Abortion Again Dominates Ballot Box: Virginia Voters Oust ‘Pro-Life’ Democrat
June 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
Virginia state Sen. Joe Morrissey, a rare Democrat who supports limits on abortion access, lost to Lashrecse Aird, a “100%” supporter of abortion rights.” Also: A Supreme Court ruling gives South Carolina Republicans another chance to end public funding for Planned Parenthood, and New York passes a bill that provides more abortion protections.
Top Abortion-Rights Lawyer Confirmed To Be Appeals Court Judge
June 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
The Senate voted 51-43 to confirm Julie Rikelman to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which has jurisdiction over 4 states in New England as well as Puerto Rico. She argued before the Supreme Court on behalf of the Mississippi clinic in the Dobbs case that ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Ban On Gender Care For Minors
June 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
The law would have been the “first in a wave of such measures championed by conservative lawmakers,” according to The New York Times. In his ruling, Judge James M. Moody Jr. said the law limiting care access for minors and teens seeking gender transition discriminated against transgender people and violated doctors’ constitutional rights.
First Edition: June 21, 2023
June 21, 2023
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Drugmakers Are Abandoning Cheap Generics, and Now US Cancer Patients Can’t Get Meds
By Arthur Allen
June 21, 2023
KFF Health News Original
A quality-control crisis at an Indian pharmaceutical factory has left doctors and their patients with impossible choices as cheap, effective, generic cancer drugs go out of stock.
What You Need to Know About the Opioid Settlement Funds
By Aneri Pattani and Hannah Norman and Oona Zenda
June 21, 2023
KFF Health News Original
States and localities are receiving more than $54 billion over nearly two decades.
Estudio revela que el mismo estado es responsable de la crisis de los sin techo en California
By Angela Hart
June 20, 2023
KFF Health News Original
La crisis de los sin techo en California es un problema estatal que se está agravando por la escasez de vivienda asequible y refugios de emergencia.
Familias huyen de los estados que niegan atención de salud a las personas trans
By Bram Sable-Smith and Daniel Chang and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez and Sandy West
June 20, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Más de una cuarta parte de los adultos trans encuestados por KFF y The Washington Post a fines del año pasado dijeron que se mudaron a otro vecindario, ciudad o estado en busca de un ambiente más tolerante.
HCA Healthcare Intentionally Overcharged Patients, Lawsuit Alleges
June 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
Two whistleblowers said medically unnecessary trauma alerts and added tests are part of the problem, Asheville Watchdog reports. Meanwhile, among other news, concerns over health insurer Friday Health Plans are reported by the Colorado Sun.
Judge Prevents Part Of Indiana’s Minor Gender Care Ban From Taking Effect
June 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
The temporary injunction from a federal judge came after the ACLU sought it, AP reports, adding that the ban on puberty blockers and hormones won’t take effect as of July 1, but the prohibition on gender-affirming surgeries will take effect. Meanwhile, in Milwaukee, GOP lawmakers are reportedly backing bans on some trans health care coverage.
NCAA Panel Calls For Removal Of Marijuana From Banned Drugs List
June 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
If adopted, this step would be a big change for the NCAA, which has been conducting drug tests at championship events since 1986. Separately, a study finds that magic mushrooms and other hallucinogens are seeing increasing use among young adults.
Testosterone Replacement Therapy Found Safe For Men With Heart Disease
June 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
A new study found that those with heart disease or who are at high risk of it can safely take testosterone to combat “low T.” Also in the news, quality problems in Indian factories that are driving U.S. drug shortages, unethical drug company tricks in the U.K., and more.
Meta Removes Some Covid Misinfo Policies, Triggering Concerns
June 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
Public health experts, ABC News reports, are concerned Facebook’s parent company’s plan to roll back misinformation policies will allow covid and vaccine disinformation to spread. Meanwhile, YouTube took down a video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talking about what it says is vaccine misinfo.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
The next CDC director, Medicaid losses, dementia, cancer, homelessness, heart disease, transgender health, and more are in the news.
As 1M People Lose Medicaid, America’s Crises Of Poverty, Homelessness Grow
June 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
The number of homeless people has broadly risen this year, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of state data. Newsweek reports on a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association that found that the death of 183,000 Americans in 2019 could be attributed to poverty. Meanwhile, scores of Americans are being dropped from Medicaid because of red tape.
Study Finds Most Diagnosed With Early Breast Cancer Live At Least 5 Years
June 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
A recent study showed the average risk of dying from breast cancer in the five years after an early diagnosis has fallen from 14% to 5% since the 1990s. Meanwhile, new research from the National Cancer Institute and the CDC links obesity to an increased risk of 13 types of cancer.
Abortion Remains Legal In Iowa For Now After State Supreme Court Ruling
June 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
A deadlocked Iowa Supreme Court rebuffed the governor’s attempt to reinstate a six-week limit, leaving abortion legal in the state up to 20 weeks. Future legislation could bring back the restriction.
Dr. Mandy Cohen Is Next CDC Director
June 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
President Joe Biden has officially tapped Cohen, the former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, to succeed Dr. Rochelle Walensky after she leaves the post at the end of June. Cohen’s appointment does not require Senate confirmation.
First Edition: June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.