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Intellectual Rights For Vaccines, Drugs At Issue In Pandemic Treaty Talks

February 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

Democratic senators are raising concerns over measures in a possible WHO pandemic treaty that could weaken intellectual property protections for pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers. Other news stories report on the ACA, voters’ top health issues, abortion politics, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, February 22, 2024

February 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

IVF treatment, measuring blood sugar, doctor shortages, pandemic treaty talks, vaccine mandates, Medicaid, and more are in the news.

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Alabama Hospital Stops IVF Procedures Following Frozen Embryos Ruling

February 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system is pausing in vitro fertilization treatments while health providers across the state assess the impact of the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos are “children.” The change has left patients with pending appointments uncertain and fearful about future steps.

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First Edition: Feb. 22, 2024

February 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Health Care Workers Push for Their Own Confidential Mental Health Treatment

By Katheryn Houghton February 22, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Montana may join about a dozen other states in creating “safe havens” that keep health care professionals from facing scrutiny from licensure boards for seeking mental health or addiction treatment.

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A digital illustration shows a small, doll-like girl held in the palm of an ominous, dark, shadowy figure. The body of the shadowy figure holding her is on the left side of the image. Another shadowy figure is on the right, looming over the girl, who sits in the center. The girl, who is colored in bright shades of white, yellow, and pink, contrasts sharply with the figures who surround her. She is wearing a medical gown, has her right leg crossed over her left, and uses her arms to hug herself. The body language of the girl expresses that she has experienced a trauma.

Lawsuits Claim South Carolina Kids Underwent Unnecessary Genital Exams During Abuse Investigations

By Lauren Sausser Illustration by Oona Zenda February 22, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Lawsuits allege that several children under 18 in South Carolina have undergone examinations of their private parts during child abuse investigations — even when there were no allegations of sexual abuse. There’s a growing consensus in medicine that genital exams can be embarrassing, uncomfortable, and even traumatic.

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Partnership Newsletter Signup

February 21, 2024 Page

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Viewpoints: Changes Needed In How We Treat Opioid Addiction; ACA Is A Success That Should Be Expanded

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle opioid use disorder, ACA, medical aid in dying, and more.

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Perspectives: Gene Therapy’s Cost Is Inaccessible For Many; Do Weight-Loss Drugs Harm Mental Health?

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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Efforts To Diagnose Symptomless Alzheimer’s Early Are In The Spotlight

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Los Angeles Times takes us inside the fight to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease even among people with no memory complaints and normal cognition. Separately, WUFT reports on an outreach program in Florida to help those in rural communities needing Alzheimer’s assistance.

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Long Covid Is More Common Among Young Adults Than Older Americans

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Census Bureau data shows that 1 in 4 people infected with the covid virus experienced symptoms for longer than 3 months — or what’s known as long covid. The age group with the most cases of long covid is adults aged 25 to 39.

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New Study Highlights Cancer-Causing Properties Of US Food Additives

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Newsweek covers new research out of France into links between common food additives found in U.S. ultra-processed foods and certain forms of cancer. Also in the news, Johnson & Johnson’s blood cancer therapy gets FDA approval; Iowa has fastest-growing rate of new cancer in the U.S.; and more.

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White House Announces Funding For Clean Water, Women’s Health Projects

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that the federal government will distribute $5.8 billion to water infrastructure projects across the country. And the first lady, Dr. Jill Biden, will outline $100 million in planned federal spending for research and development initiatives into women’s health.

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Over Half Of Antibiotics VA Dentists Prescribe Are Unnecessary: Study

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Researchers looking into the use of antibiotics in Department of Veterans Affairs dentistry found that most do not have guidelines supporting their use and were likely unnecessary. Meanwhile, other researchers say the world’s leading economies have work to do against antimicrobial resistance.

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Teledoc Health Looks At Expanding Overseas To Offset US Costs

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Modern Healthcare explains that the startup, which grew during the pandemic’s social-distancing norms, is looking for business overseas to offset the high costs of advertising in the U.S. in order to attract new customers. Also in the news: AbbVie, Yale New Haven Health, Cost Plus Drugs, and more.

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GOP Prosecutor Pushes For Fast Decision On Wisconsin Abortion Ban

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat, had filed a lawsuit arguing the 174 year-old state abortion ban is too old, but Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski, a Republican, is pushing the state’s Supreme Court to decide on the matter without waiting for a lower court ruling.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, February 21, 2024

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

The opioid crisis, long covid, ultra-processed foods, cancer, early  Alzheimer’s, antibiotics, telehealth, and more are in the news.

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First Edition: Feb. 21, 2024

February 21, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic Crashes Ashore, Propelled by Fentanyl and Meth

By Colleen DeGuzman February 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A report based on millions of urine drug tests found the United States is facing a rise in the use of multiple drugs at once, which not only is often more deadly but complicates treatment efforts.

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Death and Redemption in an American Prison

By Markian Hawryluk February 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

More than a quarter century after an inmate helped start a hospice program in one of the nation’s most notorious prisons, he is trying to spread the idea.

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