Teva Settles DOJ’s Kickback, Price-Fixing Charges For $450 Million
October 11, 2024
Morning Briefing
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will pay $450 to settle the Department of Justice’s investigation into allegations of price fixing and misuse of funds for kickbacks. Other pharmaceutical news reports on weight loss drugs.
15.5 Million US Adults Have ADHD; Most Struggle To Access Treatment
October 11, 2024
Morning Briefing
Also in research-related news, the neurons in children with autism are different from in children without; an effort to improve the accuracy of Parkinson’s diagnoses; the progress of vaccines designed to prevent cancer; and more.
A Third Of HS Students Experience Racism, Affecting Mental Health
October 11, 2024
Morning Briefing
A CDC study found that nearly 1 in 3 U.S. high school students reported experiencing racism at school. Researchers found those experiences led to a greater number of mental health issues and a higher risk of suicide and substance use. Also in public health news: a recall over listeria, a recall of Fisher-Price Snuga Swings, and more.
California Logs 4th Human Bird Flu Case
October 11, 2024
Morning Briefing
The nationwide total of cases this year is at 18, and all but one of the people who tested positive had been exposed to sick cattle or poultry. Also in the news, Iowa and 19 other states sue over federal nursing home staffing requirements.
Morning Briefing for Friday, October 11, 2024
October 11, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s newsletter covers the rise of abortion as an election issue for young women, the health impacts of hurricanes, racism impacting high school students’ health, and more.
Floridians Urged To Avoid Floodwaters Teeming With Bacteria After Milton
October 11, 2024
Morning Briefing
Meanwhile, successive storms are taking a toll on the mental health of those whose lives were abruptly upended. Also, a Daytona Beach medical manufacturing facility will resume IV fluid operations today after it closed as Milton neared.
Abortion Access Is Limited in Western NC As Sole Clinic Recovers From Helene
October 11, 2024
Morning Briefing
The Asheville clinic still does not have must-needed running water, and staffing the facility might be tricky, officials say. Separately, North Dakota’s abortion ban will remain paused while a challenge to the law winds its way through the court system.
Harris Fields Questions From Latino Voters On Health Care Access And Costs
October 11, 2024
Morning Briefing
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said at a Univision town hall Thursday in Las Vegas that a key to securing health care for more people is through a path to citizenship for Dreamers. Other election news examines how Biden administration policies would fare under a second Trump White House.
First Edition: Friday, Oct. 11, 2024
October 11, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Colorado’s Naloxone Fund Is Drying Up, Even as Opioid Settlement Money Rolls In
By Claire Cleveland
October 11, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Since Colorado created a pool of money to pay for naloxone in 2019, it has distributed more than half a million doses of the opioid reversal drug to hundreds of organizations throughout the state. Now, its main funding stream is drying up.
Extended-Stay Hotels, a Growing Option for Poor Families, Can Lead to Health Problems for Kids
By Andy Miller Renuka Rayasam
Updated October 16, 2024
Originally Published October 11, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Extended-stay hotels are often a last resort for low-income families trying to avoid homelessness. But hotel living can lead to — or exacerbate — various physical and mental health issues for children, say advocates for families and researchers who study homelessness.
Abortion Emerges as Most Important Election Issue for Young Women, Poll Finds
By Alex Wayne Rebecca Adams
October 11, 2024
KFF Health News Original
A KFF survey found significant shifts among women voters since late spring — all in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.
El aborto es el tema electoral más importante para las mujeres jóvenes, según una encuesta
By Alex Wayne Rebecca Adams
October 11, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Casi 4 de cada 10 mujeres menores de 30 años encuestadas en septiembre y principios de octubre dijeron que el aborto es la cuestión más importante a la hora de emitir su voto.
Watch: Biggest Dangers and Health Concerns From Hurricane Milton
By Céline Gounder
October 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News’ Céline Gounder shares advice on how to prepare before a hurricane.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Yet Another Promise for Long-Term Care Coverage
October 10, 2024
Podcast
As part of her presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris has rolled out a plan for Medicare to provide in-home long-term care services. The proposal would fill a longtime need for families trying to simultaneously care for young children and older parents, but its enormous price tag makes it a promise unlikely to be fulfilled. Meanwhile, a growing number of Republican candidates up and down the ballot facing voter backlash over their support for abortion restrictions are trying to reinvent their positions. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, excerpts from a KFF lunch with “Shark Tank” panelist and generic drug discounter Mark Cuban, who has been consulting with the Harris campaign about health care issues.
Cash Shortages and Complex Rules Impede Native American Health-Care Access
By Arielle Zionts
October 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Each year, the Indian Health Service rejects tens of thousands of requests to fund outside care that it doesn’t provide, forcing patients to go without treatment or pay big medical bills themselves. The IHS is supposed to provide free care to Native Americans, but it does so only at scattered clinics and hospitals the agency funds and then manages […]
Research Roundup: Pediatric Brain Disease; Covid And Heart Attacks; MS
October 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.
Solar Storm Might Disrupt Power Grid As US Copes With Hurricane Aftermath
October 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
Meanwhile, as Florida braced for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton, home health care providers made sure patients had the medical supplies and other necessities required to weather the storm and the likely loss of power.
