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Médicos deben racionar la penicilina por el dramático aumento de casos de sífilis

By Catherine Sweeney, WPLN February 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A nivel nacional, las tasas de sífilis están en su punto más alto en 70 años. Entre 2018 y 2022, las tasas de esta enfermedad de transmisión sexual subieron alrededor del 80%.

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Research Roundup: Minorities And Covid; Elective Surgery And Covid; Long Covid; Low Immunity And Covid

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

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Viewpoints: Medical Workers Need To Rethink Their Fat Bias; Mental Health Care Must Include A Safe Home

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss fatphobia, mental health care, transgender care, and more.

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eBay Settles, Will Pay $59 Million Over Pill Presses Used For Counterfeit Pills

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

AP reports that the $59 million settlement between eBay and the Justice Department comes after thousands of pill press machines, which can be used to make fake pills that look like prescription pills, were sold online. Other news on the opioid crisis is on settlement funds in Boston, Washington’s King County morgue, and more.

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Mississippi Targets Earlier Medicaid Coverage To Lift Pregnancy Outcomes

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Mississippi could allow coverage earlier in pregnancy so that health outcomes for mothers and babies are better — in the state has the nation’s worst infant mortality rate. Meanwhile, in Texas, a federal complaint claims Deloitte software is behind thousands of erroneous Medicaid removals.

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Lawmakers Aim To Loosen Abortion Bans In Kentucky and Tennessee

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

They acknowledge though that there are tough headwinds to change abortion law in states with Republican-majority legislatures.

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In Emotional Hearing, Lawmakers Blast Tech CEOs For Mental Health Crisis

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Parents have blamed Meta, TikTok, X, Snap, and Discord for fueling cyberbullying and even their children’s suicides. In an extraordinary moment during his congressional testimony Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stood and told parents in the room, “I’m sorry for everything you have all been through.” Every CEO stressed that they are parents, too.

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Experts: Conspiracy Theories Drive Rise Of Unproven Medical Treatments

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

An AP report draws attention to a rise of marketing unproven cures and treatments, driven by conspiracy theorists and rising social media use against a backdrop of skepticism about traditional health science. Meanwhile, the CDC’s new vaccice schedule for kids addresses fears over egg allergies.

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Public Outrage Sparked As Essentia Shutters Labor, Deliveries In A Hospital

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

The facility in question is in Fosston, Minnesota. Separately, Bloomberg reports on the failed sale of Pennsylvania hospital chain Tower Health’s Brandywine hospital. A merger of two New Jersey providers — Saint Peter’s Healthcare System and Atlantic Health System — is also in the news.

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FDA Says Recalled Philips Machines Linked To 561 Deaths Since 2021

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Philips ventilators and devices for treating obstructive sleep apnea are linked to 561 reported deaths since 2021. Also in the news: CVS will close 25 MinuteClinic sites in Los Angeles; GSK settled another Zantac lawsuit in California; FDA warns against using some unapproved eyedrops; and more.

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CDC Study Links Camp Lejeune Water Contamination To Cancer

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Military staff stationed at the base from 1975 to 1985 had a higher chance of developing a number of cancers, CDC data say. Separately, the EPA has OK’d the use of the herbicide paraquat, despite its known links to Parkinson’s disease.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, February 1, 2024

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Medicare drug pricing, Alzheimer’s drug, online mental health crisis, opioids, maternity care, covid, abortion, and more are in the news.

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Cigna To Sell Its Medicare Business To Health Care Service Corp.

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Cigna is shedding its troubled Medicare Advantage, Medigap, and Medicare part D plans that cover 3.6 million people. The business will be sold to Health Care Service Corp., a Blue Cross Blue Shield insurer.

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Medicare Pricing Talks On 10 Drugs Kick Off With CMS Opening Offers

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Biden administration sent starting offers in Medicare price negotiations with drugmakers for 10 prescription medications that were previously selected. The companies have until March 2 to respond to initial proposals, with other rounds of talks expected through the spring.

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Biogen Abandons Alzheimer’s Drug That Won Controversial Approval

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Neurimmune, the Swiss company that invented Aduhelm, will regain full rights to it from Biogen. The FDA’s accelerated approval of the drug in 2021 was contentious and there has been limited marketplace for and coverage of Aduhelm since.

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First Edition: Feb. 1, 2024

February 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Surge in Syphilis Cases Leads Some Providers to Ration Penicillin

By Catherine Sweeney, WPLN February 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Injectable penicillin is the go-to treatment for syphilis and the only treatment considered safe for pregnant people with the disease. But as rates of syphilis increase across the U.S., a shortage of the injectable has prompted some public health agencies to ration it.

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More ‘Navigators’ Are Helping Women Travel to Have Abortions

By Lillian Mongeau Hughes February 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

After the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to an abortion and many states banned the procedure, reproductive health care organizations hired dozens of people to help patients arrange travel and pay for care.

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Should Obesity Drugs Be Prioritized? Genetics Test Could Help Decide

January 31, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Perspectives: Supreme Court Must Trust FDA On Mifepristone; What’s Behind The Fentanyl Crisis?

January 31, 2024 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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