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Viewpoints: Is Your Online Pharmacy Illegal?; Ohio Governor Misleads On Abortion Amendment

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle illegal pharmacies, abortion, racism in health care, and more.

Military Suicides Dipped In 2022, Bucking A Worrying Upward Trend

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

The pattern, reported by the AP, isn’t particularly simple, however: While overall suicide deaths in the U.S. military are slightly down, reversing a decade-long rise, deaths from suicide were up among active-duty troops. Meanwhile, the Europe-wide salmonella outbreak is linked to chicken and chicken kebab products.

Shuttered Wastewater Tracking Sites Are Hindering Covid Surge Detection

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

Wastewater tracking is an effective way to identify new covid outbreaks, but a quarter of the U.S.’s test sites are indefinitely closed over a contract dispute between a testing company and the CDC. Separately, data show that just 2% of children have received updated covid shots.

New York Bans Corporal Punishment In Private Schools

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the law on Wednesday after it was unanimously approved by the state legislature earlier. Meanwhile, in Florida, a decision over cheap drug imports from Canada is delayed, and in Montana, rural volunteers are trying to make up gaps in the EMT service.

CDC Data Shine Spotlight On Health Care Worker Mental Health, Burnout

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

Against a backdrop of data showing nearly half of health care workers often felt burned out in 2022, lawmakers introduced a bill to support additional funding for nursing programs in community colleges. Modern Healthcare reports on the impacts of California’s new health care minimum wage bill.

Don’t Give Probiotics To Preterm Babies, FDA Warns After A Death

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

The risk comes from potentially invasive and fatal infections or disease carried by live organisms in the probiotics. Among other news, the FDA gave approval for a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the agency also approved an ulcerative colitis treatment from Eli Lilly.

Maine’s ‘Yellow Flag’ Gun Law Scrutinized After Mass Shooting

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

State law does restrict the possession of guns by people suffering mental challenges who are deemed to be a danger to themselves or others, AP reported. The “yellow flag” law requires a medical professional’s opinion. Other states, however, go further with “red flag” laws that allow the temporary confiscation of a person’s firearms.

Democratic Lawmakers Aim For Paid Time Off Following A Pregnancy Loss

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

Miscarriages are common, affecting an estimated 10% to 20% of known pregnancies. While some employers support staff after a miscarriage, there’s no national program. The bill would also push the NIH to educate the public about miscarriages.

HRSA Policy Change Could Mean Some Outpatient Clinics Lose 340B Discounts

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

The Health Resources and Services Administration reversed a policy change which could hit some hospital outpatient clinics’ eligibility for the 340B drug discount program. The change was made in 2020 to expedite the certification process, and hospitals had expected it to remain permanent.

Morning Briefing for Friday, October 27, 2023

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

Vaccine, HIV relief funds, “yellow flag” gun laws, health worker burnout, 340B discounts, covid, miscarriages, and more are in the news.

Over $1 Billion In AIDS Relief Funding Held Up By Abortion Politics

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

Republican congressional lawmakers are holding up President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief funds — a global program that has been reauthorized with bipartisan support since its 2003 inception — after a conservative group said it indirectly funded overseas abortions. The Biden administration and other groups dispute the claim.

First Edition: Oct. 27, 2023

October 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

Watch: California and Feds Invest in Health Care for Homeless People

October 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart discusses big developments in street medicine, both statewide and nationally.

Smaller Employers Weigh a Big-Company Fix for Scarce Primary Care: Their Own Clinics

By Phil Galewitz October 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Company health clinics are most common at large workplaces, but some small employers say they see advantages, too: healthier workers, lower costs, and better access to primary care.

A New Era of Vaccines Leaves Old Questions About Prices Unanswered

By Elisabeth Rosenthal October 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The CDC’s RSV vaccination recommendations beg the question: How much should an immunization that will possibly be given to millions of Americans cost to be truly valuable?

What the Health? From KFF Health News: The New Speaker’s (Limited) Record on Health

October 26, 2023 Podcast

The House finally has a new speaker: Mike Johnson (R-La). He’s a relative newcomer who’s been a lower-level member of the House GOP leadership. And while he’s an outspoken opponent of abortion and same-sex marriage, his record on other health issues is scant. Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health appears on track to be getting a new director, and Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement experiment is off to a very slow start. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.

Viewpoints: Red Meat Consumption Has Health Consequences; Why Are Young People Getting So Sick?

October 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers examine red meat consumption, disability in young Americans, abortion and more.

Research Roundup: Pneumonia; Vitamin C; Heart Balloons; And More

October 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

Bags Of Precut Onions Linked To Salmonella Outbreak In 22 States

October 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

73 people fell ill, including 15 who were hospitalized, in a salmonella outbreak linked to bagged, precut onions. Consumers who have relevant bags from Gills Onions of Oxnard should not eat or serve them, health officials said. Meanwhile, in San Diego a restaurant is linked to 13 E. coli cases.

Since Roe V. Wade Ended, Abortions Have Risen 6% In California

October 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

In other news, U.S. senators are exploring a new way to go around Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s military blockade over Pentagon abortion rules.

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