Introduction Each week I often receive an email suggesting a topic for the Monday note. Every now and again I receive several emails all about the same media headline/journal article. That’s what happened this week. The drama was captured by the Wall ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: Thumbs Up To Trump For Trying To Bring Price Transparency To Health Care; FDA Can’t Stray From Shaping Good Scientific Innovation
Opinion writers weigh in on these health issues and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Baltimore Mayor Leaves Hospital Board After Profit-Making Concerns Raised; ‘Dehumanizing’ Medical Care At N.Y. Jail Haunts…
Media outlets report on news from Maryland, New York, Texas, Kansas, Connecticut, California, Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arizona, Oregon, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Louisiana. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Minn. House Passes Bill That Would Raise Registration Fees For Drugmakers With The Money Going Toward Opioid Crisis
The fees would bring in $20 million a year and would be used for education, intervention, treatment and recovery strategies. Meanwhile, a report finds that opioid and suicide deaths in the state are still on the rise. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - ... [Continue Reading]
From The State Capitols: Maryland Bill Would Help Those Who Aren’t Signed Up For Health Care; Surprise Billing Measure Has Uncertain Future In Ga….
News from the state legislatures comes out of Maryland, Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, New Hampshire, Virginia and Arizona. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Well-Known Transgender Surgeon Resigns Following Furor Over Instagram Pictures Of Patients’ Genitals
Dr. Christopher Salgado, 50, worked at the L.G.B.T.Q. Center for Wellness, Gender and Sexual Health at the University of Miami Health System. “The purpose really was to be educational with it, but it went awry," he said. However, critics were not ... [Continue Reading]
Sharp Increase In Mental Health Illnesses In Young People May Be Linked To Social Media, Cultural Trends
The report also said that lack of sleep could be a contributing factor. Between 2008 and 2017, suicides among young adults in age brackets between 18 and 25 grew by as much as 56 percent, and the rate at which these young people entertained thoughts ... [Continue Reading]
Maine Abortion Bill Would Expand Access, Allow Nurses, Physician Assistants To Perform Procedures
Current law limits the ability to perform abortions to physicians. Gov. Janet Mills says that the current law isn't medically justified and limits abortions in rural areas. Other news on abortions comes from Georgia, Arkansas and Kentucky, as ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: Intentional Strategy Of Surprise Medical Bills Is Disgraceful; Lessons On The Dangers Of Measles Infection During Pregnancy
Opinion writers weigh in on these health issues and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Calif. Governor To Place Indefinite Moratorium On Death Penalty: It’s ‘Inconsistent With Our Bedrock Values’
“I do not believe that a civilized society can claim to be a leader in the world as long as its government continues to sanction the premeditated and discriminatory execution of its people,” Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to say. Newsom also cited cost and ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Leaders Resign From Texas Charity That Drew Criticism For Housing Child Immigrants; ‘Trauma Deserts’ Still Exist In Black…
Media outlets report on news from Texas, Illinois, Arizona, New Hampshire, New York, California, Massachusetts, Florida, New Hampshire and Ohio. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Arizona Center Where Comatose Woman Gave Birth Reaches Oversight Agreement; Suicides Among Calif. Firefighters Reveal Toll Of Fire…
Media outlets report on news from Arizona, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Washington, Louisiana, Minnesota, Georgia, Texas, Missouri and Wisconsin. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers Find Monthly Shots Do Just As Well At Controlling HIV As Daily Pills, But Cost May Be An Issue
The news could help patients who struggle to remember to take the daily pills, but cost remains a sticking point with the shots. In other public health news: Ebola, cigarette warnings, meat safety, the flu, second-hand smoke, and more. SOURCE: ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: ‘Medicare For All’ Is One Gigantic Wrecking Ball; Putting Veterans Into The Civilian Health System Would Be Irresponsible
Opinion writers weigh in on these health issues and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: Security Breach Expands To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Patients in Michigan, Pa.; Committee Forms To Reduce Substance Abuse At Virginia…
Media outlets report on news from Michigan, Virginia, New York, Minnesota, Washington, Wisconsin, California, Illinois and Pennsylvania. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
From The State Capitols: Public Health-Insurance Option; Tobacco Bans; Support For Repealing Death Penalty; Hospital Industry Regulations; And More
News from state legislatures comes from Connecticut, Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia and Florida. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Why Pancreatic Cancer Is So Deadly: It’s Quite Difficult To Detect And It’s Very Aggressive
The problem is that pancreatic cancer usually has no symptoms until it is far advanced. Experts explain more about the deadly disease following "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek's announcement that he's been diagnosed. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read ... [Continue Reading]
Always Connected With Thousands Of ‘Friends’ — Yet Feeling All Alone
AUSTIN, Texas — Connor Wilton moved here for the music scene. The 24-year-old singer-guitarist “knew zero people in Austin” and felt pretty lonely at first. While this capital city is one of the nation’s buzziest places and ranks at the top of many ... [Continue Reading]
A Mumps Quarantine In La. May Encroach On Rights Of Detained Immigrants
A mumps outbreak and quarantine at the Pine Prairie Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center in Louisiana blocked immigrants from legal resources, including their lawyers and the law library, for about two weeks in January and February, ... [Continue Reading]
Viewpoints: With Record Number Of Americans Dying From Despair, Treat More Than Symptoms; Gottlieb Is One Official Trump Should Have Asked To Stay
Editorial pages focus on these health care issues and others. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Why Is America’s Maternal Death Rate So High? C-Sections Are Key Part Of The Problem, Experts Say
While a new law will help states investigate why the death rates in America have more than doubled in the past 20 years, experts say complications from surgical deliveries are a key reason. Other news on women's health looks at delivery times; ... [Continue Reading]
State Highlights: New York Seeks Information From Facebook, App Makers About Sharing Of Personal Data; Cleveland Clinic Aims To Double Number Of…
Media outlets report on news from New York, Ohio, California, Texas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Kansas and Colorado. SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]