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Viewpoints: Calling PTSD A Disorder Is Affecting Its Treatment; How Long Should One Stay In Hospice Care?

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle PTSD, hospice care, total abortion bans and racism in health care.

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Mayo Clinic To Build $5 Billion Health Care Campus In Minnesota

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

The plan, Minnesota Public Radio reports, is to change traditional health care models by creating a technology-laden health care “neighborhood,” in Rochester, Minn. Also in health industry news: Kaiser Permanente; Community Health Systems; ChatGPT; and more.

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Researchers Identify Optimal Walking Speed To Reduce Diabetes Risk

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

A brisk walk can deliver the greatest benefit — around 87 steps per minute for men and 100 steps per minute for women — according to the new analysis. Separate research focuses on the impact of exercise on brain health as we age.

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Florida Lawmaker Floats Low-Cost Housing Effort For Health Workers

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

The proposal includes state money to help the hospital build a multi-unit housing project to help attract health care workers. In Iowa, a lawsuit claims an insurance company helped influence state lawmakers to reform tort law. Other state health news is from New Hampshire, Wyoming, and elsewhere.

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Senators Debate Whether Gun Violence In US Is A Public Health Emergency

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee heard from health care professionals on the frontlines of the gun crisis during a hearing Tuesday. Democrats on the panel argued that violence levels should be considered a public health emergency.

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Abortion Rights Ballot Effort In Arkansas Thwarted By Republican AG

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

State Attorney General Tim Griffin rejected a proposed ballot measure to enshrine limited abortion rights in the state constitution. The proposal won’t appear on the 2024 ballot. Also in the news, Texas Supreme Court justices hear arguments over the state’s strict law.

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FDA Warns Anti-Cancer CAR-T Treatment May Itself Cause Cancer

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

CAR-T has been approved for life-threatening blood cancers for several years, but the FDA reported it had learned of a limited number of patients with new cancers after the treatment. Some experts disagree, and note other cancer treatments may have higher known risks.

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Biden Admin Presses RSV Shot Makers To Step Up Deliveries

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

White House officials met with RSV immunization manufacturers this week, with expected rising demand for the shots as cases among children soar during winter. Also in the news, a study suggests getting a flu shot may reduce the risk of heart attack.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, November 29, 2023

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

Medicaid enrollment, forever chemicals, life expectancy, gun violence, suicide rates, RSV shot shortages, cancer, and more are in the news.

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Biden Campaign, Pelosi Take Aim At Trump’s Call To Repeal Obamacare

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is leaning into President Donald Trump’s pledge to overturn and replace the Affordable Care Act if voted back into the White House, enlisting former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to attack that stance.

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Life Expectancy In US Recovering From Pandemic Dive But Has Ways To Go

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

U.S. life expectancy rose in 2022 for the first time since the covid pandemic started, according to new CDC data. That rebound does not compensate though for the years of life lost to the virus, as well as other causes like drug overdoses, homicides, and chronic illnesses.

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More Americans Died By Suicide In 2022 Than Any Year On Record

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

The CDC says nearly 50,000 lives were lost in 2022 through intentional self-harm — up 3% from 2021’s figure. The CDC data is provisional, too, and the final count may rise.

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First Edition: Nov. 29, 2023

November 29, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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‘Forever Chemicals’ in Thousands of Private Wells Near Military Sites, Study Finds

By Patricia Kime November 29, 2023 KFF Health News Original

New research finds that private wells near more than 82% of select military sites were contaminated with PFAS chemicals.

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Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Makes Other Public Assistance Harder to Get

By Katheryn Houghton and Rachana Pradhan and Samantha Liss November 29, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The bottleneck caused by states’ reevaluation of Medicaid enrollees has swept up low-income families that rely on other safety-net services.

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GOP Presidential Hopefuls Use Trump’s Covid Record to Court Vaccine Skeptics

By Darius Tahir and Daniel Chang November 29, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Candidates see former President Donald Trump’s embrace of his administration’s covid-19 vaccine policies as an opportunity to gain ground. So far, their efforts haven’t found traction.

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Estrategia de Trump y sus adversarios de campaña: desinformar sobre las vacunas contra covid

By Darius Tahir and Daniel Chang November 29, 2023 KFF Health News Original

La dinámica resultante podría impactar más allá del ciclo electoral, y afectar la política de salud pública en los próximos años. Y afectar a otras importantes vacunas.

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Medicaid’s ‘Unwinding’ Can Be Especially Perilous for Disabled People

By Rachana Pradhan November 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Earlier this year, Beverly Likens thought she’d done everything she needed to do to keep her Medicaid. Then came an unwelcome surprise: Ahead of surgery to treat chronic bleeding, the hospital said her insurance was inactive, jeopardizing her procedure. Likens had just been diagnosed with severe anemia and given a blood transfusion at the emergency room. “I […]

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Viewpoints: Too Many People Are Dying From Hepatitis C; It’s Time For Novel Mental Health Treatments

November 28, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle hepatitis C, mental health treatments, lung cancer, and more.

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For First Time, New Swine Flu Variant May Have Infected A Person In The UK

November 28, 2023 Morning Briefing

News outlets cover what’s said to be the first time a flu strain normally found in pigs has infected people in the United Kingdom. But the story is fuzzy: Authorities, for example, don’t know how the patient became infected and do not know if there is community spread of this exact type of porcine flu.

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