Viewpoints: Home Caregivers Deserve A Living Wage; Chicago’s Emergency Medical Services Severely Lacking
July 18, 2024
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers tackle home health care, emergency medical services, AI in health care, and clinical trials.
President Biden Has Covid: Isolating With ‘Mild Symptoms,’ Taking Paxlovid
July 18, 2024
Morning Briefing
President Joe Biden’s positive test comes amid another summer surge of the virus. Also, studies look at vaccines and the risk for long covid.
With N.C. Budget Adjustment Delayed, DHHS Braces For Medicaid Shortfall
July 18, 2024
Morning Briefing
The department is staring down a $100 million shortfall by the end of this fiscal year, officials say. Separately, Maryland and Colorado also are making decisions about health care costs.
Doctor’s Assessment Weighs Heavily On Whether Biden Will Stay In Race
July 18, 2024
Morning Briefing
No doctor has told the president that he is physically unfit to hold office, and Biden believes he has the wisdom and experience to do the job. Meanwhile, GOP nominee Donald Trump is mum about his physical and mental health after he was wounded in an assassination attempt.
Millions Of Bacteria Discovered In Sealed Bottles Of Tattoo Ink
July 18, 2024
Morning Briefing
According to the FDA, the bacteria were also found in sealed bottles of permanent makeup ink. Other news on public health covers two deaths in Canada from contaminated milk substitutes, a ranking of states with regard to women’s health, tips for staying hydrated in extreme heat, and more.
Scientist’s MRIs Highlight Psilocybin Boosting Brain Plasticity
July 18, 2024
Morning Briefing
NPR reports on fascinating research that shows how taking the psychedelic drug psilocybin changes brain process, producing mind-altering effects and temporary boosts to the brain’s ability to adapt and change. In other research news, CBD may protect skin from the sun.
Mark Cuban Aims At A Temporary Fix For Penicillin Shortages, Via Imports
July 18, 2024
Morning Briefing
Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Company is working with the FDA to import and distribute penicillin temporarily to offset the shortage of Pfizer supplies. Humana, Ardent Health, Novartis, and more are also in health industry news.
Illinois Reports Its First West Nile Case This Year
July 18, 2024
Morning Briefing
In other news from across the country, Massachusetts House and Senate negotiators compromised on a gun bill that cracks down on “ghost guns;” two people die from heat-related causes in Baltimore City; extreme heat hits Phoenix, Sacramento, and Portland, Oregon; and more.
Democrats Would Suspend Filibuster To Codify Abortion Rights If They Win Congress
July 18, 2024
Morning Briefing
“We have the votes” to suspend the filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said Wednesday, announcing the Democrats’ plan if they win the House and Senate in the November elections. Meanwhile, it’s reported that Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance has pushed the Justice Department to crack down on abortion pills via the 151 year-old Comstock Act.
Morning Briefing for Thursday, July 18, 2024
July 18, 2024
Morning Briefing
Insulin costs, long covid, abortion access, Medicaid, marijuana, hospital infections, psilocybin, drug shortages, and more are in the news.
First Edition: July 18, 2024
July 18, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Montana’s Plan To Curb Opioid Overdoses Includes Vending Machines
By Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press
July 18, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Details about where the machines would go — and how they would help those most at risk — are sparse. The state has proposed using them to distribute naloxone and fentanyl testing strips.
Trump Is Wrong in Claiming Full Credit for Lowering Insulin Prices
By Jacob Gardenswartz
July 18, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Though the Trump administration established a voluntary, temporary program lowering insulin costs for some older Americans on Medicare, the mandatory price caps implemented through Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act go significantly further.
El plan de Montana para frenar las sobredosis de opioides incluye máquinas expendedoras
By Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press
July 18, 2024
KFF Health News Original
En todo Estados Unidos, las máquinas expendedoras que distribuyen naloxona y otros suministros de salud de forma gratuita se están convirtiendo en elementos de primera línea en la lucha contra las sobredosis de opioides. Diferentes versiones del modelo se están probando en al menos 33 estados.
Tennessee Agrees To Remove Sex Workers With HIV From Sex Offender Registry
By Brett Kelman
July 17, 2024
KFF Health News Original
For years, Tennessee has required anyone convicted of prostitution while HIV-positive to register as a sex offender for life. In response to DOJ and ACLU discrimination suits, the state has agreed to reverse course.
A Little-Recognized Public Health Crisis
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
July 17, 2024
KFF Health News Original
About every 12 minutes, someone is killed on America’s roads and countless others are injured. More than 42,500 people died in car crashes in 2022, a death toll that rivals or surpasses those of other major public health threats, such as the flu and gun violence. “We have not recognized that traffic violence is a […]
Covid Infection Doesn’t Make You Vulnerable To Other Ailments: Study
July 17, 2024
Morning Briefing
A review of hundreds of millions of patient records shows that covid didn’t put adults more at risk for common infections and illnesses like the flu or asthma. However, one study did link covid infections to a faster progression from preclinical to Type 1 diabetes in children.
Groups Seek Broader Scope Of Order Blocking Protections For LGBTQ+ Kids
July 17, 2024
Morning Briefing
Arguing the effort to identify individual schools that its members’ children attend is too cumbersome, the Republican-leaning Moms for Liberty asks the court if they can instead identify counties where they think the anti-discrimination rule can be blocked.
25 ‘Sky High’ Cannabis Products Recalled In New York
July 17, 2024
Morning Briefing
New York State’s Office of Cannabis Management issued the recall, as a result of the products having been manufactured by an unlicensed cannabinoid hemp processor. Other public health news is on “Teflon flu,” insulin shortages, the Olympic Village’s inaugural nursery, and more.
Yale Scientists Develop Novel Cancer-Targeting Technique For Therapies
July 17, 2024
Morning Briefing
The new “Trojan horse” method sneaks past cancer’s defenses to deliver therapy directly to tumors without damaging healthy tissue. Also in the news: Bayer’s new prostate cancer drug trial shows successes, Roche has early successes in a new obesity drug candidate, and more.
