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As Social Media Misinformation Grows In The US, Other Nations Fight Back

January 9, 2025 Morning Briefing

Meta’s decision to stop fact-checking doesn’t apply to the EU, which has sweeping rules that require social media firms to do more, not less, to prevent harm. One Nobel Peace Prize winner warned that Meta’s move could create “a world that’s right for a dictator.”

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Massachusetts Takes On Private Equity In Health Care

January 9, 2025 Morning Briefing

Democratic Gov. Maura Healey said the goal of a new oversight law is to prevent “bad actors [who] exploit vulnerable hospitals.” Meanwhile, a Virginia hospital faces health care fraud charges; San Francisco gets a new mayor and a new plan to deal with the fentanyl epidemic; and more.

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USDA Says 15 More States Have Signed Up For National Milk Testing Program

January 9, 2025 Morning Briefing

The program, which began Dec. 6 in the wake of ongoing H5N1 outbreaks at dairy farms, now includes 28 states covering 65% of the country’s milk production. Other public health news is on chronic wasting disease, Guillain-Barre label warnings for two RSV vaccines, and more.

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First Edition: Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025

January 9, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Climate Change Threatens the Mental Well-Being of Youths. Here’s How To Help Them Cope.

By Bernard J. Wolfson January 9, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The growing toll of climate-related disasters is a risk to the emotional well-being of young people. An Orange County, California, pediatric emergency doctor wants to add questions about climate change to standard mental health screenings conducted in pediatricians’ offices and other settings where kids seek care.

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Johnson: No Social Security, Medicare Cuts To Fund Trump’s Priorities

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

“The Republican Party will not cut benefits,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said. Also in the news: Medicare drug price negotiations, the House transgender bathroom ban, and more.

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Jury Nullification A Real Concern In UnitedHealthcare Case, Experts Say

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

The suspect in the shooting death of CEO Brian Thompson has garnered sympathy and financial support as he awaits trial, a sign that public support could sway the jury, legal analysts contend. More health industry news is about IU Health, Allumia Ventures, Tricare, and more.

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Florida Covid Vaccine Probe Yields Zero Evidence Of Criminal Wrongdoing

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

In its report, the grand jury did recommend greater transparency in clinical trials and a ban on pharmaceutical ads. The CDC maintains the vaccines are safe. Also, it’s not too late to get seasonal covid and flu shots as cases of those respiratory viruses are skyrocketing after holiday gatherings.

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To Guard Against Health Care Cuts, Proposed Calif. Budget Has No Deficit

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

But Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, warned that steep cuts threatened by incoming President Donald Trump could throw his fiscal plans into disarray. In other news, Ohio’s former health director, a Democrat who guided the state in the early days of the pandemic, is running for governor.

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Departing FDA Head Defends Agency’s Record, Looks Warily Ahead

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

Speaking with Stat ahead of his exit, Robert Califf expressed concern about the potential for brain drain in government. Other news is on promising drugs for lung cancer patients, the upcoming J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, and more.

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Outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s Advice: ‘Choose Community’

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

Scroll down to our “Editorials and Opinions” section to read his full “parting prescription.” Meanwhile, links are found between herpes, concussions, and Alzheimer’s disease; drinking milk may cut bowel cancer risk; and the timing of coffee consumption affects health benefits.

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Viewpoints: Why Is There Not A Norovirus Vaccine?; Steps Health Insurers Need To Take To Rebuild Trust

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers delve into these public health topics.

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ACA Hits Record Enrollment Yet Again, Fulfilling A Promise From Biden

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

Twenty-four million people have signed up for health insurance through the government marketplace. The deadline to sign up, in all but a handful of states, is Jan. 15. President-elect Donald Trump tried to dismantle Obamacare during his first term.

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Meta Ditches Fact Checks That Had Helped Curb Health Misinformation

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

One of the reasons the industry had doubled down on policing speech was because of falsehoods about covid, The Washington Post noted. Meanwhile, mis- and disinformation shows no sign of slowing on the internet, and doctors are often targets.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, January 8, 2025

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

First Edition: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Indiana State Senator Moves To Scrap Hospital Monopoly Law He Helped Create

By Samantha Liss January 8, 2025 KFF Health News Original

After rival hospitals in Terre Haute scuttled plans to merge, a state senator has introduced a bill to forbid similar mergers by repealing a state law he helped write.

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Medicaid Expansion Debate Will Affect Other Health Policy Issues Before Montana Legislature

By Mike Dennison and Sue O'Connell January 8, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Legislative leaders say the decision whether to renew Montana’s Medicaid expansion program this year will loom over behavioral health spending and hospital regulation, among other topics.

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Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’

January 7, 2025 KFF Health News Original

“Health Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from the KFF Health News newsroom to the airwaves each week.

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Puberty Blockers Prescribed To Less Than 0.1% Of US Children, Study Finds

January 7, 2025 Morning Briefing

Researchers say among those with private insurance, not one transgender person under 12 was prescribed gender-affirming hormones. “There’s not some massive wave of folks accessing care,” the report’s lead author says. Separately, more than 30,000 veterans who were dismissed over sexuality might get their discharge status upgraded, opening the door to benefits they’ve been denied.

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