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Viewpoints: Collaboration Needed To Tackle Superbugs; MedPAC Would Protect Patients From Surprise Bills

June 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss superbugs, medical billing, AI health applications, and more.

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Federal Effort To Lower Opioid Overdoses By 40% Failed To Work

June 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

Stat says the study, which began in 2019 and was aimed at using evidence-based interventions, didn’t actually curb opioid overdose deaths. Separately, the Boston Globe reports on growing overdoses in that city last year, and KCUR reports on an opioid antidote initiative from Kansas prisons.

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Person Or Property? Texas High Court Won’t Weigh In On State Of Embryos

June 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

A Dallas IVF patient still may appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to have her embryos declared as people. Also in the news: fallout from the Southern Baptist vote and a defense policy measure that includes provisions on abortion and transgender care.

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Major US Heat Wave Could Affect You Even More If You Take Certain Meds

June 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

Diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, antidepressants, and stimulants for ADHD are just some of the medications that could cause dehydration, raise your risk of fainting, or other problems. Doctors are advising people to use air conditioning and to drink plenty of water.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, June 17, 2024

June 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

Surgeon General Urges Congress To Put Warning Labels On Social Media

June 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

Dr. Vivek Murthy points to the effects of social media on children and teens, arguing that a warning label would convey “that social media has not been proved safe.” Also in the news: Stanford’s online misinformation research group may shut down; study suggests dads should be screened for postpartum depression; and more.

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US Patent Office Takes Aim At Pharma Industry Pricing Strategy

June 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is targeting “patent thickets,” a tactic used by companies to delay arrival of competing generic medicines, which typically cost less. Meanwhile, the CEO of Novo Nordisk is set to testify before the Senate about the high cost of Ozempic and Wegovy.

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Core Electronic Health Records System Is Back Online After Ascension Attack

June 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

Additional systems compromised in the cyberattack are still being worked on, the company says. Meanwhile, in the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, Medicare and Medicaid patients will have extra time to file disputes over claims.

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Fauci’s Memoir Reveals Covid Response Details, Highlights His Life In Service

June 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, writes in his new book that early in the pandemic, he worried that “we were in trouble if citizens were growing distrustful of the government’s approach to COVID.” His memoir hits shelves Tuesday.

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First Edition: June 17, 2024

June 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Montana Creates Emergency ‘Drive-Thru’ Blood Pickup Service for Rural Ambulances

By Arielle Zionts June 17, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The network is aimed at helping rural patients, who face higher rates of traumatic injuries and death but may not live near a hospital with a stockpile of blood.

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Americans With HIV Are Living Longer. Federal Spending Isn’t Keeping Up.

By Sam Whitehead June 17, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Advances in medicine mean more people are living longer with HIV. But aging with HIV comes with an increased risk of health complications, and many worry the U.S. health care system isn’t prepared to treat this growing population.

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Muchos adultos jóvenes que empezaron a vapear de adolescentes no pueden dejar el hábito

By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio June 14, 2024 KFF Health News Original

El marketing de las empresas de cigarrillos electrónicos, que promocionan atractivos nombres con sabores frutales similares a los caramelos, llevó a muchos adolescentes a probar el vapeo.

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Tu deuda médica ya no afectaría tu historial de crédito

By Noam N. Levey June 14, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Si se promulgan, nuevas reglas ampliarían drásticamente las protecciones para decenas de millones de estadounidenses agobiados por facturas médicas que no pueden pagar.

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Guns Are Stored Insecurely At Home By Up To 43% Of Owners, CDC Study Finds

June 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

The issue has contributed to the high rate of unintentional firearm deaths among children. Also in the news: the Lewiston, Maine, shooting commission, melanoma, and more.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

June 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on weight loss drugs, diabetes tech, marijuana, space travel, and more.

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Viewpoints: Here’s How To Combat Vaccine Hesitancy; We Continue To See Negative Consequences Of Ending Roe

June 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle vaccine hesitancy, reproductive rights, and rural health care.

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Federal Judge Blocks Trans Protections In 4 States

June 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

President Joe Biden’s Title IX rules to protect transgender people from gender discrimination were temporarily blocked by U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana, a nominee of President Donald Trump. The judge said the rules were an “abuse of power.”

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Chronically Understaffed US Hospitals Saw More Covid Deaths, Data Indicate

June 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Covid survival likelihood was found to be related to hospitals’ pre-pandemic investment in nursing services. Separately, a nurses union representing staff at LA’s Riverside Community Hospital was fined $6 million for a strike that happened at the start of the covid pandemic in 2020.

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Bird Flu Outbreak In Dairy Cows Might Be Tough To Curb, USDA Reports Hint

June 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Agriculture Department documents note that even on farms that didn’t take in outside cattle, herds were contracting the virus and that it was likely a result of movement of workers and shared equipment. Meanwhile, a global health expert denounced the U.S. response to the outbreaks, saying it is “shocking to watch the ineptitude.”

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