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Brain Injury Study Findings Could Have Major Impact On Life-Support Choices

August 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

A study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine found that some unconscious people are aware of what’s happening around them, raising ethical questions about whether someone would want to live that way. Plus: A brain implant study has surpassed expectations.

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Biden Admin Touts Billions In Savings As It Debuts Medicare Drug Discounts

August 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

The discounts, which will take effect in 2026, are a major milestone for Democrats and will apply to 10 often-prescribed medications: Eliquis, Jardiance, Xarelto, Januvia, Farxiga, Entresto, Enbrel, Imbruvica, Stelara, and the insulins Fiasp and NovoLog.

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Montana Minors May Seek Abortions Without Parent’s OK, Court Rules

August 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Children deserve the same right to privacy as adults when making decisions affecting their bodies, the state Supreme Court says. Meanwhile, Arizona’s high court ruled that election materials regarding abortion may include the words “unborn human being” when referring to an embryo or fetus.

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First Edition: Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024

August 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Most Black Hospitals Across the South Closed Long Ago. Their Impact Endures.

By Lauren Sausser August 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Taborian Hospital in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, was established to exclusively admit Black patients during a time when Jim Crow laws barred them from accessing the same health care facilities as white patients. Its closure underscores how hundreds of Black hospitals in the U.S. fell casualty to social progress.

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The FDA Calls Them ‘Recalls,’ Yet the Targeted Medical Devices Often Remain in Use

By David Hilzenrath August 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

With medical devices, recalls are not always what they seem. In some recalls, including some of the most serious, the FDA and the manufacturers let doctors and hospitals continue to use the devices.

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New Lines of Attack Form Against the Affordable Care Act

By Julie Appleby August 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

While fighting potential fraud in government programs has long been a conservative rallying cry, recent criticisms of the Affordable Care Act represent a renewed line of attack on the program when repealing it is unlikely.

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A Call to Action Reignites Debate Over Opioid Settlements

By Aneri Pattani August 14, 2024 KFF Health News Original

State and local governments have received more than $7.5 billion in opioid settlement funds to date, and everyone’s lining up to have their say in how it’s spent. Of course, that means there’s also plenty of controversy. The latest development comes this morning, as a coalition of 192 recovery and harm reduction organizations across dozens […]

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, August 14, 2024

August 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Gun violence and kids, opioid settlements, abortion on the ballot, Biden’s ‘Cancer Moonshot,’ PFAS, Medicare drug premiums, and more

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Perspectives: Pharmaceutical Testing Facility Gave Fraudulent Data. Why Didn’t FDA Withdraw Approval?

August 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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White House Is Trying To Mitigate Increase In Medicare Drug Premiums

August 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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Viewpoints: Kamala Harris Needs To Discuss Her Health Care Plan; There’s A Way To Combat Vaccine Hesitancy

August 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers examine these issues and more.

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PFAS Levels In New Moms Might Be Linked To Shorter Breastfeeding

August 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

The New Hampshire study results were driven largely by PFOA, or perfluorooctanoate. And in other PFAS news, Air Force lawyers who are fighting an EPA order to clean up contaminated drinking water in Arizona say the Supreme Court’s recent “Chevron” ruling renders the agency’s decision moot.

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Eli Lilly Opens Company Hub For Gene-Based Treatments In Boston

August 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

In other news from across the country: U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) had a mild stroke but escaped “lingering” symptoms; the first diagnosed human case of tick-borne Powassan virus in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; fentanyl overdoses in young Californians; and more.

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CDC Warns Of Surging Fifth Disease

August 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

CNN notes that the proportion of people with recent parvovirus B19 infections climbed to 10% in June, and children ages 5 to 9 had the highest increase. Meanwhile, federal officials concerned about rising H5N1 have been testing retail dairy products and haven’t found live avian flu virus in any samples.

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Local Officials Have No Plans To Save Boston’s Carney Hospital From Closure

August 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Employees were told neither state nor city public health authorities will take over the facility by eminent domain. Carney Hospital, owned by troubled Steward Health Care, is thus still slated for closure by Aug. 31. Other reports say Steward is selling its physician group to Rural Healthcare.

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Biden’s ‘Cancer Moonshot’: $150M Will Go Toward Tools To Help Surgeons Remove Tumors

August 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

The research funds will be allocated to eight colleges and universities across the country, including a team at Tulane, where President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday. The president also focused on the need to break down research “silos” and improve information sharing, Fox News reported.

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Missourians To Vote On Whether Abortion Ban Will Stand Or Fall

August 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

An initiative to enshrine abortion protections in the state’s constitution gathered enough signatures to make the November ballot. Ballot measures in New York and Florida also are in the news.

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First Edition: Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024

August 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Opioid Settlements Promise Mississippi a Windfall. What Happens Next?

By Violet Jira, Mississippi Today and Henry Larweh August 14, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Millions of dollars from national opioid settlements are pouring into Mississippi. The state and localities haven’t spent much yet. In many cases, how the money will be used is up in the air.

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