Morning Briefing for Monday, November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023
Morning Briefing
Today’s briefing includes news on extra heart benefits from Wegovy, efforts to undermine covid vaccine campaigns, a salmonella alert, research into long covid and more.
Ohio GOP Lawmakers Want Courts Blocked From Implementing Abortion Measure
November 13, 2023
Morning Briefing
Four Republican state lawmakers are proposing to strip judges of the authority to interpret cases surrounding the newly passed Issue 1 abortion amendment.
White House Announces Expanded Health Coverage For Veterans
November 13, 2023
Morning Briefing
The expansion includes a no-cost system for World War II veterans, and efforts to speed enrollments for people impacted by toxins during their military service. Other news reports cover veterans’ mental health, including studies into psychedelics to combat PTSD. Veterans’ homelessness is also in the news.
First Edition: November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023
Morning Briefing
Here are today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
How Lawmakers in Texas and Florida Undermine Covid Vaccination Efforts
By Amy Maxmen
November 13, 2023
KFF Health News Original
State legislatures and politicians are pressuring public health officials to keep quiet about covid vaccines.
Why It’s So Tough to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Care
By Markian Hawryluk
November 13, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Treatments that don’t help patients, and may even harm them, are difficult to eliminate because they can be big sources of revenue.
Who Will Care for Older Adults? We’ve Plenty of Know-How but Too Few Specialists
By Judith Graham
November 10, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The principles and practices of geriatrics are being widely disseminated. And we understand much more now about how to improve older adults’ care. Yet we don’t have enough geriatricians to meet the growing demand.
What the Health? From KFF Health News: A Very Good Night for Abortion Rights Backers
November 9, 2023
Podcast
Abortion rights backers won major victories in at least five states in the 2023 off-year elections Nov. 7, proving the staying power of abortion as a political issue in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health finally has a new director, after Democrats temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s nominee over a mostly unrelated fight about prescription drug prices. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Julie Appleby, who reported and wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.
Another GOP Primary Debate … Another Night of Verbal Clashes
By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs
November 9, 2023
KFF Health News Original
In a faceoff that took some strange turns, five presidential hopefuls focused on foreign affairs and inflation but still revealed the party’s political struggles over its abortion position. Once again, former President Donald Trump did not appear on the debate stage.
Gubernatorial Candidates Tout Opioid Settlements
By Aneri Pattani
November 9, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Tuesday’s election served as a testing ground for themes that could resonate with voters in 2024. Abortion is obviously among the biggest. One that’s not getting as much attention as it deserves: opioid settlement money. In Kentucky, both the newly reelected Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, and his Republican challenger, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, were involved […]
Research Roundup: Glutathione; Climate Change; Fecal Transplant
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.
Viewpoints: NICUs Pulling Probiotics May Impact Preemies; Even In Red States, Bodily Autonomy Attracts Votes
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
Editorial writers discuss necrotizing enterocolitis, abortion rights, benefits of movement versus sitting, and more.
Addiction Recovery-Friendly Workplaces Needed, White House Says
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
The Biden administration launched a new program, Recovery-Ready Workplace, that calls on private companies to institute practices to hire and retain employees who are recovering from substance addiction. Other efforts to address the national drug crisis focus on fentanyl terrorism.
UMass Boston Warns Community Of Active Tuberculosis Case
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
The person with the illness may have been infected many years before the infection was active, the warning notes. Around 39 people have been identified as having been in close proximity to the patient. Among other news, researchers found that many mpox patients had other STIs, making the mpox more severe.
HPV Vaccine’s Success Against Cancer May Prompt A New Screening Protocol
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
Meanwhile, other reports cover how CAR-T cancer therapy can, in rare cases, activate latent virus. Plus, promising results for a lung cancer pill.
Zuckerberg Accused Of Blocking Efforts To Protect Teen Facebook, Instagram Users
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
Newly unsealed court documents in a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts show that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ignored or halted internal efforts at this company to make the social media platforms safer to teen mental health.
FDA Approves Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro For Weight Loss, Under ‘Zepbound’ Name
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
The drug, identical to a version well-known under its diabetes-treatment brand Mounjaro, is similar to the drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — drugs that have stirred up a frenzy for their effectiveness and created a market expected to hit $100 billion by 2030. Zepbound will cost less than Wegovy, too.
Success In Ohio Triggers Effort To Get Abortion Rights On 2024 Ballots
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
News outlets cover the impact of Tuesday’s decision by Ohio voters to approve a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights, with advocates looking ahead to 2024. Conversely, in Missouri, the Supreme Court hears a case on an effort to defund Planned Parenthood.
If You’re A Prime User, Amazon’s One Medical Service Is Now Half Price
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
Membership for the primary care clinic One Medical had cost $199 a year, but starting Wednesday, its price drops to $99 for Amazon Prime members. Among other news, Moody’s lifts financial predictions for nonprofit hospitals; Best Buy adds Mass General Brigham as at-home care partner; and more.
Morning Briefing for Thursday, November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023
Morning Briefing
KFF Health News' Morning Briefing will not be published Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of Veterans Day. Look for it again in your inbox Monday.