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More Alzheimer’s Vaccines Enter Clinical Trials

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

News outlets say that recent breakthrough Alzheimer’s treatments have triggered a renewed vigor among Alzheimer’s research into vaccines: Trials have begun for at least seven vaccines. Separately, a study found belly fat inflammation may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms begin.

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Scientists: Getting Flu Shots Can Lower Your Heart Attack Risk

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

A new meta-analysis showed a 26% drop in heart attacks among people who’d received a flu shot, and an even higher 33% fall in heart illness death risks. Meanwhile, Indian researchers reaffirmed covid vaccine safety by finding no link between shots and sudden unexplained deaths.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, November 21, 2023

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

High medical bills, Medicaid enrollment, overdoses, covid tests, Alzheimer’s, abortion law, flu shots, and more are in the news.

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Missouri Supreme Court Deals Blow To Abortion Rights Ballot Opponents

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

Opponents of ballot initiatives to legalize abortion in the state had been pressing cases over the ballot summaries and costs, but the state’s Supreme Court declined to take up the cases Monday. Meanwhile, a new survey shows that abortion rights support is at near record national levels — but remains highly polarized, politically.

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Another Round Of Free Covid Tests Offered Ahead Of Virus Season

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

This time of year has ushered in a surge in covid — as well as flu and RSV — for the past 2 years. With this year expected to bring the same, the federal government is making another round of free covid tests available while other protective measures are urged.

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First Edition: Nov. 21, 2023

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Lost in the Mix of Medicaid ‘Unwinding’: Kentucky Cut Off Her Health Care Over a Clerical Error

By Rachana Pradhan November 21, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The state canceled Beverly Likens’ coverage — days before surgery — without considering other ways she qualified for Medicaid, which experts say violated federal regulations.

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Evolving Overdose Crisis Shakes Previously Effective Treatments

By Taylor Sisk November 21, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The prevalence of synthetic drugs is undercutting a previously effective and widely embraced opioid use disorder treatment tactic. Now, the model pioneered in Vermont a decade ago and adopted at sites nationwide, especially in hard-to-reach rural areas, is being forced to evolve.

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Out for Blood? For Routine Lab Work, the Hospital Billed Her $2,400

By Rachana Pradhan November 21, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. The cost could be much higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it all.

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Biden Administration Nibbles at the Maternal Health Crisis

By Phil Galewitz November 20, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Choosing where to give birth typically comes down to what hospital is most convenient to your home, where your obstetrician practices and your insurance company’s provider network. Now, the Biden administration has given expectant parents another factor to consider: whether their hospital has won the government’s new “birthing friendly” designation. But don’t worry — a […]

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Viewpoints: Current Method For Helping Struggling Teens Is Backfiring; Why Is Organ Donation So Difficult?

November 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss teen mental health, organ donation, patient-doctor relationships and more.

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Fentanyl-Laced Suspicious Letters Trigger Officials To Stock Naloxone

November 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

Voting centers and government buildings in six states have received the tainted letters. Separately, news outlets explain how older Americans are embracing cannabis more than ever; other drugs, including psychedelics, are becoming more acceptable; Oregon is facing pushback over its drug decriminalization program; and more.

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Analysis Debunks Idea That Women Aren’t Good Clinical Test Subjects

November 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

The issue centers on ideas that women’s cycles and body temperatures make them less suitable as drug trials subjects. Separately, other researchers find that kids’ sleep problems may be inherited, that a neck injection could help with smelling issues in long covid sufferers, and more.

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Bayer Must Pay $1.56 Billion Over Claims Roundup Caused Cancer

November 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

A Missouri jury ordered the drug manufacturer to pay the compensation to four plaintiffs who claimed the weedkiller caused injuries. Meanwhile, Bayer also suffered a loss as it aborted a large late-stage drug trail into a new anti-clotting drug because it wasn’t effective.

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As More Kids Fall Ill From Lead, FDA Screens Imported Cinnamon

November 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

Until now, news headlines have centered around fruit pouches as a source for lead poisoning that’s sickened children across at least 22 states, but now the FDA seems to be narrowing in on a potential cause: some imported cinnamon. Meanwhile, dozens have fallen ill from salmonella from cantaloupes.

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Ozempic Set To Change This Year’s Thanksgiving Food-Fest

November 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

News outlets report on how weight-loss drugs are changing some people’s perceptions of food as Thanksgiving approaches. The cost of the blockbuster drugs is also forecasted to drive up employers’ medical costs next year. Also: how to help teens battle diet culture.

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Senators Ask Drugmakers To Explain Shortages Of RSV Drug For Infants

November 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

A group of Senate Democrats wrote a letter to AstraZeneca and Sanofi, asking about low supplies of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody that prevents respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants.

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Another Hospital Surrounded By Fighting In Northern Gaza

November 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

The AP reports on how heavy fighting broke out today around the Indonesian Hospital, which has been shelled. Meanwhile, the large Al Shifa hospital, which had been the subject of previous military action, is described as a “death zone” by the WHO — though some vulnerable babies were evacuated.

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Rosalynn Carter, First Lady And Advocate For Mental Health, Dies At 96

November 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

Rosalynn Carter died Sunday at her home in Plains, Georgia. News outlets report on her role as a political partner to her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, as well as her tireless advocacy for mental health causes, and the tributes that are pouring in for her.

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Turkey With A Side Of Flu: Cases On The Rise Ahead Of Holiday Season

November 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

Flu activity has increased sharply, already reaching high levels in seven states. Covid cases are also ticking up.

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