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After Slashing Its Price, Novo Nordisk Discontinues Levemir Insulin In US

January 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Last March, Novo reduced the list price of Levemir by 65%, but USA Today says that American diabetes patients who’ve benefited from this price drop (and other price caps) are set to be disappointed because the drug is being withdrawn from sale. Novo has not said it will do so in other countries.

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Texas Democrats Align On Abortion As They Battle To Unseat GOP’s Ted Cruz

January 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Democratic challengers to Sen. Ted Cruz are trying to earn the support of organized labor advocates, with abortion, guns, and border issues central to their efforts, the Austin American-Statesman says. NPR also reports that House Democratic candidates are focusing on abortion in their campaigns.

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Texas AG Presses A Georgia Clinic For Medical Records Of Texas Trans Youth

January 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

This is the second time Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is requesting private records of Texas transgender children who received gender care in another state, the Texas Tribune says. Also in the news: The VA hasn’t lived up to its gender care promises; religious trauma in LGBTQ+ Americans; and more.

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Infectious-Disease Experts Say WHO’s Covid Guidelines Could Harm People

January 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Health experts told CIDRAP that the new guidelines that are meant to protect health care workers and patients might actually put them at risk. For example, they said, the guidelines “suggest using symptoms to screen people” despite current knowledge about asymptomatic transmission. The guidelines also still adhere to “droplet dogma” instead of airborne spread, they said, and do not fully acknowledge that N95 respirators offer better protection than surgical masks.

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Jury Hands Down $2.25 Billion Verdict In Bayer Roundup Cancer Case

January 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Separately, health tech company Philips will not sell new sleep apnea devices in the U.S. as it works to comply with an FDA settlement. Also: The FDA approved Dupixent to treat younger children with allergic esophagus inflammation; the U.K. will ban disposable vapes; and more.

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Chicago-Based IMX Becomes First Health Care Futures Exchange

January 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Trading is expected to begin in the first half of 2024, Crain’s Chicago Business reports. Meanwhile, Penn Medicine abandoned plans to purchase Tower Health’s Brandywine Hospital; the White House AI Council meets today; an AI-designed drug for inflammatory bowel disease enters trials; more.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, January 29, 2024

January 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

After Years Of Silence On Opioid Crisis, US And China To Hold Talks This Week

January 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Washington Post says the meetings that begin Tuesday in Beijing are a critical step forward since November, when China opened lines of communication on the topic.

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First Edition: Jan. 29, 2024

January 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Records Show Publix Opioid Sales Grew Even as Addiction Crisis Prompted Other Chains’ Pullback

By Ian Hodgson, Tampa Bay Times and Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times January 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As national prescription drug distributors and pharmacies restricted the flow of oxycodone and other painkillers in response to the growing opioid crisis, Florida’s most popular grocery store ramped up its sales and distribution of the highly addictive drugs, according to a Tampa Bay Times analysis of federal data.

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Readers Weigh Downsides of Medicare Advantage and Stick Up for Mary Lou Retton

January 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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How Fringe Anti-Science Views Infiltrated Mainstream Politics — And What It Means in 2024

By Amy Maxmen January 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Opposition to vaccines and other public health measures backed by science has become politically charged. That makes dangerous misinformation much harder to fight.

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Health Care Experts Worry Over Sale Of US Helium Stockpile

January 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Health supply chain experts worry over Thursday’s sale by the U.S. government of the Federal Helium Reserve. The rare gas is critical for making MRI machines work. Also in the news: what to know about ordering medication from overseas; C. diff risks from antibiotics and reflux drugs; more.

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Real-World Impact Of HPV Vaccine Shown In Cervical Cancer Study

January 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

A new study out of Scotland, dubbed historic for its impact, showed that there were no cervical cancer cases for women born between 1988 and 1996 who were fully vaccinated against HPV when young. Meanwhile, in the U.S. a study shows cervical cancer deaths rising in low-income populations.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

January 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on Obamacare, organ donation, vitamins, diphtheria, expensive toilets, and more.

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Viewpoints: Why Do We Know So Little About Long Covid?; Biden Was Right About Obamacare

January 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle long covid, “Bidencare,” affordability of health care, and more.

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During Alabama Nitrogen Execution, Prisoner Struggled For 2 Minutes

January 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The execution of Kenneth Smith put the U.S. at the forefront of a debate on the death penalty, the AP says. The controversial nitrogen gas method saw Smith appear to make seizure-like movements and struggle against his restraints. Also in the news: syphilis, drug price gouging, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, January 26, 2024

January 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Assisted living facilities, drug shortages and costs, health industry money woes, Medicare, measles, long covid, and more are in the news.

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Bankruptcies Soared Among Health Care Companies Last Year

January 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

News outlets round up a host of stories on the financial pressures currently facing health care systems, hospitals, Medicare insurance providers, and pharmacy giants.

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CDC Warns Health Providers To Watch For Measles Cases

January 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

An increased number of measles cases imported from abroad have triggered the CDC’s new warning. In the U.K. a measles outbreak has seen 216 cases in one region alone since October—in 2022 there were just 53. Separately, research shows covid during pregnancy can cause health issues in babies.

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