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Deadline Is Today: FDA Soon To Decide On Sickle Cell Treatment Using CRISPR

December 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

The treatment, called exa-cel, would be the first approved medicine in the U.S. to use the gene-editing tool to alter DNA. In other pharma news, an unusual surge in stock trading before Abbvie’s big announcement Wednesday has raised eyebrows.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, December 8, 2023

December 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

Maternal health, Medicare enrollment, abortion law, AI, covid shots, gene editing, and more are in the news. Plus, your weekend reads.

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Texas Judge Allows Woman To Have Emergency Abortion Despite Ban

December 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble on Thursday granted a temporary restraining order to Kate Cox that would allow her to terminate her pregnancy, despite Texas’ strict abortion ban. Cox’s doctors told her that continuing the nonviable pregnancy posed a risk to her health and future fertility. After the decision, state Attorney General Ken Paxton warned Houston-area hospitals not to carry out the procedure and that doing so could still be prosecuted under the law.

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First Edition: Dec. 8, 2023

December 8, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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O’laysha Davis lays her infant daughter down on a pink blanket beside a window. Davis lovingly looks down at her as she sleeps.

Being Black and Pregnant in the Deep South Can Be a Dangerous Combination

By Lauren Sausser December 8, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Being Black has always been dangerous for pregnant women and infants in the South. And researchers say things are continuing to move in the wrong direction.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Democrats See Opportunity in GOP Threats to Repeal Health Law 

December 7, 2023 Podcast

Sensing that Republicans are walking into a political minefield by threatening once again to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Biden administration is looking to capitalize by rolling out a series of initiatives aimed at high drug prices and other consequences of “corporate greed in health care.” Meanwhile, the Supreme Court hears a case that could determine when and how much victims of the opioid crisis can collect from Purdue Pharma, the drug company that lied about how addictive its drug, OxyContin, really was. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Rachana Pradhan of KFF Health News join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Dan Weissmann of KFF Health News’ sister podcast, “An Arm and a Leg,” about his investigation into hospitals suing their patients over unpaid bills.

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Colorful pills and capsules are scattered on top of a U.S. $100-dollar-bill.

Colorado culpa a Biden y a farmacéuticas por retrasar importaciones de medicamentos de Canadá

By Phil Galewitz December 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Los consumidores estadounidenses pagan algunos de los precios más altos del mundo por medicamentos de marca. En Canadá, el gobierno controla los precios.

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Donated prescription drugs are stacked on shelves. On the top shelf, a sign reads, "DONATED MEDICATIONS / INJECTABLES" On the shelf below, a second sign says, "DONATED MEDICATIONS / INHALERS / NASAL SPRAYS"

Programas ponen los medicamentos sin usar en manos de pacientes que los necesitan

By Kate Ruder December 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Recogen de centros de salud, residentes, farmacias o prisiones los medicamentos sin abrir y sin caducar que se acumulan cuando los pacientes son dados de alta, cambian de medicina o mueren, y los redistribuyen a pacientes vulnerables.

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A woman of color sits in a doctor's office. She looks out the window, facing away from the camera.

Encuesta revela que persiste la discriminación racial en la atención médica

By Colleen DeGuzman December 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Casi la mitad de los pacientes hispanos, los Indio americanos y los nativos de Alaska sienten que no se los respeta.

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A medicare card is layered over a U.S. $100-dollar-bill.

Dodging the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Can Be Costly

By Susan Jaffe December 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

As open enrollment ends, many people are tuning out. They could wind up with a surprise next year: higher costs and less access to health care providers.

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Candidates Clashed But Avoided Talk of Abortion at 4th GOP Primary Debate

By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs December 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Obamacare had its moment, but not until the faceoff’s final minutes. Front-runner Donald Trump again was not on the debate stage, leaving the other Republican presidential hopefuls to slug it out to break through and gain voters’ attention.

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Research Roundup: Lung, Colorectal Cancers; Covid; Racism In The NEJM

December 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.

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Viewpoints: Woman Must Sue Texas To Receive Needed Abortion Care; What’s Happened To The NHS?

December 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle abortion rights, NHS failures, pollution near hospitals, and medically complex children.

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‘Terrible Commute’ Awaits Manager Of First Pharmacy On A Small NC Island

December 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

North Carolina Health News speaks to the manager of what will be Ocracoke Island’s first pharmacy who more or less works from home, living above the Ocracoke Health Center Pharmacy — islanders have until now had to rely on next-day pharmacy services from a neighboring island.

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Steward Health Care Will Shut A New England Rehabilitation Hospital

December 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

The decision to close New England Sinai rehabilitation hospital in Stoughton by April will squeeze regional hospitals already battling to discharge patients who need ongoing care, the Boston Globe reports. Also in the news: Lawmakers are probing private equity’s impact on health systems.

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Hundreds Died Using Kratom In Florida. It Was Touted As Safe.

December 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

As companies sell increasingly potent products, a Tampa Bay Times investigation reveals the herb’s toll. Other news is on transgender health records, prison health care, rabies, and more.

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Gunman Kills 3 In Las Vegas, Forcing Many To Relive 2017 Nightmare

December 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

A fourth person was critically hurt after the shooter opened fire on the UNLV campus Wednesday afternoon. The suspect, who was shot and killed by police, was identified as a 67-year-old professor who had recently been turned down for a job at the university.

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After Roe, More Than Twice As Many Crossed State Lines For Abortion Care

December 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

The number of people traveling out of state for abortion care in the first half of 2023 was over twice that for a similar period in 2020, new data show, showing patients are having to travel much further distances to seek abortions. Also in the news: worries over electronic health data for this sort of care.

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Nationwide Test2Treat.Org Launches At-Home Flu, Covid Treatment System

December 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

The idea of the new nationwide federal program is that any adult who’s currently positive for flu or covid can get access to free telehealth care and have necessary medication delivered to their home. Meanwhile, researchers find that using both nose and throat covid swabs improves testing sensitivity.

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Supreme Court Unanimously Dismisses Case That Threatened Key ADA Tool

December 7, 2023 Morning Briefing

The legal tool in question centers on whether civil rights testers had standing to sue hotels that they have no intention of staying at for ADA issues. Acheson Hotels had challenged this right, but the court didn’t side with the company. Also in the news: Social Security clawbacks, HIV, fasting and Alzheimer’s disease, and more.

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