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Over Half Of Antibiotics VA Dentists Prescribe Are Unnecessary: Study

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Researchers looking into the use of antibiotics in Department of Veterans Affairs dentistry found that most do not have guidelines supporting their use and were likely unnecessary. Meanwhile, other researchers say the world’s leading economies have work to do against antimicrobial resistance.

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Teledoc Health Looks At Expanding Overseas To Offset US Costs

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Modern Healthcare explains that the startup, which grew during the pandemic’s social-distancing norms, is looking for business overseas to offset the high costs of advertising in the U.S. in order to attract new customers. Also in the news: AbbVie, Yale New Haven Health, Cost Plus Drugs, and more.

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GOP Prosecutor Pushes For Fast Decision On Wisconsin Abortion Ban

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat, had filed a lawsuit arguing the 174 year-old state abortion ban is too old, but Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski, a Republican, is pushing the state’s Supreme Court to decide on the matter without waiting for a lower court ruling.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, February 21, 2024

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

The opioid crisis, long covid, ultra-processed foods, cancer, early  Alzheimer’s, antibiotics, telehealth, and more are in the news.

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First Edition: Feb. 21, 2024

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic Crashes Ashore, Propelled by Fentanyl and Meth

By Colleen DeGuzman February 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A report based on millions of urine drug tests found the United States is facing a rise in the use of multiple drugs at once, which not only is often more deadly but complicates treatment efforts.

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Death and Redemption in an American Prison

By Markian Hawryluk February 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

More than a quarter century after an inmate helped start a hospice program in one of the nation’s most notorious prisons, he is trying to spread the idea.

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Measles Outbreak At Florida School Prompts Investigation

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Florida Department of Health in Broward County is reported to be looking into four confirmed cases at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston. Other public health news is on the long-term risks of measles, maternal syphilis rates, falls among older Americans, dengue, and more.

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Perspectives: Policies Hurting Prenatal Care; Weight-Loss Drugs’ Impact On Mental Health

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle prenatal care, weight-loss drugs, data security, caregiving, and more.

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CDC Study Finds Teens Use Drugs To Find Calmness

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

In an ever-noisier, ever more-complex world, it’s perhaps not surprising that a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis found that teens are using drugs to help them find calm and relieve stress. Also in the news: Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment, and more.

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New Covid Vaccine Study Finds Some Potential Adverse Effects

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Hill reports that the largest multi-country study yet into covid vaccinations linked the shots to increased risks of certain adverse effects, including myocarditis and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Separately, another study found official U.S. covid death stats are likely an undercount.

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Celebratory Gunfire May Be Banned In Missouri After Parade Shooting

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

With the deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade less than a week ago, the Republican-led Missouri House passed a bill to ban celebratory gunfire in cities. State Democrats are also pushing for stricter gun laws. Also in the news: San Francisco, New York, and elsewhere.

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Concerns Rise Over Vitamin B3 And Link To Heart Health Risks

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

News outlets report on worrying results from a study that linked niacin — vitamin B3 — with increased risks of heart attack and stroke. The vitamin is, by law, added to cereal products. Also in the news: lab-grown testicles; inflammatory bowel disease drugs; and more.

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Worries Over Regulation As AI’s Role In Critical Health Care Decisions Rises

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Politico says the government is “slow walking” regulation of AI, even as its role in critical health care decisions expands every day. Health tech startups, meanwhile, are reportedly asking for clarity on some rules and on how future regulations will work.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, February 20, 2024

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Catholic hospitals, health industry consolidation, frozen embryos, Medicaid, teen drug misuse, covid vaccines, AI, and more are in the news.

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Alabama Supreme Court’s Frozen Embryo Decision Could Jeopardize IVF

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled 7-1 on Friday that frozen embryos qualify as children under state law. Reproductive rights advocates say that the decision could have a wide-ranging impact on in vitro fertilization.

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Red States Eye More Medicaid Work Rules Under A Second Trump Term

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Politico reports that some states’ Republican officials are already laying the groundwork for new Medicaid requirements that they would expect a new Trump administration to approve. Other federal health policy news reports on weight-loss drug coverage under the ACA, SNAP application errors, and ACO accreditation.

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First Edition: Feb. 20, 2024

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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In California, Faceoff Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation

By Annie Sciacca February 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Even as Anthem Blue Cross and University of California Health announced a contract agreement this month, analysts say patients are increasingly at risk of being affected by such disputes.

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The Powerful Constraints on Medical Care in Catholic Hospitals Across America

By Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Recht February 17, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The expansion of Catholic hospitals nationwide leaves patients at the mercy of the church’s religious directives, which are often at odds with accepted medical standards.

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