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Complex US Health System To Blame For High Cost Of Ozempic, Novo Says

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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Viewpoints: EPA’s Plan To Regulate PFAs Is Just A Start; Melinda Gates Invests In Women’s Health

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss forever chemicals, female health care, RNA, and uterine fibroids.

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J&J, Merck Break Out The Big Bucks In Separate Billon-Dollar Deals

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Johnson & Johnson is paying $1.25 billion to acquire the rights to an experimental skin disorder treatment, while Merck is reportedly nearing a $1.3 billion deal to buy Eyebiotech.

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San Francisco Rings Alarm Over Rising Use Of Animal Sedative Medetomidine

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

As a street drug, it’s most often detected as an adulterant in fentanyl, KQED reports. At least one San Francisco official wants to make sure the wastewater supply is being tested for the drug. Other state news is on radiation contamination and Medicaid negotiations.

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California Flu Spike Investigated; H5N1 Infects Alpacas In Idaho

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

At the point in the flu season when levels should be decreasing, wastewater monitoring in Northern California has found unusual spikes. Health officials are investigating if avian flu is playing a role. Meanwhile, the virus is having an impact on alpaca and chicken flocks in other parts of the country.

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House GOP Members Allege Health Officials Dodged Public Records Laws

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Republican lawmakers continue their push to try to link covid’s origins with U.S. research groups. Meanwhile, the United States has joined other Western unions in pressing for agreement on pandemic response rules.

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More Clinics Providing Cosmetic Procedures With Little Safety Oversight

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Experts warn that it is becoming more difficult for consumers to tell the difference between legitimate medical spas and “unscrupulous” practices, raising safety risks for people getting Botox injections, dermal fillers, or other cosmetic treatments.

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Ancient Egyptians Pioneered Cancer Treatments, Scrutiny Of Skulls Shows

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

In other cancer research, a Merus-Keytruda combination treatment is showing promise for patients with head and neck cancer, and a new transplant technique for people with lung cancer has a 100% success rate.

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Higher Temperatures Are A Factor In Early And Preterm Births, Study Finds

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Moreover, mothers who were younger, less educated, or belonged to a minority racial and ethnic group had an even greater chance of an adverse outcome. In other news, women infected with covid seem to have greater protection from long covid if they are pregnant.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, May 29, 2024

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Bird flu spread, psychoactive drugs, peanut allergies, abortion laws, extreme heat, opioids, drug prices, and more are in the news.

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Giving Babies Peanuts Can Reduce Chance Of Developing Allergy: Study

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

The latest study backs up previous findings that introducing peanut products during infancy and consuming them regularly to age 5 can reduce the risk of peanut allergies.

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Adults Who Help A Tennessee Minor Get An Abortion Will Face Prosecution

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a bill that, starting July 1, would criminalize actions by a nonparental adult in transporting a minor to get an abortion or to access abortion pills. The measure is expected to face judicial challenge.

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First Edition: May 29, 2024

May 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Tennessee Gives This Hospital Monopoly an A Grade — Even When It Reports Failure

By Brett Kelman May 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Ballad Health, a 20-hospital system in Tennessee and Virginia, benefits from the largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly in the United States and is the only option for hospital care for a large swath of Appalachia.

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Row of cows are being mechanically milked on a dairy farm. A farmworker is vaguely visible in the distance.

Farmworkers Face High-Risk Exposures to Bird Flu, but Testing Isn’t Reaching Them

By Tony Leys and Amy Maxmen Updated May 30, 2024 Originally Published May 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials are offering $75 to dairy workers who agree to be tested for bird flu. Advocates say the payments aren’t enough to protect workers from lost wages and health care costs if they test positive.

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Psychoactive Drugs Are Having a Moment. The FDA Will Soon Weigh In.

By Dawn Megli May 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Mounting evidence suggests psychoactive drugs including LSD, ketamine, mushrooms, and MDMA can be powerful treatments for severe depression and PTSD. But not everyone is convinced. And even if such drugs gain FDA approval, safety protocols could render them extremely expensive.

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Row of cows are being mechanically milked on a dairy farm. A farmworker is vaguely visible in the distance.

Trabajadores agrícolas están en alto riesgo de exposición a la gripe aviar, pero las pruebas les son esquivas

By Tony Leys and Amy Maxmen May 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Los trabajadores agrícolas enfrentan algunas de las exposiciones más intensas al virus de la gripe aviar, pero defensores dicen que muchos de ellos no tienen recursos a los que recurrir si se enferman.

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Viewpoints: AI Is Worsening The Medical Misinformation Crisis; Telehealth Needs Closed Captioning

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss misinformation, telehealth, pandemic treaties, and more.

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In Lawsuit, Uvalde Families Accuse 3 Companies Of Cultivating Criminality

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Gunmaker Daniel Defense, Meta, and Activision all “knowingly exposed [the mass shooter] to the weapon, conditioned him to see it as a tool to solve his problems, and trained him to use it,” the lawsuit contends.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, May 28, 2024

May 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Maternal health, dementia, weight loss drugs, bird flu, abortion pills, forever chemicals, patient privacy, and more are in the news.

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