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Concerned About Microplastics In Your Tap Water? Consider Boiling It

February 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Hill reports on new research suggesting that at least 80% of the three most common plastic compounds found in tap water are destroyed when the water is boiled. Other public health news is on PFAS in food packaging, ultra-processed foods, and the “fasting-mimicking diet.”

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San Francisco Might Test Welfare Recipients For Drug Use

February 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Two law-and-order ballot measures will, if passed, represent a new tack against public drug use and property crime in the famously progressive city, the Wall Street Journal says. Meanwhile, California is reacting to White House prompts, and may tighten gun storage rules.

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Doctors Told To Conserve Tetanus Shots; Has Your Measles Vax Worn Off?

February 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

The CDC is urging physicians to switch from the Td vaccine to the Tdap vaccine whenever possible because of a shortage risk prompted by MassBiologics’ decision to discontinue production of its Td vaccine, CBS News reported. Also: updates on the measles, chikungunya, and flu vaccines.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, February 29, 2024

February 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Covid and measles shots, IVF access, abortion rates, Biden’s physical, weight-loss drugs, drug use, microplastics, and more are in the news.

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Congress Reaches Deal To Buy More Time To Finalize Spending Agreement

February 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Congressional leaders have reached agreement on a stopgap bill that will extend two-tier federal funding deadlines to March 8 and March 22, in an effort to secure enough time to finalize the spending deal that’s been secured “in principle.”

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Republican Senator Blocks Bill To Protect IVF Nationwide

February 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

A bill introduced by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, was blocked Wednesday by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican from Mississippi. The legislation would have provided federal protections for in vitro fertilization treatments. The Biden campaign linked the move to former President Donald Trump, arguing that he would have urged Republicans to pass it if he truly supported IVF access.

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Report Finds US Abortion Rate Is The Same As During Roe Era

February 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

About the same number of abortions are happening each month now as before the reversal of Roe v. Wade, a new report by the Society of Family Planning says. The report also shows abortions via telehealth have been rising, with pills mailed to patients after online consultations.

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Biden’s Physical Didn’t Include A Cognitive Test

February 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

The latest physical evaluating President Joe Biden’s health reportedly drew on 20 doctors’ expertise, but did not involve a cognitive exam of the 81 year-old politician. Also in the news, protections for disabled travelers; a challenge to the bump stock device weapons ban; and more.

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CDC Panel Advises A Fresh Round Of Covid Shots For Those Over 65

February 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Also in the news: A study examines long covid “brain fog” and the potential impact on IQ; scientists look at the medical challenges children hospitalized with covid continue to face; an uptick in post-covid prescriptions for depression and anxiety; covid’s impact on health care quality; and more.

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First Edition: Feb. 29, 2024

February 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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California Takes Up White House Call to Toughen Gun Storage Rules

By Samantha Young February 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

State lawmakers are weighing legislation that would require gun owners to keep their firearms locked up most of the time, a move advocated by the Biden administration.

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Toxic Gas That Sterilizes Medical Devices Prompts Safety Rule Update

By Andy Miller and Sam Whitehead Updated February 29, 2024 Originally Published February 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening regulation of ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic gas used to sterilize medical devices. The agency is trying to balance the interests of the health care industry supply chain with those of communities where the gas creates airborne health risks.

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Hacking at UnitedHealth Unit Cripples a Swath of the US Health System: What to Know

By Darius Tahir Updated March 1, 2024 Originally Published February 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Change Healthcare, a firm recently bought by insurance giant UnitedHealth Group, reportedly suffered a cyberattack. The company processes 14 billion transactions annually, including payments and requests for insurance authorizations.

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Bathroom Bills Are Back — Broader and Stricter — In Several States

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez February 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

State lawmakers are resurrecting and expanding efforts to prohibit transgender people from using public restrooms and other spaces that match their gender. Some have sought to ban trans people from “sex-designated spaces,” including domestic violence shelters and crisis centers, which experts say could violate anti-discrimination laws and jeopardize federal funding.

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Readers Call on Congress to Bolster Medicare and Fix Loopholes in Health Policy

February 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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Si eres pobre, un tratamiento de fertilidad suele ser un sueño inaccesible

By Michelle Andrews February 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Pero las personas con ingresos más bajos, a menudo de minorías, tienen más probabilidades de estar cubiertas por Medicaid o por seguros limitados que no tienen esta cobertura.

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The Supreme Court Confronts a Public Health Challenge: Homeless Encampments

By Angela Hart February 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Homelessness is a soaring public health crisis, with a record 653,000 unhoused people in the United States, according to federal estimates. Tent and recreational vehicle encampments have exploded in recent years, crowding streets and sidewalks from Portland, Ore., to New York. In California, where roughly a third of all the nation’s homeless people live, doctors […]

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Stroke, Heart Attack Risks Rise For Any Marijuana Use: Study

February 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Consuming marijuana via smoking, vaping, or edibles was linked to higher risks even if the person had no previous conditions and didn’t use tobacco, a new study found. Meanwhile, the FDA may roll out a new “healthy” logo to promote food products that really are healthy.

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Family Applied For Exemption, But Insulin Pump Came With Huge Bill

February 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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Perspectives: Prior Auths Create Dangerous Hurdles To Medication Access; Stylists Receive PrEP Education

February 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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