Hidden Costs Of Extreme Heat Landed California With $7.7B Bill
July 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
A new report says a decade’s worth of indirect costs from heat waves, such as lost productivity and health care for heat-related injuries, totaled more than $7.7 billion in California. Separately, the Sacramento Bee reports on how California police are spending $50 million on wellness care.
Newest Pitch To Resistant Dairy Farmers: Anonymous Bird Flu Testing
July 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
Public health officials, hoping to get a bigger picture of the spread of the spread of the H5N1 virus, think anonymous testing might encourage fearful farmers, Axios reports. Covid, plague, measles, and Jamestown Canyon virus are also in the news.
Historic Second Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Has Now Died
July 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
At the end of May, the 54-year-old New Jersey woman had to have the organ removed after just 47 days because it was damaged by inadequate blood flow from a heart pump she’d received before the genetically modified pig kidney. Also in the news: a larynx transplant, acupuncture, and more.
Shortage Of Chemo Drug Cisplatin Ends; Troubled Norovirus Vax Is Discontinued
July 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
Viewpoints: AI Has Potential To Be A Life-Saver In Health Care; We Need To Reframe Approach To Overdose Crisis
July 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers tackle AI’s role in aiding diagnoses, the overdose crisis and the anti-abortion movement.
In Closer Look At PBMs, FTC Faults Them For Driving Up Drug Costs
July 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
The agency’s sharp criticism of these drug middlemen has not led to lawsuits or other actions, but it might provide Congress and states with incentive to amp up regulations.
Falsified Data: Hundreds Of Popular US Generic Drugs May Have Safety Issues
July 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
The FDA has learned that a research company in India falsified the data used in key studies to gain approval of their medications, which include the generic versions of Viagra and Lipitor, Bloomberg reported. The findings could have major implications about whether the drugs are safe to take and whether insurers will retroactively decide not to cover them.
Physician Burnout Rate Dips Below 1 In 2 For First Time Since Covid Hit
July 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
The American Medical Association annual survey has good news for the medical industry in the form of lower stats for physicians reporting at least one burnout symptom. The Los Angeles Times, meanwhile, covers LGBTQ+ “medical refugees” and health care workers fighting for trans rights.
CMS Unveils Dementia Care Program; Researchers Find Sign Of Early Decline
July 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
Research from the New York Federal Reserve and Georgetown University shows that a person’s credit score, on average, starts to fall in the five years ahead of a dementia diagnosis, CBS News reported.
Senate Version Of ‘Must-Pass’ Defense Bill Restricts Troops’ Trans Care
July 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
Provisions tacked onto the policy bill include limitations on the military paying for surgery for trans troops and also on how military members’ trans children can access gender care. Separately, the VA is in the news for dropping mandatory overtime for claims processors and a hack attack.
First Edition: July 10, 2024
July 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
These Vibrant, Bigger-Than-Life Portraits Turn Gun Death Statistics Into Indelible Stories
By Christine Spolar
July 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
With pop-up art shows in Philadelphia and beyond, Zarinah Lomax’s mission is to show what is routinely lost to gun violence in America: “This is somebody’s child. Somebody’s son, somebody’s daughter who was working toward something.”
Why the Election May Slow Plans To Replace Lead Pipes
By Sandy West
July 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Lead in drinking water is a known danger. But how many of the country’s estimated 9 million lead service lines need to be replaced — and how quickly — is subject to debate. The clock is ticking on two competing plans as the election looms.
Retratos convierten a muertes por armas de fuego en historias imborrables
By Christine Spolar
July 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Philadelphia ha registrado más de 9,000 tiroteos fatales y no fatales desde 2020, con aproximadamente el 80% de las víctimas identificadas como negras no hispanas. Entre los heridos o muertos, aproximadamente el 60% tenía 30 años o menos.
When Hospital Cyberattacks Compromise Care, Not Just Data
By Rachana Pradhan
July 9, 2024
KFF Health News Original
When hospitals are hit by cyberattacks that compromise crucial technology systems for managing patient care, the stakes are staggering. “We’ve started to think about these as public health issues and disasters on the scale of earthquakes or hurricanes,” said Jeff Tully, a co-director of the Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity at the University of California at […]
Scientists Find Unique Gut Microbiome Markers In Children With Autism
July 9, 2024
Morning Briefing
The discovery could form part of a tool for diagnosis, researchers say. Meanwhile, Apple’s smart Watch is increasingly being recommended by physicians to patients to help manage and monitor their health conditions. A frozen chicken recall due to listeria risk is also in the news.
Viewpoints: Abortion Must Be Legalized Nationwide; A New Way To Discuss Gender Identity
July 9, 2024
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers tackle abortion, gender identity, non-profit hospitals, and more.
Biden’s Neurological Exams Were Just Routine, White House Doctor Says
July 9, 2024
Morning Briefing
Official visitor logs show an expert on Parkinson’s disease visited the White House eight times, including at least once for a meeting with the president’s physician. Officials say that this was part of his usual care and that other visits were to address military personnel issues.
