Pandemic Preparedness, WHO Involvement: Global Health Hangs In The Balance With Today’s Election
November 5, 2024
Morning Briefing
Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are polar opposites on health care policy. As Americans head to the polls, the rest of the world waits and worries about what this election might mean for them.
Election Stress Can Be All-Consuming. Here Are Ways To Help Folks Cope
November 5, 2024
Morning Briefing
Experts and ordinary people offer advice on information hibernation to get through this anxiety-inducing period in U.S. history. If their tips aren’t enough, simply text ELECTION to 741741 to speak with someone from the Crisis Text Line.
10 States Will Decide Future Of Abortion Access
November 5, 2024
Morning Briefing
News sources examine the measures — for and against abortion, or constitutional protections — in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, and South Dakota.
Regardless Of Who Wins The White House, Abortion Clinics Are In Trouble
November 5, 2024
Morning Briefing
As The New Republic explains, a lack of investment in the infrastructure of abortion care over decades is speeding up the closure of reproductive health clinics. Plus: How abortion factors into elections for West Virginia governor and the Arkansas Supreme Court, and more.
Doctors, Hospitals Bemoan Inadequate 2025 Medicare Payment Rates
November 5, 2024
Morning Briefing
In other news: In a breakthrough for digital therapeutics companies, under the 2025 Medicare rules, clinicians can bill for some mental health apps. Plus: Insurers fear losing out on millions; Medicaid counseling on firearms; and more.
Fungal STI Showing Up In New York
November 5, 2024
Morning Briefing
Four men have been diagnosed with Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII since spring. Also, whooping cough cases — almost 20,000 — are almost back to pre-pandemic levels; California and Washington report more suspected bird flu cases.
PPE Innovation: Disposable Hijabs For Health Care Professionals
November 5, 2024
Morning Briefing
Two respiratory therapists in Minnesota are creating disposable, hygienic hijabs for Muslim women in hopes of making them feel more empowered and included in the workplace. Also: investments, acquisitions, cancer treatments, and more.
First Edition: Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024
November 5, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Sin monjas en sus pasillos, muchos hospitales católicos parecen más mega corporaciones
By Samantha Liss
November 5, 2024
KFF Health News Original
La Iglesia Católica aún regula la atención que se brinda a millones de personas en estos hospitales cada año, usando directrices religiosas para prohibir abortos y limitar anticonceptivos.
Regresar rápido a la escuela y hacer ejercicio ligero puede ayudar a los niños y jóvenes a recuperarse de conmociones cerebrales
By Kate Ruder
November 5, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Más de 2 millones de niños a nivel nacional han sido diagnosticados alguna vez con una conmoción o lesión cerebral, según la Encuesta Nacional de Entrevistas de Salud de 2022.
A Quick Return to School and Light Exercise May Help Kids Recover From Concussions
By Kate Ruder
November 5, 2024
KFF Health News Original
With new research and updated guidelines in Colorado and 15 other states, physicians and educators are asking parents not to wait to return their concussed kids to school.
As Nuns Disappear, Many Catholic Hospitals Look More Like Megacorporations
By Samantha Liss
Illustration by Oona Zenda
November 5, 2024
KFF Health News Original
The nation’s Catholic health systems were largely founded and led by nuns with a mission to serve the sick regardless of their creed or financial means. Today, no nuns run any U.S. Catholic health system, while many of these hospitals pull in billions, according to their financial reports.
Election Outcome Could Upend Medicaid, Transgender Care Policies
November 4, 2024
Morning Briefing
Republicans envision slashing Medicaid funding, making it harder for low-income Americans to get the care they need. They also have designs on giving the federal government — not states — say over transgender care.
Mifepristone Challenge Is In Wrong Court, Government Argues In Lawsuit
November 4, 2024
Morning Briefing
Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri lack standing to pursue their case in a Texas court, the FDA contends as it seeks to have the lawsuit dismissed. Also, as voters in several states weigh in on abortion ballot measures, physicians and patients in Texas and Florida grapple with the fallout of Roe’s end.
1,700 University Of Illinois Hospital Nurses To Strike Nov. 13
November 4, 2024
Morning Briefing
If the strike is not averted, it will be the second one since August. Other health industry news is on New Jersey’s CarePoint Health, Zoom, Boston Children’s Hospital, and more.
Deadly Fungal Infections Have Been Trending Upward, Worrying Scientists
November 4, 2024
Morning Briefing
The global spread of candida auris is worrisome because the fungi’s mutations are able to dodge drugs that stave off serious infection. Elsewhere in the world, mpox is leveling off in Congo, and five countries see uptick in polio infections.
Maryland Will Participate In ‘AHEAD Model’ That Promotes Health Equity
November 4, 2024
Morning Briefing
In other news: a Kansas prisoner sues over health care; the FDA warns against contaminated compounded weight loss drugs; bird flu; tuberculosis; and more.
Morning Briefing for Monday, November 4, 2024
November 4, 2024
Morning Briefing
What the election means for big health issues. Plus, news on Medicare reimbursements, fluoride, vaccines, mifepristone, and more.
CMS Releases Final Medicare Reimbursement Rules for 2025
November 4, 2024
Morning Briefing
Among the many new rules are physician reimbursement cuts of 2.9%, and hospital outpatient department boosts of 2.9%. Congress braces for a post-election lobbying fight. In other Medicare news: rural health care, star ratings, and more.
On Eve Of Election, Trump Campaign Floats Bans On Fluoride, Some Vaccines
November 4, 2024
Morning Briefing
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he’s “OK” with a proposal by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to tell “all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.” And in an interview with NBC News, Trump also said he’ll “make a decision” on banning certain vaccines — he didn’t say which ones — based on advice he receives from RFK Jr.
