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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, May 29, 2024

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Bird flu spread, psychoactive drugs, peanut allergies, abortion laws, extreme heat, opioids, drug prices, and more are in the news.

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Giving Babies Peanuts Can Reduce Chance Of Developing Allergy: Study

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

The latest study backs up previous findings that introducing peanut products during infancy and consuming them regularly to age 5 can reduce the risk of peanut allergies.

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Adults Who Help A Tennessee Minor Get An Abortion Will Face Prosecution

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a bill that, starting July 1, would criminalize actions by a nonparental adult in transporting a minor to get an abortion or to access abortion pills. The measure is expected to face judicial challenge.

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First Edition: May 29, 2024

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Tennessee Gives This Hospital Monopoly an A Grade — Even When It Reports Failure

By Brett Kelman May 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Ballad Health, a 20-hospital system in Tennessee and Virginia, benefits from the largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly in the United States and is the only option for hospital care for a large swath of Appalachia.

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Farmworkers Face High-Risk Exposures to Bird Flu, but Testing Isn’t Reaching Them

By Tony Leys and Amy Maxmen Updated May 30, 2024 Originally Published May 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials are offering $75 to dairy workers who agree to be tested for bird flu. Advocates say the payments aren’t enough to protect workers from lost wages and health care costs if they test positive.

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Psychoactive Drugs Are Having a Moment. The FDA Will Soon Weigh In.

By Dawn Megli May 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Mounting evidence suggests psychoactive drugs including LSD, ketamine, mushrooms, and MDMA can be powerful treatments for severe depression and PTSD. But not everyone is convinced. And even if such drugs gain FDA approval, safety protocols could render them extremely expensive.

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Trabajadores agrícolas están en alto riesgo de exposición a la gripe aviar, pero las pruebas les son esquivas

By Tony Leys and Amy Maxmen May 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Los trabajadores agrícolas enfrentan algunas de las exposiciones más intensas al virus de la gripe aviar, pero defensores dicen que muchos de ellos no tienen recursos a los que recurrir si se enferman.

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Viewpoints: AI Is Worsening The Medical Misinformation Crisis; Telehealth Needs Closed Captioning

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss misinformation, telehealth, pandemic treaties, and more.

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In Lawsuit, Uvalde Families Accuse 3 Companies Of Cultivating Criminality

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Gunmaker Daniel Defense, Meta, and Activision all “knowingly exposed [the mass shooter] to the weapon, conditioned him to see it as a tool to solve his problems, and trained him to use it,” the lawsuit contends.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, May 28, 2024

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Maternal health, dementia, weight loss drugs, bird flu, abortion pills, forever chemicals, patient privacy, and more are in the news.

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Abortion Pills Will Soon Be Illegal Without A Prescription In Louisiana

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill Friday that will put mifepristone and misoprostol in the same controlled-substance category as opioids. The law takes effect Oct. 1.

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After ‘Pandemic Treaty’ Fails, WHO Assembly Eyes Future Preparedness

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

The weeklong meeting of the World Health Assembly kicked off Monday in Geneva. Other related news is on summer covid, the new FLiRT subvariants, long covid patients of color, and more.

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Health Network In Florida Gave Patients’ Data To Meta, Lawsuit Alleges

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Other news from around the nation is on cesarean sections outside of hospitals, childhood vaccine requirements, “just brutal” heat in Phoenix, and more.

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Study: Raw Milk Contaminated With Bird Flu Virus Infects Mice

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Reuters reports on the study, which was published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Other related news is on dairy cows, an experimental mRNA vaccine, and more.

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Who Should Prescribe Methadone? Industry Leaders Sound Off At Summit

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

At issue is a bill from Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) that would wrest methadone from the control of specialized clinics and allow any board-certified addiction doctor or addiction psychiatrist to prescribe the medication directly to patients, Stat reports.

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Moms Exposed To Forever Chemicals May Put Child At Risk For Obesity

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

A study examining the childhood obesity epidemic keys in on the effect of endocrine disruptors in utero. Other news stories look at the promises and pitfalls of popular weight loss drugs.

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First Edition: May 28, 2024

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Florida Allows Doctors To Perform C-Sections Outside of Hospitals

By Phil Galewitz May 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A Florida law was enacted this spring making the Sunshine State the first in the nation to let cesarean sections be performed in settings other than hospitals — leading to warnings about increased risks for pregnant women and their babies.

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New Help for Dealing With Aggression in People With Dementia

By Judith Graham May 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A sedative shouldn’t be the first thing tried to help people with dementia who exhibit distressing behaviors. A new website is a comprehensive, free resource that offers guidance to caregivers.

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