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Viewpoints: Zika And The Reluctant Congress; Better Ways To Pay For Hospital Care

August 5, 2016 Morning Briefing

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

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Viewpoints: The Meaning Of Skyrocketing Premiums; Congress’ Inaction On Zika

July 21, 2016 Morning Briefing

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

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Florida Reports New Zika Cases, Including One In Pinellas County Near St. Petersburg

August 24, 2016 Morning Briefing

The patient in Pinellas County had not traveled internationally so officials are trying to determine if the illness was caused by a mosquito transmission.

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Longer Looks: Mental Health In Massachusetts; Treating Cancer; Demystifying Zika

August 4, 2016 Morning Briefing

Each week, KHN’s Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.

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Zika Battle Rages On As Republicans Dig In With Take-It-Or-Leave-It Stance

July 13, 2016 Morning Briefing

On Tuesday, Senate Republicans rejected a new Democratic proposal aimed at finding a middle ground in the battle over Zika funding.

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CDC: Doctors Should Screen All Pregnant Women For Zika At Every Checkup

July 26, 2016 Morning Briefing

Previously, Zika testing was only recommended for pregnant women if they or their sexual partner had traveled to an area where the virus was actively spreading, and if they showed symptoms.

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Women Are Dying From Pregnancy, Childbirth At Alarming Rates — And It’s Only Getting Worse

October 7, 2016 Morning Briefing

Fatality rates are on par with Iran, and the prognosis that the trend will improve is not positive. In other women’s health news, long turnaround times for Zika tests add to pregnant women’s anxiety, an appeals court weighs in on a case involving invasive ultrasounds and an anti-abortion campaign makes a stop at an Ohio Planned Parenthood.

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Health Officials Probing Mysterious Transmission In Fatal Utah Zika Case

July 19, 2016 Morning Briefing

The disease does not appear to have been transmitted through a mosquito bite or sexual contact, the two ways previously identified by researchers for Zika to spread.

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Clinton Joins Lawmakers Slamming EpiPen Pricing, Endorses Creation Of Emergency Health Fund

August 25, 2016 Morning Briefing

Prescriptions drug costs, how to handle public health crises like Zika and Ebola and the candidates’ health records all make headlines from the presidential campaign trail.

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Zika Travel Advisory Widens To Miami Beach After More Local Transmission Cases Confirmed

August 19, 2016 Morning Briefing

The five new cases prompt the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand the area in Florida that pregnant women should avoid due to risks of the mosquito-borne virus.

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Pentagon Confirms 33 Zika Infections Among Active-Duty Service Members Since January

August 4, 2016 Morning Briefing

The number includes one pregnant woman. Meanwhile, New York’s attorney general cracks down on Zika scams, chastising anyone who is exploiting people’s fears “just to make a buck.”

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Longer Looks: Miracle Microbes; Zika And The Brain; And Depression In Doctors

July 21, 2016 Morning Briefing

Each week, KHN finds interesting reads from around the Web.

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Baby Girl Is First Known Zika-Related Death In Texas, Second In U.S.

August 10, 2016 Morning Briefing

The infant’s mother had traveled to Latin America during her pregnancy and the baby was born with microcephaly.

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Partisan Bickering Persists On Hill Over Zika Funding

July 12, 2016 Morning Briefing

Neither side shows any evidence of caving, so it’s unlikely the funding will be approved before Congress leaves for a seven-week recess. Meanwhile, KHN talks with the man at the center of the country’s response to the outbreak.

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Viewpoints: Presidential Politics And The Vaccine Issue; CDC Issues Strong Zika Warning

August 2, 2016 Morning Briefing

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

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CDC Risk Analysis: Olympics Won’t Be To Blame For Spread Of Zika

July 14, 2016 Morning Briefing

The estimated 350,000 to 500,000 people headed to Brazil for the Olympic and Paralympic Games represent less than 0.25 percent of the total who traveled to Zika-affected countries in 2015. “The relative contribution of the Olympics is really quite small,” said Martin Cetron, director of the CDC’s division of global migration and quarantine.

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Scientists Optimistic About Zika Vaccine After ‘Striking’ Results From Monkey Trial

August 5, 2016 Morning Briefing

But researchers warn that an approved-vaccine for humans could still be years away.

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Viewpoints: No Zika Funding; Some Insurers’ Find Success On Marketplaces

July 15, 2016 Morning Briefing

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

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Congress Leaves For 7-Week Recess With Zika Funding Unresolved

July 15, 2016 Morning Briefing

Legislation to fund the battle against the virus was just one of several bills lawmakers punt to the fall.

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Utah Reports First Zika-Related Death In Continental U.S.

July 11, 2016 Morning Briefing

The patient was elderly and had an underlying health condition. In other news, as Congress struggles to reach a deal over Zika funding, senior health officials warn that Ebola could ignite back into a pressing threat at any time, and lawmakers work to create a FEMA-like emergency health care fund.

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