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Facing Limited Supplies, CDC Changes RSV Shot Guidance For Infants

October 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

The updated guidance, coming as RSV cases are rising in parts of the U.S., says providers must prioritize administering some doses of nirsevimab (Beyfortus) to infants at highest risk of developing severe RSV. Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) indicated he’d vote “no” on the confirmation for the NIH director.

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Psychedelic Mushrooms Had Role In Airline Incident, Alaska Pilot Says

October 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot tried to shut off an aircraft’s engines during a flight Sunday. Speaking to investigators, he said he’d been sleepless and dehydrated since using the mushrooms and was suffering depression long-term. News outlets explain some risks of using magic mushrooms.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, October 25, 2023

October 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

Abortion stats, youth mental health, RSV and covid shot shortages, harassment of nurses, drug pricing, hunger, and more are in the news.

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US Abortions Ticked Up Slightly In Year After Roe Was Overturned

October 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

Nationally, the total number of legal abortions rose 0.2% above the previous year, according to the first full-year census of U.S. abortion providers since the Dobbs decision. The analysis shows significant increases in states where it’s legal, with corresponding large drops in states where abortion bans were enacted.

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Georgia Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Ban In Place During Legal Challenge

October 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a lower court’s ruling that the state’s 6-week ban on abortion was invalid, and decided that the law will remain active while the case is sent down to a lower court.

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First Edition: Oct. 25, 2023

October 25, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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California Expands Paid Sick Days and Boosts Health Worker Wages

By Don Thompson October 25, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation expanding paid sick leave to five days, extending bereavement leave to miscarriages and failed adoptions, and approving an eventual $25-an-hour health care minimum wage. Still, in a possible sign of national ambitions, the Democrat vetoed free condoms in schools and refused to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms.

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Residents of a Rural Arkansas County Grapple With Endemic Gun Violence

By Renuka Rayasam October 25, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Rural gun homicides have often been overshadowed by violence in cities. But they are taking their toll on small communities ill-equipped to deal with the challenges.

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Viewpoints: We Are Starting To See Climate Change For The Health Danger It Is; How To End Hospital Violence?

October 24, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle climate change, hospital violence, AI in health care and more.

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14-Year-Old Invents Soap To Treat Skin Cancer, Wins Top Young Scientist Prize

October 24, 2023 Morning Briefing

Heman Bekele, who’s only in the ninth grade, developed a compound-based bar of soap designed to treat melanoma — with a delightful upshot, in this era of high medical bills, of a price of only 50 cents a bar. It earned him the top prize from 3M and Discovery Education.

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Ways To Save Medicare Money May Not Be Popular With Voters, Industry

October 24, 2023 Morning Briefing

News outlets explore test models and policy debates over how Medicare spending could be reduced. Other insurance and health industry reports on older physicians, cybersecurity, premiums, and more.

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Being Homeless In San Francisco Dramatically Raises Your Death Risk

October 24, 2023 Morning Briefing

A new study shows that being unhoused in San Francisco means you’re 16 times more likely to suddenly die than local residents with homes. Among other news, psychedelic mushrooms go on sale in Oregon; Ohio’s medical marijuana is among the cheapest; Narcan is stocked in New York City high schools; and more.

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Survey: Shortages Of Meds, Equipment Now At Levels To Harm Patients

October 24, 2023 Morning Briefing

A survey from a nonprofit patient safety organization has revealed the extent that medical supply chain shortages are impacting health systems and patients across the country. Also, the FDA cleared Verve Therapeutics to conduct a clinical trial of a gene-edit therapy for a common heart disease.

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Next Year, You Might Be Able To Take Your Own Flu Vaccine At Home

October 24, 2023 Morning Briefing

The FDA is reviewing an application from AstraZeneca to allow its nasal spray flu vaccine, FluMist, to be self-administered. If approved, it could be available for home use during the 2024-25 flu season. Plus, updates on RSV, strep, and covid.

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Colo. Judge: Catholic Facility Allowed To Offer So-Called Abortion ‘Reversals’

October 24, 2023 Morning Briefing

The unproven treatment involves administering a high dose of progesterone. The judge said a Colorado law banning the treatment likely violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of religious freedom. In other news, a county in Texas has approved an abortion travel ban.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, October 24, 2023

October 24, 2023 Morning Briefing

Water safety, TCE, at-home flu vaccine, medicine shortages, Medicare, abortion law, skin cancer, and more are in the news.

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White House Wants To End All Use Of TCE, Chemical Linked To Cancer, Parkinson’s

October 24, 2023 Morning Briefing

The Biden administration aims to revive efforts from the Obama White House to ban trichloroethylene. It is a solvent used in cleaning chemicals and adhesives. Exposure to it, even in small amounts, has been linked in studies to cancer and Parkinson’s disease.

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First Edition: Oct. 24, 2023

October 24, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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Epidemic: What Good Is a Vaccine When There Is No Rice?

October 24, 2023 Podcast

What good is a vaccine when there is no rice? Episode 7 of “Eradicating Smallpox” explores the barriers public health workers face in communities where people’s basic needs aren’t being met.

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Millions of Rural Americans Rely on Private Wells. Few Regularly Test Their Water.

By Tony Leys October 24, 2023 KFF Health News Original

More than 43 million Americans drink, bathe, and cook with water from private wells, which can be tainted by farm or industrial runoff, leaky septic systems, or naturally occurring minerals.

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