2 Chicago Public School Students Have Measles; CDC Updates Travel Guidance
March 14, 2024
Morning Briefing
There are now 10 confirmed measles cases in Chicago, and the city is said to be “moving quickly” to vaccinate public school students. The CDC is also warning that if you’re traveling abroad, you should check whether you’re up to date on measles shots.
Study: New Blood Test Good At Detecting Colorectal Cancer Early
March 14, 2024
Morning Briefing
A clinical trial of the new test found it detected 83% of people with colorectal cancer. It’s not yet FDA approved. Also in the news, a blood cancer treatment is found promising for treating the deadliest type of brain cancer, glioblastoma.
First Edition: March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Montana, an Island of Abortion Access, Preps for Consequential Elections and Court Decisions
By Arielle Zionts
March 14, 2024
KFF Health News Original
A 25-year-old state Supreme Court ruling protects abortion rights in conservative Montana. That hasn’t stopped Republicans and anti-abortion advocates from trying to institute a ban.
They Were Injured at the Super Bowl Parade. A Month Later, They Feel Forgotten.
By Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR
March 14, 2024
KFF Health News Original
In the first of our series “The Injured,” a Kansas family remembers Valentine’s Day as the beginning of panic attacks, life-altering trauma, and waking to nightmares of gunfire. Thrown into the spotlight by the shootings, they wonder how they will recover.
Exclusive: Social Security Chief Vows to Fix ‘Cruel-Hearted’ Overpayment Clawbacks
By Fred Clasen-Kelly
March 13, 2024
KFF Health News Original
New Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley is promising to change how the agency reclaims billions of dollars it wrongly pays to beneficiaries, saying the existing process is “cruel-hearted and mindless.”
GOP-Led States Expand Crackdowns on Transgender Care
By Lauren Sausser and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
March 13, 2024
KFF Health News Original
South Carolina’s legislature is poised to pass a bill prohibiting doctors from offering some health-care services to transgender minors — part of a new wave of anti-trans legislation from Republican-led states. The South Carolina bill, which passed the state House of Representatives in January and is under consideration in the Senate, would bar health-care providers […]
Ya hay una droga oral para la depresión postparto… pero cuesta $16,000
By April Dembosky, KQED
March 13, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Abogados, defensores y reguladores están observando de cerca cómo las aseguradoras diseñarán las normas para cubrirlo.
New Doctors, Nurses Educated During Pandemic Era Prompt Safety Concerns
March 13, 2024
Morning Briefing
A nonprofit patient safety organization flags potential challenges that could emerge this year as recent medical and nursing school graduates start caring for patients — due to the disrupted nature of this cohort’s medical training during the covid pandemic.
House Panel Unanimously Advances Bill To Prevent Health Worker Burnout
March 13, 2024
Morning Briefing
The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024 is named after a New York physician who died by suicide in 2020, Modern Healthcare reports. The bill would authorize five years of grant programs. Other news is on the Affordable Care Act, doxycycline, and more.
Opposite Of Florida: Massive Response In Chicago As 900 Get Measles Vaccine
March 13, 2024
Morning Briefing
CDC experts arrived in the city Tuesday in an effort to help contain an outbreak at a migrant shelter. Meanwhile, more cases were reported in Arizona and also on an airplane flight to Ireland.
Opponents Concede That California’s Mental Health Measure Likely Will Pass
March 13, 2024
Morning Briefing
After a week of tallying ballots, the votes in favor of Proposition 1 were maintaining a slim lead. The measure would vastly increase the number of treatment beds and supportive housing facilities. Other news is from Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, West Virginia, and Florida.
11% Of High School Seniors Say They’ve Used Delta-8 THC
March 13, 2024
Morning Briefing
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association also found that nearly a third of high school seniors had used marijuana in the past year. Other health and wellness news is on a plague death in New Mexico, a talking throat patch for voice disorders, and more.
ADHD Drugs Reduce Overall Mortality For Patients, Large Study Finds
March 13, 2024
Morning Briefing
Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
Viewpoints: Pediatric Cancer Research Should Be Shared; Congress Must Close Hospital Price Transparency Loophole
March 13, 2024
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers tackle pediatric cancer, health care price transparency, contraceptives, and more.
White House Launches Push For Access, Training On Overdose Reversal Meds
March 13, 2024
Morning Briefing
The Biden administration says that part of its efforts to stem the national overdose crisis will include “flooding the zone” with naloxone, a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. Other federal news reports on the 340B drug discount program and the Change Healthcare hack.
Biden Campaign Seizes On Trump’s Threat To Cut Medicare, Social Security
March 13, 2024
Morning Briefing
President Joe Biden will hold more than 13 news conferences through Friday across key swing states, all focused on protecting the entitlement programs, the Hill reports. Meanwhile, Politico reports that the CDC might also shrink if former President Donald Trump is elected.
‘Judge Shopping’ Could Become Harder After Move By Federal Courts
March 13, 2024
Morning Briefing
The mifepristone case raised the visibility of the practice by some advocacy groups to file lawsuits in front of courts or judges that are likely to be more sympathetic or friendly to the case. Other reproductive health news reports on birth control, the maternal health crisis, Medicaid coverage, and more.
Global Life Expectancy Dipped By 1.6 Years From 2019 To 2021
March 13, 2024
Morning Briefing
CIDRAP reports on the “stunning reversal of decades of progress,” thanks to the pandemic. Other covid news is on the fourth anniversary of the pandemic, nasal swabbing at airports, and more.