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Eli Lilly’s Retatrutide Shows Significant Weight Loss Potential In Trial

June 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

A new experimental injected weight loss drug from Eli Lilly helped some obese patients lose nearly a quarter of their weight in a clinical trial, the company announced. Meanwhile, future weight loss drugs may come in cheaper pill form, increasing their accessibility.

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About 2,000 Ascension Nurses To Strike In Texas, Kansas Today

June 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

After a one-day strike, likely to be the largest among nurses in Texas and Kansas history, the nurses will be locked out of their hospitals for an additional three days, Fierce Healthcare reports. Meanwhile, Axios explores a poll that shows more health care workers are feeling optimistic now.

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Fast-Growing Pickleball May Lead To $400 Million In Medical Bills In 2023

June 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

The popular sport may be a pickle for medical bill payers this year: UnitedHealth Group is already warning it’s seeing a higher than expected rate of hip replacements and other procedures. Among other news, a study says that insomnia sufferers have a higher risk of stroke.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

Abortion laws, telehealth, malaria, covid, Fauci’s next gig, a nurse strike, weight loss drugs, and the bill of the month are in today’s news.

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NC Lawmakers Advance Revised Bill To Ban Abortion After 12 Weeks

June 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

If passed, the cleaned-up abortion law addresses issues and inconsistencies written into an earlier version that have it currently blocked in court. Abortion access news is also reported from South Carolina, Tennessee, and elsewhere.

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First Edition: June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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The DEA Relaxed Online Prescribing Rules During Covid. Now It Wants to Rein Them In.

By Arielle Zionts June 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Supporters say the proposed rules would balance the goals of increasing access to health care and helping prevent medication misuse. Opponents say the rules would make it difficult for some patients — especially those in rural areas — to get care.

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The Hospital Bills Didn’t Find Her, but a Lawsuit Did — Plus Interest

By Bram Sable-Smith June 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Recovering from emergency gallbladder surgery, a Tennessee woman said she spent months without a permanent mailing address and never got a bill. She was sued by the health system two years later.

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New Charleston Museum Nods to Historical Roots of US Health Disparities

By Lauren Sausser June 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The $120 million International African American Museum that opened this week in Charleston, South Carolina, allows visitors to step back in history at Gadsden’s Wharf, where tens of thousands of enslaved Africans arrived in America, the genesis of generations of health disparities.

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Más adolescentes adictos a cigarrillos electrónicos con altas dosis de nicotina

By Liz Szabo June 26, 2023 KFF Health News Original

El vapeo se ha disparado hasta convertirse en una industria de $8.2 mil millones, y los fabricantes están inundando el mercado con miles de productos que pueden ser mucho más adictivos.

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Different Takes: Telehealth Rules Are Outdated; Synthetic Embryos Can Further Infertility Research

June 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers tackle these public health issues.

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Viewpoints: What’s The Real Reason Roe Was Reversed?; Abortion Bans Go Hand In Hand With No Paid Leave

June 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss the effects of overturning Roe, one year later.

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After Cluster Of Cases, Colorado Starts New Mpox Shot Campaign

June 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

A handful of new cases over recent weeks have hit Colorado, and now health officials are launching a new vaccination campaign. Meanwhile, in Missouri, hospitals are reported to be housing children in foster care for weeks because there was nowhere else for them to live.

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Hairy Skin Moles Could Hint At Route To Baldness Treatment: Study

June 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

A new study from University of California, Irvine, shows that skin moles with hair contain molecules that promote hair growth. Among other news items, Black veterans are denied VA health benefits more often than white peers; a focus on a statin alternative for tackling cholesterol; and more.

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Experts Highlight Med Schools’ Failure To Teach LGBTQ+ Care

June 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

NBC News reports the nation’s medical schools aren’t preparing doctors to properly care for the LGBTQ+ population. The Houston Chronicle highlights how one former health leader was part of a group of conservative doctors using questionable science to tackle abortions and trans health care.

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Justice Department Files Charges Against Chinese Fentanyl Makers

June 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

Four Chinese chemical factories who make precursor components for the painkiller illegally trafficked the chemicals, the Justice Department alleges. Separately, Reuters reports the cocaine market is booming worldwide, and meth trafficking is reaching new markets.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, June 26, 2023

June 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

Birth control access, the Dobbs anniversary, covid variants, burned-out nurses, medical debt, mpox, fentanyl, and more are in the news.

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Worries Of Mass Exodus As Many Burned-Out Nurses Threaten To Quit

June 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

Almost 1 in 3 registered nurses surveyed say they’re likely to seek a different job, raising the prospect of a mass exodus from the industry. Northwell Health, Tenet Healthcare, Clover Health, and more are also in health industry news.

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Biden Signs Executive Order That Aims To Shore Up Birth Control Access

June 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

The order instructs federal agencies to enforce the ACA requirement that all private insurers cover all FDA-approved contraceptives and to consider new measures to broaden access to birth control. Biden signed it at one of a series of administration events marking the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that reversed abortion rights.

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‘Rage Giving’ By Abortion Rights Supporters Has Waned

June 26, 2023 Morning Briefing

After Roe v. Wade was overturned a year ago, abortion rights groups saw a huge influx of monetary donations from supporters, but that trend has dropped off over the last year. Abortion access news is reported from the states, as well.

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