La gripe aviar es mala para las aves de corral y las vacas lecheras. No es una amenaza grave para la mayoría de nosotros… por ahora
By Amy Maxmen
May 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Las pruebas han detectado el virus en el ganado en nueve estados, principalmente en Texas y Nuevo México, y más recientemente en Colorado. Una persona ha dado positivo para el H5N1.
Rompiendo una promesa: déficit en California podría frenar aumentos a cuidadores de personas con discapacidades
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
May 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Las organizaciones sin fines de lucro señalan que California ha vuelto más difícil retener a los trabajadores en tareas de cuidado después que aumentara los salarios en otros sectores vinculados a los servicios y la salud.
California propone ampliar subsidios de seguros de salud a todos los inmigrantes adultos
By Jasmine Aguilera, El Tímpano
May 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
California es el primer estado en ampliar Medicaid a todos los adultos que reúnan los requisitos, independientemente de su estatus migratorio, una medida celebrada por los activistas de la salud y por líderes políticos de todo el estado.
Steward Health Files For Bankruptcy: Mass. Scrambles To Deal With Impact
May 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Steward Health Care’s community hospitals were once feted for their benefits to Boston’s health system, The Boston Globe says. Now the state has had to activate an emergency operations plan to work with Steward-owned hospitals.
A Year Into Iowa Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ More Lost Coverage Than Expected
May 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Reports say at least 283,000 Iowans have been disenrolled so far, including nearly 90,000 kids — far above the state’s projections. Also in the news: STDs in Colorado and Florida; violence and abuse in North Carolina psych hospitals; and more.
Metabolic Disorder Is Slowly Being Renamed To Remove Stigma Of Shame
May 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Medical societies’ hope is that changing “fatty liver disease” to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease will prompt patients to seek care earlier. Meanwhile, assisted-living facilities are straining emergency services with calls to help patients who have fallen and can’t get up.
Viewpoints: Congress Just Voted Against Cancer Funding; Psychiatrists Reexamining Transgender Care
May 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers discuss cancer funding, transgender care, frontotemporal dementia, and more.
Morning Briefing for Monday, May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
New health rules, inhalers, stranded in the ER, bird flu, Medicaid “unwinding,” abortion access, drugs, metabolism, and more are in the news.
White House Rushing Health Rules To Make Them Harder To Reverse
May 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
The Biden administration is facing a deadline of June or July to finalize any rules it wants protected from quick congressional reversal or from being easily modified by a potential Trump administration. The majority of major health regulations were issued in April, but federal officials are working to push through others.
Missourians Clear First Hurdle For Putting Abortion Rights Up To A Vote
May 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Abortion-rights advocates delivered 380,000 signatures, twice as many as necessary. Other news is on doulas and their role in shrinking the reproductive health care gap.
Details Emerge Of Mild Symptoms In Only Documented Human Bird Flu Case
May 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
The dairy worker in Texas who caught bird flu from an infected cow was lucky enough to avoid most flu-like symptoms, including respiratory ones. Reports say he had only a bad case of pink eye. Health officials are now urging dairy workers to use protective gear.
Kids Who Lost Parents To Drugs Or Gun Violence Face ‘Double Burden’
May 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Data from 2020 show the number of parents who died from these two causes is double what it was in 1999. A separate study found that not only is the child death rate rising, but there are growing disparities across ethnic and racial groups.
First Edition: May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Could Better Inhalers Help Patients, and the Planet?
By Martha Bebinger, WBUR
May 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Puff inhalers can be lifesavers for people with asthma and other respiratory diseases, but some types release potent greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. That, in turn, worsens wildfires, contributes to air pollution, and intensifies allergy seasons — which can increase the need for inhalers. Some doctors are helping patients switch to more eco-sensitive inhalers.
Stranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm
By Judith Graham
May 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Many older adults who need hospital care are getting stuck in emergency room limbo — sometimes for more than a day. The long ER waits for seniors who are frail, with multiple medical issues, lead to a host of additional medical problems.
Journalists Delve Into Climate Change, Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ and the Gap in Mortality Rates
May 4, 2024
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Research Finds Less Frequent Colon Cancer Screening OK For Some
May 3, 2024
Morning Briefing
Researchers found that a negative colonoscopy could be followed by another screening every 15 years, instead of 10. Separately, studies linking cellphone use with nearsightedness trigger worries over “epidemic” of sight problems and its impact.
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
May 3, 2024
Morning Briefing
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on orangutans, iodized salt, IVF, baby talk, and more.
Viewpoints: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Is Latest Target In War On Women; Where Are The Doctors?
May 3, 2024
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers examine pregnancy protections, physician shortages, IVF rules, and more.
Bill Proposes Rewards For Hospitals Who Demonstrate Drug Stewardship
May 3, 2024
Morning Briefing
A bipartisan bill suggests hospitals get bonus payments if their business practices help ensure adequate drug supplies in the face of ongoing shortages. Cyberattacks are also in the news, with a top intelligence official warning of rising threat, in the aftermath of the Change Healthcare hack.
