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Expert: Cancer Patients Skip Radiation Therapy Over Brutal Descriptions

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

A commentary published in JAMA Oncology notes how words like “brutal” and “toxic” impact patient choices over the effective cancer therapy. Meanwhile, other research into animal organ transplants are showing success with pig kidneys, raising hope for human transplants.

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Opvee Nasal Spray For Opioid Overdose Reversals Starts Shipping

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Indivior has started shipping a nasal spray version of nalmefene to first responders and pharmacies, four months after the FDA approved it. In L.A. County, libraries are set to offer free naloxone clinics. And in San Antonio, a local pharmacy and pharmacist must pay a $275,000 fine for illegal opioid distribution.

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Seniors Soon Will Find Out If They’ll Get More Benefits From Social Security

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

The cost-of-living adjustment is expected to be announced tomorrow. Although the amount is expected to go up, it will be significantly less of a boost than retirees received last year.

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Data Show Half Of 2021’s Abortions In Utah Were For Economic Reasons

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Of the approximately 3,000 abortions in the state in 2021, half of the patients chose socioeconomic reasons from a list of nine options to explain their decision — the price of giving birth and raising a child was unaffordable. Also in the news: misinformation ahead of the Ohio vote on abortion rights.

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California Doctors, MEs Banned From Using ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnoses

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

The controversial diagnosis now can’t be used on a person’s death certificate or in an autopsy report, and law enforcement won’t be allowed to use it in any incident report. The ban is praised as a move against police justifications of excessive force.

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CDC Director Says Now Is ‘The Right Time’ To Get Your New Covid Shot

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

As some health clinics across the country are reportedly waiting with “bated breath” for new covid vaccines, CDC Director Mandy Cohen said now is the right time to get vaccinated. Also: Researchers find American Indian and Alaska Native patients are more likely to get severe covid.

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High Demand For New RSV Shots Leads To Shortages

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Cost and infrastructure issues are reportedly causing snags in the RSV vaccine program. Meanwhile, new research from Pfizer shows that widespread uptake of its maternal RSV shot could significantly reduce infant hospitalizations. Also: Two anthropologists are upending conventional ideas about the 1918 flu.

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Morning Briefing for Thursday, October 12, 2023

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Covid and RSV vaccines, “excited delirium,” abortion access, Social Security, opioids, cancer treatment, and more are in the news.

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First Edition: Oct. 12, 2023

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

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California Bans Controversial ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis

By Samantha Young October 12, 2023 KFF Health News Original

California is the first state to ban the controversial diagnosis known as “excited delirium,” which has been used increasingly to justify excessive force by law enforcement. A human rights advocate described the law, signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom, as a “watershed moment” in criminal justice.

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PrEP, a Key HIV Prevention Tool, Isn’t Reaching Black Women

By Sam Whitehead October 12, 2023 KFF Health News Original

New HIV infections occur disproportionately among Black women, but exclusionary marketing, fewer treatment options, and provider wariness have limited uptake of preexposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, drugs, which reduce the risk of contracting the virus.

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House Panel to Hold Hearing on Erroneous Social Security Payments

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group October 11, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Congress is beginning to take action on the Social Security Administration’s clawbacks of payments it mistakenly made to poor, retired, and disabled Americans.

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Perspectives: What Is Behind The ADHD Medication Shortage?

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about pharmaceutical issues.

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Viewpoints: Breast Cancer Screening Requirements Should Be Personalized; Abortion Is Regular Health Care

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss breast cancer, abortion, Medicaid and insurance coverage.

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Childhood Vaccine Shows Potential In Treating Cancer; Too Many Covid Patients Given Antibiotics

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Read recent pharmaceutical developments in KFF Health News’ Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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California Governor Signs Bill Allowing Easier Forced Mental Health Holds

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Advocates of SB43 argued that existing laws for involuntary treatment didn’t apply broadly enough, and now the new law covers those whose mental illnesses or drug habits hit their self-protection abilities. Separately, in Utah, a lawsuit attacks TikTok for tempting kids into destructive habits.

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6-Year-Old Undergoes Hemispherotomy In Rare Brain Surgery

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

The unusual procedure to disconnect half the brain was to combat the young girl’s Rasmussen’s encephalitis, a chronic inflammatory neurological disease. In other neurological news, a report warns that by 2050 stroke deaths will near 10 million globally.

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Arkansas Has Dropped Over 420,000 From Medicaid Rolls Over Six Months

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Over 427,000 residents (Arkansas has a population of around 3 million) have been dropped in the past six months, causing concern among health care advocates. Meanwhile, in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration faces a lawsuit alleging Florida didn’t provide data before purging Medicaid rolls.

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Sanders: Big Nonprofits Do Too Little Charity Work; Hospital Lobby Disagrees

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

The clash came as Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a report saying six of the biggest nonprofit hospital systems spent less than 1% of total revenue on charity care in 2021, casting a spotlight on their charity status. The American Hospital Association argued back, quoting its own higher figures.

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DEA Extends Pandemic-Era Telehealth Rules For Prescribing Drugs

October 11, 2023 Morning Briefing

Telehealth providers are pushing for permanent rules that allow certain controlled substances to be prescribed without an in-person medical appointment.

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