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New Covid Shots Reaching Health Providers And Pharmacies; Who Will Get One?

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Updated covid vaccines are being sent to hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies across the U.S. News outlets report on where patients can get a shot and what’s being done to reach vulnerable populations.

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New Study Finds ‘Exciting’ Result In MDMA Treatment For PTSD: It’s Safe

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Stat says the study adds to a body of evidence supporting MDMA as a treatment for PTSD. The New York Times says the psychedelic is inching toward approval. Also in the news: Magic mushrooms may soon be legal in California, and thousands have signed up for an Oregon psilocybin tea experiment.

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Poisonous Yellow Oleander Found In Alternative Weight-Loss Drugs

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Tests in a lab in Oregon showed that in nine out of 10 diet pills and health food products, what was labeled as Tejocote root was yellow oleander, which is poisonous and sometimes deadly. Some products have been withdrawn, but the FDA has warned that other, similarly-labeled ones remain on sale.

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Drug Companies, Walgreens Sued Over Cold Meds That Didn’t Work

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

A flurry of lawsuits were filed this week after an FDA panel concluded the ingredient phenylephrine was essentially ineffective. Meanwhile, the FDA says it will seek public opinion before deciding whether to remove the ingredient from store shelves.

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Planned Parenthood To Resume Abortion Services In Wisconsin

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin plans to again offer abortions at clinics in Milwaukee and Madison by next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law didn’t apply to abortion. The reproductive health organization is also challenging an abortion ban in South Carolina.

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House Disarray Before Recess Ups Chances Of Disruptive Shutdown

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

The federal government will shut down if lawmakers do not reach a spending deal by Sept. 30 — an outcome that would have a big impact on health programs. Yet House members made little progress in the 3 days before their fall recess that were dominated by chaos surrounding leadership and the Biden impeachment inquiry.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, September 15, 2023

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

Social Security overpayments, nursing home staffing, looming shutdown, decongestant, ER wait times, opioids, and more are in the news.

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First Edition: Sept. 15, 2023

September 15, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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A New Covid Booster Is Here. Will Those at Greatest Risk Get It?

By Amy Maxmen September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The CDC says everyone over 6 months old should get the new covid booster. But the emergency response mechanisms that supported earlier vaccine campaigns are gone. As one expert wonders: How to get boosters to people beyond Democrats, college graduates, and those with high incomes?

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Rural Nursing Home Supporters Fear Proposed Staffing Standards Will Trigger More Closures

By Tony Leys September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The Biden administration says a recently proposed minimum staffing standard would help ensure quality care, but nursing home leaders predict many rural facilities would struggle to meet it.

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Social Security Overpays Billions to People, Many on Disability. Then It Demands the Money Back.

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Beneficiaries in five states described what happened when they received letters calling on them to return overpayments that can reach tens of thousands of dollars or more.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Underinsured Is the New Uninsured

September 14, 2023 Podcast

The percentage of working-age adults with health insurance went up and the uninsured rate dropped last year, the U.S. Census Bureau reported this week. There isn’t much suspense about which way the uninsured rate is now trending, as states continue efforts to strip ineligible beneficiaries from their Medicaid rolls. But is the focus on the uninsured obscuring the struggles of the underinsured? Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KFF Health News’ Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these issues and more.

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Muchos estados todavía no financian la exitosa línea 988 para crisis de salud mental

By Christina Saint Louis September 14, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Según un análisis de KFF de datos de la línea de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis, desde el verano pasado el 988 recibió casi 5 millones de contactos, incluyendo llamadas, textos y mensajes de chat.

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Research Roundup: Alzheimer’s; Cancer; Covid; Gain Of Function

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Viewpoints: One Opioid Treatment Not As Safe As Previously Thought; Doctors Are Not OK

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers delve into a opioid misuse treatment, doctors’ mental health, “medical assistance in dying,” and more.

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Different Takes: Could Women In US Be Tested For Abortion Meds?; Time To Look At Long Covid Differently

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss abortion rights and covid.

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After 2 Deaths, A Desperate Effort In India To Stop Outbreak Of Nipah Virus

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Nipah virus is a “rare and often deadly disease,” CNN notes, and India Today reports it can be transmitted from animals to humans. Reuters explains how experts have spread out across the southern state of Kerala to collect samples from bats and fruit trees in an effort to track the virus.

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Rollout Of Electronic Health Records At VA Won’t Restart Until Next Summer

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

Problems beset the rollout over “patient health and safety and frustration among users,” Military.com explains. But it’s now going to take longer than expected to restart the process. Also: NBC News reports on a survey showing how common anti-Asian racism is in medicine; plus pharmaceutical industry news.

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Fentanyl-Stimulant Mix Leading To New Phase In Overdose Crisis

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

The proportion of overdoses linked to a mix of fentanyl and a stimulant has risen over fiftyfold from 2010 to 2021, NBC News reports, driving a “fourth wave” of the overdose epidemic. Axios, meanwhile, covers dramatic regional differences in the illicit use of xylazine mixed with fentanyl.

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Fear Of Getting Pregnant Post-Roe Makes Some Plan To Forgo Kids

September 14, 2023 Morning Briefing

The end of Roe v. Wade is having a “chilling effect on pregnancy,” with a new survey showing how poor or unavailable medical care is dramatically impacting people’s life choices. Other reproductive health news is on Planned Parenthood layoffs, Republican plans to fund so-called “crisis pregnancy centers,” and more.

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