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Your Favorite Junk Food? Big Tobacco May Have Worked To Get You Hooked

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

A new study suggests tobacco companies may have used similar strategies to get people hooked on processed foods like they did for cigarettes, the Washington Post says. It all centers on how tobacco giants bought major food makers in the 1980s.

Oracle Health’s Millennium Electronic Records System Gets AI Digital Assistant

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

The voice-enabled generative artificial intelligence clinical digital assistant will help patients schedule appointments, review labs, and ask clinical questions as part of the patient portal. Meanwhile, GE HealthCare received a grant of more than $44 million to develop AI-assisted ultrasound technology.

North Carolina Budget Deal Moves Toward Medicaid Expansion

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

State lawmakers announced a budget deal, allowing Medicaid expansion to happen in the coming months. Meanwhile, in Florida and New Jersey, new programs are paying for family members to get nursing training for home care of medically fragile children.

FDA Surprises By Not Approving Nasal Spray Alternative To EpiPens

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

The medication would have been the first needle-free alternative to epinephrine autoinjectors. The FDA’s decision advises drugmaker ARS Pharmaceuticals that it needed to conduct another study on its “Neffy” spray. In May, an FDA committee had recommended approval.

CDC Advisory Panel Giving Incorrect Advice For Stopping Hospital Infections: Experts

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

Hundreds of health industry experts will send a second letter to the CDC asking the agency to hold public meetings over proposals to update its Isolation Precautions guidance. Also in the news: the NCQA’s 2023 health plan ratings, Medicare Advantage ads, and more.

Trump Called 6-Week Abortion Bans A ‘Terrible Thing.’ Now GOP Hits Back.

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

News outlets report a backlash over former President Donald Trump’s recent comments about abortion bans, with governors of states where six-week bans were passed doubling down on rhetoric about “protecting” life. Meanwhile, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who has been holding up all military promotions over Pentagon abortion policy, is said to be pushing an exception to his blockade.

As Shutdown Chances Grow, White House Warns Of Potential Fallout

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

Food inspections, cancer research, FEMA disaster relief, and others are among the health-related federal programs that would be impacted if the government shuts down. House Republican leaders are revising a proposed stopgap funding measure to try to lure more of their members, but time is running out to overcome the political impasse.

Covid, Ever Capricious, Is Falling In Some Areas, Rising In Others

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

Wastewater data suggest that the recent uptick in covid infections across the U.S. may have peaked … at least in some places. This news arrives even as reports say Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is testing positive, and as multiple Bay Area counties issue mask mandates amid rising cases.

Homeland Security Reveals Plans To Disrupt Illegal Fentanyl Networks

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

The plan, unveiled Tuesday, includes potentially more seizures of illegal fentanyl, and targeting supply and financial networks. Meanwhile, in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams called for a nationwide “assault” on the fentanyl epidemic. News outlets report on the fentanyl crisis across the country.

Morning Briefing for Wednesday, September 20, 2023

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

Medicaid, gun violence, combatting fentanyl, a looming shutdown, covid cases, abortion law, flu vaccines, and more are in the news.

Biden To Create Federal Office Of Gun Violence Prevention

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

President Joe Biden is expected to announce the move on Friday at a White House event. Gun-control groups have long sought a central office to spearhead federal government efforts to curb violence from firearms.

First Edition: Sept. 20, 2023

September 20, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

How Will Rural Americans Fare During Medicaid Unwinding? Experts Fear They’re on Their Own

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez September 20, 2023 KFF Health News Original

As states review their Medicaid rolls after the expiration of a pandemic-era prohibition against kicking recipients off the government insurance program, experts say the lack of help available to rural Americans in navigating insurance options puts them at greater risk of losing health coverage than people in metropolitan areas.

Hep C’s Number Comes Up: Can Biden’s 5-Year Plan Eliminate the Longtime Scourge?

By Michelle Andrews September 20, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Before covid-19, hepatitis C held the distinction of claiming more American lives each year than any other infectious disease — that’s despite the marketing of several relatively affordable, highly effective treatments.

Viewpoints: Self-Care Doesn’t Appear To Be Working; Alabama Will Try Cruel New Execution Method

September 19, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers delve into self-care, death penalty methods, cancer, and more.

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt May Be Considering Exiting Opioid Business

September 19, 2023 Morning Briefing

The pharmaceutical maker is one of the largest U.S. producers of prescription opioids, the Wall Street Journal reminds us, and it’s in talks with its investors about selling a portion or all of its business units. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, fentanyl overdose deaths are rising again.

Judge Blocks California Youth Online Safety Law On Constitutional Grounds

September 19, 2023 Morning Briefing

The temporary block happened because the California Age-Appropriate Design Code probably violates the First Amendment, the Washington Post explains. Modeled after UK legislation, it would require digital platforms to verify, before launch, if their products could harm young people.

Research Shows Obesity As A Cardiac Death Factor Has Been Rising

September 19, 2023 Morning Briefing

Research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association finds the number of adult American deaths from heart disease with obesity cited as a factor soared between 1999 and 2020. Meanwhile, CNN reports on WHO efforts to promote proper treatment for hypertension.

Med Dosage Errors Among Young People With ADHD Have Soared: Study

September 19, 2023 Morning Briefing

The study warns that over the past two decades, errors involving ADHD medications rose by almost 300% in people under 20 — mostly in cases of taking a medication twice. Separately, a study on MDMA as a treatment for PTSD could result in consideration for FDA approval by 2024.

‘Historic’ Health Care Worker Strike At Kaiser Permanente Looms After Vote

September 19, 2023 Morning Briefing

Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Kaiser Permanente employees voted to authorize a strike against unfair labor practices, after recent votes by 68,000 staff members in California, Colorado, Oregon, and Southwest Washington. Also in the news: hospital mergers, environmental sustainability, and more. (Note: KFF Health News is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.)

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