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Viewpoints: Congress Just Voted Against Cancer Funding; Psychiatrists Reexamining Transgender Care

May 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss cancer funding, transgender care, frontotemporal dementia, and more.

Metabolic Disorder Is Slowly Being Renamed To Remove Stigma Of Shame

May 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

Medical societies’ hope is that changing “fatty liver disease” to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease will prompt patients to seek care earlier. Meanwhile, assisted-living facilities are straining emergency services with calls to help patients who have fallen and can’t get up.

A Year Into Iowa Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ More Lost Coverage Than Expected

May 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

Reports say at least 283,000 Iowans have been disenrolled so far, including nearly 90,000 kids — far above the state’s projections. Also in the news: STDs in Colorado and Florida; violence and abuse in North Carolina psych hospitals; and more.

Morning Briefing for Monday, May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

New health rules, inhalers, stranded in the ER, bird flu, Medicaid “unwinding,” abortion access, drugs, metabolism, and more are in the news.

White House Rushing Health Rules To Make Them Harder To Reverse

May 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Biden administration is facing a deadline of June or July to finalize any rules it wants protected from quick congressional reversal or from being easily modified by a potential Trump administration. The majority of major health regulations were issued in April, but federal officials are working to push through others.

Details Emerge Of Mild Symptoms In Only Documented Human Bird Flu Case

May 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

The dairy worker in Texas who caught bird flu from an infected cow was lucky enough to avoid most flu-like symptoms, including respiratory ones. Reports say he had only a bad case of pink eye. Health officials are now urging dairy workers to use protective gear.

Missourians Clear First Hurdle For Putting Abortion Rights Up To A Vote

May 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

Abortion-rights advocates delivered 380,000 signatures, twice as many as necessary. Other news is on doulas and their role in shrinking the reproductive health care gap.

Kids Who Lost Parents To Drugs Or Gun Violence Face ‘Double Burden’

May 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

Data from 2020 show the number of parents who died from these two causes is double what it was in 1999. A separate study found that not only is the child death rate rising, but there are growing disparities across ethnic and racial groups.

First Edition: May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

Could Better Inhalers Help Patients, and the Planet?

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR May 6, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Puff inhalers can be lifesavers for people with asthma and other respiratory diseases, but some types release potent greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. That, in turn, worsens wildfires, contributes to air pollution, and intensifies allergy seasons — which can increase the need for inhalers. Some doctors are helping patients switch to more eco-sensitive inhalers.

Stranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm

By Judith Graham May 6, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Many older adults who need hospital care are getting stuck in emergency room limbo — sometimes for more than a day. The long ER waits for seniors who are frail, with multiple medical issues, lead to a host of additional medical problems.

Journalists Delve Into Climate Change, Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ and the Gap in Mortality Rates

May 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Research Finds Less Frequent Colon Cancer Screening OK For Some

May 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Researchers found that a negative colonoscopy could be followed by another screening every 15 years, instead of 10. Separately, studies linking cellphone use with nearsightedness trigger worries over “epidemic” of sight problems and its impact.

Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

May 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on orangutans, iodized salt, IVF, baby talk, and more.

Viewpoints: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Is Latest Target In War On Women; Where Are The Doctors?

May 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers examine pregnancy protections, physician shortages, IVF rules, and more.

Bill Proposes Rewards For Hospitals Who Demonstrate Drug Stewardship

May 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

A bipartisan bill suggests hospitals get bonus payments if their business practices help ensure adequate drug supplies in the face of ongoing shortages. Cyberattacks are also in the news, with a top intelligence official warning of rising threat, in the aftermath of the Change Healthcare hack.

Title IX Trans Rules Should Be Disregarded, Arkansas Governor Says

May 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, is joining a list of governors ordering their state to ignore new federal civil rights rules. And in Tennessee, an appeals court is weighing whether the state ban on amending gender on birth certificates is unconstitutional.

Scientists Say Bird Flu Began To Affect Cattle In Texas In Late 2023

May 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Genetic “breadcrumbs,” virus particles left behind, suggest H5N1 was spreading in cattle in Texas in December. Meanwhile, researchers are concerned that human bird flu cases among farm workers may be being missed as the outbreak spreads.

Federal Noncompete Ban Triggers Worries For Rural Hospital Staffing

May 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Attracting new recruits may be harder for rural providers now that the FTC ban is in place, Modern Healthcare says. Separately, Walmart and Walgreens are finding it difficult to make their health care operations profitable.

California Supreme Court To Hear Controversial Case On HIV Drugs

May 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

The complex case involves an argument that drugmakers could be held negligent if they don’t develop a particular drug. Also in the news: Amgen drops plans for an obesity pill, focusing instead on new injectable drugs to compete with Wegovy and Zepbound.

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