on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. It is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2025 and is expected to be challenged in court in the interim.

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States Crack Down On Facility Fees As Part Of Hospital Pricing Push

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Modern Healthcare reports that states are tackling high hospital prices by restricting facility fees, despite a “lag” in federal-level policy. Meanwhile, labor shortages and other pressures could force more providers to shed personal care services.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, March 26, 2024

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Mifepristone Supreme Court case, cancer treatment, bird flu, social media, insulin price caps, facility fees, and more are in the news.

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Future Of Abortion Pill Under Threat As Supreme Court Trial Opens

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that challenges access mifepristone, one of two drugs used in a medication abortion. News outlets cover what’s at stake for the FDA and drug industry, how abortion could be further limited, and claims that distorted science is playing a role.

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First Edition: March 26, 2024

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Two vials of Fluorouracil. The liquid inside the glass vials are clear.

Overdosing on Chemo: A Common Gene Test Could Save Hundreds of Lives Each Year

By Arthur Allen March 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The FDA and some oncologists have resisted efforts to require a quick, cheap gene test that could prevent thousands of deaths from a bad reaction to a common cancer drug.

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Justices of the US Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on October 7, 2022. (Seated from left) Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito and Associate Justice Elena Kagan, (Standing behind from left) Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

At Stake in Mifepristone Case: Abortion, FDA’s Authority, and Return to 1873 Obscenity Law

By Sarah Varney March 25, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The end goal for a conservative Christian group’s mifepristone case before the Supreme Court: a de facto nationwide abortion ban.

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Viewpoints: How Much Medical Privacy Do Celebrities Really Have?; SCOTUS FDA Case A No-Brainer

March 25, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle medical privacy, mifepristone, methadone treatment, and laser eye surgery.

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West Virginia Bans Smoking In Cars That Are Also Carrying Kids

March 25, 2024 Morning Briefing

AP notes that West Virginia, a “heavy-smoking” state, is the 12th to ban smoking in vehicles where children are present. In other news from across the country: an effort to help Florida’s dementia caregivers; Minnesota’s covid shots; and more.

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Measles Cases In US Have Already Surpassed Last Year’s Total: CDC Data

March 25, 2024 Morning Briefing

The CDC says that 64 cases have been confirmed in the U.S. through the first 3 months of the year. The total for 2023 was 58 cases. Other stories report on flu, pollen, Down syndrome, and other public health news.

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Cancer Diagnosis Of Kate Middleton Spotlights Trend Of Younger Cases

March 25, 2024 Morning Briefing

“It’s not only older people anymore,” said one expert on an increasing number of younger people globally who are being diagnosed with certain types of cancer.

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