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Morning Briefing for Thursday, March 14, 2024

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

2 Chicago Public School Students Have Measles; CDC Updates Travel Guidance

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

There are now 10 confirmed measles cases in Chicago, and the city is said to be “moving quickly” to vaccinate public school students. The CDC is also warning that if you’re traveling abroad, you should check whether you’re up to date on measles shots.

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Harris Will Be First Vice President To Visit An Abortion Clinic

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit and meet with abortion providers and staff members at a health center in Minneapolis, spotlighting an issue that Democrats will lean into during the 2024 election.

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HHS Looking Into Cybersecurity At UnitedHealth Following Change Hack

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

The HHS Office for Civil Rights is investigating the ransomware attack at UnitedHealth’s subsidiary Change Healthcare to evaluate the extent of the hack’s breach and the insurance company’s HIPAA compliance. Meanwhile, fallout from the attack continues to be felt across the health industry.

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Study: New Blood Test Good At Detecting Colorectal Cancer Early

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

A clinical trial of the new test found it detected 83% of people with colorectal cancer. It’s not yet FDA approved. Also in the news, a blood cancer treatment is found promising for treating the deadliest type of brain cancer, glioblastoma.

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First Edition: March 14, 2024

March 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Gov. Greg Gianforte, surrounded by Republican lawmakers, speaks at a bill signing ceremony on the steps of the State Capitol, in Helena, MT. Press huddles in front of the podium he speaks from with microphones and cameras.

Montana, an Island of Abortion Access, Preps for Consequential Elections and Court Decisions

By Arielle Zionts March 14, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A 25-year-old state Supreme Court ruling protects abortion rights in conservative Montana. That hasn’t stopped Republicans and anti-abortion advocates from trying to institute a ban.

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They Were Injured at the Super Bowl Parade. A Month Later, They Feel Forgotten.

By Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR March 14, 2024 KFF Health News Original

In the first of our series “The Injured,” a Kansas family remembers Valentine’s Day as the beginning of panic attacks, life-altering trauma, and waking to nightmares of gunfire. Thrown into the spotlight by the shootings, they wonder how they will recover.

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Exclusive: Social Security Chief Vows to Fix ‘Cruel-Hearted’ Overpayment Clawbacks

By Fred Clasen-Kelly March 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

New Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley is promising to change how the agency reclaims billions of dollars it wrongly pays to beneficiaries, saying the existing process is “cruel-hearted and mindless.”

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GOP-Led States Expand Crackdowns on Transgender Care

By Lauren Sausser and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez March 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

South Carolina’s legislature is poised to pass a bill prohibiting doctors from offering some health-care services to transgender minors — part of a new wave of anti-trans legislation from Republican-led states. The South Carolina bill, which passed the state House of Representatives in January and is under consideration in the Senate, would bar health-care providers […]

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Ya hay una droga oral para la depresión postparto… pero cuesta $16,000

By April Dembosky, KQED March 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Abogados, defensores y reguladores están observando de cerca cómo las aseguradoras diseñarán las normas para cubrirlo.

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Opposite Of Florida: Massive Response In Chicago As 900 Get Measles Vaccine

March 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

CDC experts arrived in the city Tuesday in an effort to help contain an outbreak at a migrant shelter. Meanwhile, more cases were reported in Arizona and also on an airplane flight to Ireland.

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ADHD Drugs Reduce Overall Mortality For Patients, Large Study Finds

March 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Perspectives: Copay Accumulator Is Harming Patients; Can Neighborhood Pharmacies Be Saved?

March 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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Viewpoints: Pediatric Cancer Research Should Be Shared; Congress Must Close Hospital Price Transparency Loophole

March 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle pediatric cancer, health care price transparency, contraceptives, and more.

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House Panel Unanimously Advances Bill To Prevent Health Worker Burnout

March 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024 is named after a New York physician who died by suicide in 2020, Modern Healthcare reports. The bill would authorize five years of grant programs. Other news is on the Affordable Care Act, doxycycline, and more.

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New Doctors, Nurses Educated During Pandemic Era Prompt Safety Concerns

March 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

A nonprofit patient safety organization flags potential challenges that could emerge this year as recent medical and nursing school graduates start caring for patients — due to the disrupted nature of this cohort’s medical training during the covid pandemic.

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11% Of High School Seniors Say They’ve Used Delta-8 THC

March 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association also found that nearly a third of high school seniors had used marijuana in the past year. Other health and wellness news is on a plague death in New Mexico, a talking throat patch for voice disorders, and more.

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Opponents Concede That California’s Mental Health Measure Likely Will Pass

March 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

After a week of tallying ballots, the votes in favor of Proposition 1 were maintaining a slim lead. The measure would vastly increase the number of treatment beds and supportive housing facilities. Other news is from Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, West Virginia, and Florida.

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Global Life Expectancy Dipped By 1.6 Years From 2019 To 2021

March 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

CIDRAP reports on the “stunning reversal of decades of progress,” thanks to the pandemic. Other covid news is on the fourth anniversary of the pandemic, nasal swabbing at airports, and more.

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