Media outlets report on news from California, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Illinois, Virginia, Florida, Minnesota, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Arizona, Wisconsin and New Hampshire. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: Pros And Cons Of Joe Biden’s Ideas About Public Option; Lawsuit Against ACA Is Faulty, Extremely Harmful
Opinion writers weigh in on these health care topics and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: Biden’s Health Care Ideas Could Take U.S. One Step Closer To Single Payer; Health Care Is A Market Failure
Opinion writers weigh in on these health care issues and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Judge Slashes Roundup Weedkiller Verdict From $80 Million To $25 Million For California Man With Cancer
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said Monday the higher award was “constitutionally impermissible” because it was nearly 15 times the compensatory damages award. He denied Bayer's request for a new trial. Edwin Hardeman used ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: Lessons On Tackling Chronic Mental Health Challenges On Campuses; Food Injustice Is Major Reason Behind Illness In Poor Communities
Opinion writers weigh in on these health care issues and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: Failure To Take Care Of Children In Detention Centers Is A National Disgrace; Opioid Epidemic Requires Effective Addiction Treatment Not…
Opinion writers weigh in on these health care issues and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Calif. Lawmakers Pass Bills To Stabilize Utilities After Wildfires, But Critics Call Law ‘A Reward For Monstrous Behavior’
The legislation is complicated and was quickly shepherded through the California Legislature with fears of the utility companies going bankrupt if something wasn't done. The bill will provide investor-owned utilities with at least $21 billion to pay ... [Continue Reading]
Judge Orders Improvements In Tracking, Caring For New York’s Severely Mentally Ill Living In Supported Housing
A ProPublica and Frontline investigation about gaps in oversight for patients living outside institutions prompted U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis to order a report and make recommendations for improving care. At least six had died and others ... [Continue Reading]
In Era Of Conspiracy Theorists, Sandy Hook Families Are Having To Prove Their Children Lived And Their Children Died
But they're starting to gain ground against the hoaxers. Meanwhile, a top Virginia Republican proposed surprise legislation that would ban guns in government buildings. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
‘Get Really Creative’: New York Parents Who Don’t Want To Vaccinate Their Children Are Learning About Home Schooling
In the state with the highest measles outbreak this year, a new law prevents religious exemptions. More than 25,000 New York children had religious exemptions in 2018. One parent says "our only option is home schooling.'' While hundreds of parents ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Former Chief Of Troubled North Carolina Hospital Could Be In Line For UNC Presidency; Outreach About New Hampshire’s Medicaid Work…
Media outlets report on news from North Carolina, New Hampshire, Maryland, Massachusetts, Kansas, Michigan, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee and Iowa. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
One Patient Dies Of Mold Infection That Forces Closure Of Seattle Children’s Hospital Operating Rooms
Five other patients also developed an Aspergillus infection. Aspergillus is a common mold tolerated by most people but poses a greater risk to those with weakened immune systems. Gaps in air filtration is believed to have been key in the presence of ... [Continue Reading]
Remember Zika? Yes, It Is Still A Problem
Even though the media coverage of the disease almost completely dropped off, it doesn't mean Zika vanished entirely. “The next outbreak is not a matter of if, but when,” said Dr. Ernesto T.A. Marques, a public health researcher at The Oswaldo Cruz ... [Continue Reading]
‘Closer To A Cure’: For First Time, Researchers Eliminate HIV In Some Mice Using CRISPR, Virus Suppression Drug
Current treatment of HIV using antiretroviral therapy requires lifelong use to suppress the disease. The scientists from Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center were able to eliminate the virus in nine of 23 mice, according to ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: Talking About Ending Surprise Medical Bills Is the Easy Part; Lessons On The History Of Southern Women Taking Ill To Their Bed
Editorial writers weigh in on these health care topics and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Sensationalized Claims About Bogus ‘Miracle Cures’ Flourish On Social Media. Now Facebook, Other Sites Are Working To Limit Their Reach.
Facebook and YouTube are being flooded with scientifically dubious and potentially harmful information about alternative cancer treatments and other "miracle cures." The companies are facing increasing pressure to do something to address the ... [Continue Reading]
Law Requiring Doctors To Tell Patients Abortions Can Be Reversed Compels AMA To Step In
When asked about the decision to sue to block the Nebraska law, AMA President Patrice A. Harris told The Washington Post that “we will oppose any law or regulation that restricts our ability to talk to our patients honestly about their health, health ... [Continue Reading]
Virginia Marks State Medicaid Program’s 50th Anniversary With Promises To Improve Maternal Mortality Rates
The state's Medicaid agency will help by using new technology to ensure qualifying low-income women don’t experience a gap in health insurance coverage; working with the Department of Social Services to streamline enrollment; and launching an ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: Is This Leftward Lurch On Health Insurance Going To Benefit Trump?; Health Care Might Give Dems An Advantage Again But Some Of These Ideas…
Opinion writers weigh in on these health care topics and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Fecal Parasite That Can Be Transmitted Via Swimming Pools On The Rise, CDC Warns
The parasite is a problem in pools because an infected swimmer can excrete the parasite at several orders of magnitude higher than the amount necessary to cause infection, officials warn. In other public health news: strokes, "shock therapy," ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Utah Family Sues After School Bars Diabetic Son From Attending; Attorney General Declares Public Safety Emergency In Rural Alaska
Media outlets report on news from Utah, Alaska, Michigan, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Kansas, Louisiana, California, Colorado and Minnesota. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
The Friday Breeze Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes, who reads everything on health care to compile our daily Morning Briefing, offers the best and most provocative stories for the weekend. ... [Continue Reading]