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Health Care Workers Push for Their Own Confidential Mental Health Treatment

By Katheryn Houghton February 22, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Montana may join about a dozen other states in creating “safe havens” that keep health care professionals from facing scrutiny from licensure boards for seeking mental health or addiction treatment.

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A digital illustration shows a small, doll-like girl held in the palm of an ominous, dark, shadowy figure. The body of the shadowy figure holding her is on the left side of the image. Another shadowy figure is on the right, looming over the girl, who sits in the center. The girl, who is colored in bright shades of white, yellow, and pink, contrasts sharply with the figures who surround her. She is wearing a medical gown, has her right leg crossed over her left, and uses her arms to hug herself. The body language of the girl expresses that she has experienced a trauma.

Lawsuits Claim South Carolina Kids Underwent Unnecessary Genital Exams During Abuse Investigations

By Lauren Sausser Illustration by Oona Zenda February 22, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Lawsuits allege that several children under 18 in South Carolina have undergone examinations of their private parts during child abuse investigations — even when there were no allegations of sexual abuse. There’s a growing consensus in medicine that genital exams can be embarrassing, uncomfortable, and even traumatic.

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Viewpoints: Changes Needed In How We Treat Opioid Addiction; ACA Is A Success That Should Be Expanded

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle opioid use disorder, ACA, medical aid in dying, and more.

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Perspectives: Gene Therapy’s Cost Is Inaccessible For Many; Do Weight-Loss Drugs Harm Mental Health?

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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Efforts To Diagnose Symptomless Alzheimer’s Early Are In The Spotlight

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Los Angeles Times takes us inside the fight to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease even among people with no memory complaints and normal cognition. Separately, WUFT reports on an outreach program in Florida to help those in rural communities needing Alzheimer’s assistance.

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Long Covid Is More Common Among Young Adults Than Older Americans

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Census Bureau data shows that 1 in 4 people infected with the covid virus experienced symptoms for longer than 3 months — or what’s known as long covid. The age group with the most cases of long covid is adults aged 25 to 39.

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New Study Highlights Cancer-Causing Properties Of US Food Additives

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Newsweek covers new research out of France into links between common food additives found in U.S. ultra-processed foods and certain forms of cancer. Also in the news, Johnson & Johnson’s blood cancer therapy gets FDA approval; Iowa has fastest-growing rate of new cancer in the U.S.; and more.

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White House Announces Funding For Clean Water, Women’s Health Projects

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that the federal government will distribute $5.8 billion to water infrastructure projects across the country. And the first lady, Dr. Jill Biden, will outline $100 million in planned federal spending for research and development initiatives into women’s health.

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Over Half Of Antibiotics VA Dentists Prescribe Are Unnecessary: Study

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Researchers looking into the use of antibiotics in Department of Veterans Affairs dentistry found that most do not have guidelines supporting their use and were likely unnecessary. Meanwhile, other researchers say the world’s leading economies have work to do against antimicrobial resistance.

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Teledoc Health Looks At Expanding Overseas To Offset US Costs

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Modern Healthcare explains that the startup, which grew during the pandemic’s social-distancing norms, is looking for business overseas to offset the high costs of advertising in the U.S. in order to attract new customers. Also in the news: AbbVie, Yale New Haven Health, Cost Plus Drugs, and more.

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GOP Prosecutor Pushes For Fast Decision On Wisconsin Abortion Ban

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat, had filed a lawsuit arguing the 174 year-old state abortion ban is too old, but Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski, a Republican, is pushing the state’s Supreme Court to decide on the matter without waiting for a lower court ruling.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, February 21, 2024

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

The opioid crisis, long covid, ultra-processed foods, cancer, early  Alzheimer’s, antibiotics, telehealth, and more are in the news.

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First Edition: Feb. 21, 2024

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic Crashes Ashore, Propelled by Fentanyl and Meth

By Colleen DeGuzman February 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A report based on millions of urine drug tests found the United States is facing a rise in the use of multiple drugs at once, which not only is often more deadly but complicates treatment efforts.

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Death and Redemption in an American Prison

By Markian Hawryluk February 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

More than a quarter century after an inmate helped start a hospice program in one of the nation’s most notorious prisons, he is trying to spread the idea.

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Measles Outbreak At Florida School Prompts Investigation

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Florida Department of Health in Broward County is reported to be looking into four confirmed cases at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston. Other public health news is on the long-term risks of measles, maternal syphilis rates, falls among older Americans, dengue, and more.

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Perspectives: Policies Hurting Prenatal Care; Weight-Loss Drugs’ Impact On Mental Health

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle prenatal care, weight-loss drugs, data security, caregiving, and more.

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CDC Study Finds Teens Use Drugs To Find Calmness

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

In an ever-noisier, ever more-complex world, it’s perhaps not surprising that a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis found that teens are using drugs to help them find calm and relieve stress. Also in the news: Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment, and more.

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New Covid Vaccine Study Finds Some Potential Adverse Effects

February 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Hill reports that the largest multi-country study yet into covid vaccinations linked the shots to increased risks of certain adverse effects, including myocarditis and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Separately, another study found official U.S. covid death stats are likely an undercount.

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