Mpox Cases Suspected In Travelers To Argentina And Thailand
August 21, 2024
Morning Briefing
Argentinian authorities have quarantined a cargo ship and Thai officials are monitoring dozens of people as both countries aim to stop the new fast-spreading variant of the disease. Meanwhile, Africa is almost ready to roll out mpox vaccinations.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024
Morning Briefing
Bill disputes, HIV, abortion ballot measures, obesity drugs, IVF, long cancer medical debt, mpox, cancer in younger people, and more
Abortion Measures Make The Ballots In Arizona, Montana
August 21, 2024
Morning Briefing
Protections of abortion rights until fetal viability in the state constitutions of both states will be decided by voters this November after separate decisions by the Arizona Supreme Court and the Montana Secretary of State.
Democratic Convention: Abortion, IVF At Top Of Speakers’ Minds On Day 2
August 21, 2024
Morning Briefing
Kate Cox, who made headlines after being forced to leave Texas to have an abortion, said during the Texas roll call that she is pregnant again. Plus, former President Barack Obama cracks a joke about the name of Obamacare.
Zepbound Appears To Dramatically Lower Risk Of Developing Diabetes
August 21, 2024
Morning Briefing
Eli Lilly says that its Phase 3 trial data show that people with prediabetes who took the company’s obesity drug had a 93% lower risk of progressing to diabetes as opposed to the people in the study who took the placebo.
J&J Treatment For Most Common Type Of Lung Cancer Wins FDA Approval
August 21, 2024
Morning Briefing
The treatment for non-small cell lung cancer is a non-chemotherapy combination of J&J’s cancer drug Rybrevant and existing drug lazertinib. Meanwhile, a judge ruled that lawsuits claiming Tylenol causes ADHD in children of mothers who took the drug in pregnancy can’t proceed.
FTC Lacks The Authority To Ban Noncompete Deals, Federal Judge Rules
August 21, 2024
Morning Briefing
Many health care organizations include noncompete agreements in job contracts, Modern Healthcare reminds us. Also in industry news: electronic health record company Epic; Steward Health; Baptist Health and Florida Blue; Molina Healthcare; and more.
First Edition: Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024
August 21, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Patient Underwent One Surgery but Was Billed for Two. Even After Being Sued, She Refused To Pay.
By Tony Leys
August 21, 2024
KFF Health News Original
A collection agency sought court authority to garnish a patient’s wages to pay a disputed surgery bill. But after the patient showed up in court to argue the bill was bogus, the judge declined to let the bill collector seize her money.
Cautious Optimism in San Francisco as New Cases of HIV in Latinos Decrease
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
Updated August 22, 2024
Originally Published August 21, 2024
KFF Health News Original
New HIV diagnoses have decreased among Latinos in San Francisco, potentially marking the first time in five years that the group hasn’t accounted for the largest number of new cases. Public health experts express cautious optimism, but outreach workers warn that many Latinos still struggle to find testing and treatment.
San Francisco: cauteloso optimismo mientras bajan nuevos casos de VIH entre latinos
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
August 21, 2024
KFF Health News Original
San Francisco estableció un modelo nacional de respuesta a la enfermedad. Lo hizo al construir una red de servicios de VIH para que los residentes pudieran acceder a pruebas gratuitas o de bajo costo, así como al tratamiento, independientemente de su seguro de salud o estatus migratorio.
En medio de las expulsiones de Medicaid, muchos estados deciden expandirlo
By Phil Galewitz
August 20, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Esta ampliación de las afiliaciones en estos estados se producen en medio de la mayor conmoción en las casi seis décadas de historia del programa.
Loss Of Smell From Covid May Be Tied To ‘Subtle Brain Damage,’ Study Finds
August 20, 2024
Morning Briefing
Some covid sufferers during the early pandemic waved off the problem as merely an inconvenience. But the study of 73 adults found behavioral, functional, and structural “brain alterations.” Still, researchers stressed the need for more study. Plus: An update on the spread of mpox.
1 Of 9 Chicago Hospitals Sold To Prime Healthcare Will Close
August 20, 2024
Morning Briefing
The Chicago Tribune notes it’s been less than a month since Ascension said it was selling nine Illinois hospitals to Prime Healthcare, yet the health systems are already asking state permission to shut one of the facilities. Also in the news, SSM Health, Intuitive Health, Northwell Health, and more.
Georgia’s Governor Defends Medicaid Work Requirement Program
August 20, 2024
Morning Briefing
AP notes that the Georgia Pathways program has signed up only a tiny fraction of eligible residents. In other news from across the country, a new Illinois law bans corporal punishment in all schools; a Texas jury finds the parents of a 2018 school shooter not liable; and more.
Adjuvanted Flu Vax More Effective Than High-Dose Shots For Older Adults
August 20, 2024
Morning Briefing
A new study of patient data found different effectiveness in flu shots in preventing complications from the illness in older adults with risk factors. Separately, a patient receiving CAR-T therapy for lupus experienced a neurological side effect.
WHO: 2.6 Million Deaths In 2019 Linked To Alcohol Is Unacceptable
August 20, 2024
Morning Briefing
In other news, an implant that responds in real time to brain signals helped ease symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in a trial. Meanwhile, a new study of Alzheimer’s disease found diagnosis rates differ widely across the nation in a way not explained by dementia risk factors.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024
Morning Briefing
Traveling to die, abortion and covid talk at the DNC, fertility rate, hospital news, PBMs, flu shots, alcohol deaths, and more
