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Viewpoints: Did Zika Disappear?; Surprise Support For Trans Rights In Ohio

January 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss the Zika virus, transgender health care, hospital billing, and other health issues.

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CDC Data Show Long Covid Has Caused Thousands To Die In US

January 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Covid is known to be a killer illness, but new CDC data show that the long version of the infection is also claiming an alarming number of lives. Meanwhile, experts advise it’s time to check your covid test’s expiration date. Covid variant JN.1 is also on the rise, comprising up to 30% of U.S. cases.

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Blue Shield Of California To Lay Off 165 Workers By Jan. 31

January 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

The largest cuts will hit offices in Oakland, Modern Healthcare reports. Also in the news, BJC HealthCare of St. Louis and Saint Luke’s Health System of Kansas City successfully closed their $10 billion merger. Separately, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will aim to curb hospitals suing patients.

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2 Catch Legionnaires’ Disease, 1 Dies After Visiting A NH Resort

January 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

News outlets report on Legionnaires’ disease cases in two people who’d recently stayed at the Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa in New Hampshire. Among other news: at least 22 people hospitalized in Utah after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning; radon exposure in Pennsylvania homes; and more.

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First Partial Heart Transplant Deemed Success After Nearly A Year Of Working

January 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

The world’s first partial heart transplant happened nearly a year ago when a newborn received transplanted valves and arteries, and the organs are functioning well and growing with the child’s heart. This means the procedure is deemed successful, paving the way for future surgeries.

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Study Shows US Food Insecurity Fell During Pandemic, But Rose By 2022

January 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Thanks to government programs including SNAP, CIDRAP explains, food insecurity among low-income U.S. adults fell during covid. But then rose again. Meanwhile, warnings rise that more than 225,000 low-income Texas women and young children are in danger of losing federal nutrition assistance.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, January 3, 2024

January 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Emergency abortions, long covid, FDA approvals, drug costs, hunger, RSV, narcolepsy, and more are in the news.

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Appeals Court Rules That Texas Can Ban Life-Saving Emergency Abortions

January 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

Contrary to federal regulations under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided Tuesday with Texas, which challenged the rule that emergency rooms must perform emergency abortions.

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Increased FDA Approvals Of Novel Drugs Could Spur Biotech Investment

January 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

The FDA’s increased pace of approvals in 2023 over the prior year may lead to increased investment in biotech firms in 2024, Reuters reports. In another outlook on the new year, The Wall Street Journal offers consumer tips on keeping a lid on prescription drug costs.

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First Edition: Jan. 3, 2024

January 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

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

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Nina Shand sits on a couch in her home.

Patients With Narcolepsy Face a Dual Nightmare of Medication Shortages and Stigma

By Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times January 3, 2024 KFF Health News Original

It’s been more than a year since the FDA declared a national shortage of Adderall, and it’s affecting more than just patients with ADHD. Those with narcolepsy, a much rarer condition, are often treated with the same medication. Without it, they’re often unable to drive or function as usual.

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California Is Poised to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat — Indoors

By Samantha Young January 3, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Only a few states have rules to protect workers from the growing threat of extreme heat, either indoors or outdoors. California is expected to adopt heat standards for indoor workers in spring, even as federal legislation has stalled.

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YaSheka Shaw, a patient, sits to the left of medical student Kaniya Pierre Louis (center) and physician Zita Magloire (right).

¿Pueden los médicos de familia salvar a las zonas rurales de la crisis de obstetras?

By Sarah Jane Tribble January 2, 2024 KFF Health News Original

El número de bebés que murieron antes de cumplir su primer año aumentó el año pasado; y más de la mitad de los condados rurales no tienen servicios hospitalarios para partos.

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Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’

January 2, 2024 KFF Health News Original

“Health Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from the KFF Health News newsroom to the airwaves each week.

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Idaho Judge Denies Request To Throw Out Challenge To Broad Abortion Ban

January 2, 2024 Morning Briefing

Idaho’s Attorney General Raul Labrador’s office had been trying to get a lawsuit to the state’s anti-abortion laws thrown out, but the judge declined and allowed the case seeking clarity on exemptions to continue. Also: Arizona may vote on an abortion ballot initiative this year.

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Gender-Affirming Care Bans Dealt Setbacks In Idaho, Ohio

January 2, 2024 Morning Briefing

A preliminary injunction is in place in Idaho, halting enactment of a law banning gender-affirming care. In Ohio, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a similar measure, bucking his own party.

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CDC Data Show Respiratory Viruses Soaring: Covid More So Than Last Year

January 2, 2024 Morning Briefing

CDC wastewater analysis shows that covid levels are higher than they were at this time last year, and although covid is the leading respiratory illness sending people to hospital, flu activity is also high. But, separately, studies show that more U.S. adults are up for getting flu shots than covid or RSV ones.

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‘Good’ Cholesterol Loses Its Shine: Study Links It To Higher Dementia Risk

January 2, 2024 Morning Briefing

High-density lipoprotein, or HDL, is thought of as “good” cholesterol because of cardiovascular benefits. But new research published in the Lancet says high levels of HDL can cause as much as a 42% higher risk for dementia in older people. Also: a study links smoking with brain shrinkage and Alzheimer’s risks.

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‘Damp January’ Is An Alternative To Going Alcohol-Free

January 2, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Washington Post reports on the popularity of a ritual of cutting back on alcohol consumption for the new year versus the cold-turkey difficulties of the “dry January” trend. Other health goals for the new year are also in the news, including cutting back on sugar, learning from regrets, and more.

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Nutramigen Infant Formula Recalled Over Possible Contamination

January 2, 2024 Morning Briefing

The recall of Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition’s product affects Nutramigen Powder 12.6 and 19.8 ounce cans and is driven by worries over possible Cronobacter contamination — the same pathogen behind the recent infant formula crisis. Also in the news: opioid claims; the Apple Watch ban; more.

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