- Does My Child Have a Language Disorder?
- Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay
- ASCs’ vendor problem
- Providence’s physician chief on its ‘holistic’ approach to value-based care
- What the Health? From KFF Health News: A New CDC Nominee, Again
- States Update Guardianship Laws To Keep Children of Immigrants Out of Foster Care
- Anesthesia job market faces ‘major disruption’
- Florida system raises $100M for new ED
- North Carolina system names COO
- Mark Cuban wants to bring drug manufacturing to hospitals’ doorsteps — literally
- UCI Health names chief AI officer
- Nevada hospital names CEO
- Saint Luke’s taps president for 2 hospitals
- Dental community mourns dentist killed in murder-suicide
- Mass General Brigham, CVS deal could raise healthcare spending $40M annually: Report
- Ideal Dental opens 1st Oklahoma practice, expands in 2 more states
- PDS Health eyes the next era of medical-dental integration
- Mark Cuban dives into direct contracting
- HCA executive pay by the numbers
- Iris Telehealth offers behavioral health analytics platform
- HHS names chief economist, regulatory leader to address healthcare affordability
- Loma Linda University Health names new president
- The best ASCs for colonoscopy, endoscopy in the South: US News
- Tennessee moves forward with CON repeal
- Dental schools take action to alleviate workforce shortages: 6 updates
- American Medical Group Association partners with Talkiatry to expand psych access
- Trump nominates CDC director
- ChristianaCare, Cardiovascular Physicians of Delaware to open joint venture ASC
- 5 states regulating AI in mental health
- Centerstone debuts $13M youth behavioral health campus in Missouri
- 3 DSOs making headlines
- Maine restricts noncompetes for rural healthcare workers
- Heartland Dental opens Florida office
- The 10 biggest ASC deals of the last 5 years
- Affordability, transparency: A look at large employers' top healthcare concerns
- 10 dental Medicaid updates to know from Q1
- White House eyes ibogaine research expansion
- New Weight Loss Research Questions Need for GLP-1 Drugs
- Trump Names CDC Director Pick
- SocialRx teams up with FQHC in NYC to prescribe arts and culture for chronically ill patients
- FDA To Review Whether To Allow More Access To Certain Peptides
- Rising Colon Cancer Deaths Hit Younger Adults Without Degrees Hardest
- The Healthccare Burnout Backlask (pt 4): Why Contract Negotiation Has Become a Core Strategic Skill for Healthcare Administrators
- The Healthccare Burnout Backlask (pt 4): Why Contract Negotiation Has Become a Core Strategic Skill for Healthcare Administrators
- Over 80% of PCPs concerned about financial stability over next several years
- Industry Voices—DOJ jumps into 340B cases over state law, raising questions about federal plans for the program
- FDA's accelerated approval pathway needs stronger transparency, evidence standards: ICER
- Most People Would Take A Blood Test For Alzheimer's, Study Says
- This Sexually Transmitted Infection Linked To Heart Attack, Stroke
- How Playtime at Age 2, Especially with Parents, Shapes Teen Fitness Habits
- New Depression Treatment Matches ECT with Less Memory Loss, Study Says
- Memory Problems? Your Salt Intake Could Make Matters Worse, Study Says
- Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Fatty Muscles, Potential Knee Arthritis
- Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human
- Teva scores in appeal as court revives $177M verdict against Lilly in migraine patent spat
- Gen AI chatbots continually struggle with differential diagnoses, Mass General Brigham study finds
- Listen: With Little Federal Regulation, States Are Left To Shape the Rules on AI in Health Care
- Fierce Pharma Asia—Astellas’ stem cell therapy rethink; GSK’s bullish ADC plan; Daiichi’s OTC sale
- BIO comes out swinging with 'Fight of Our Lives' campaign for the industry’s 50th birthday
- The future of medical-dental integration is here
- Texas dentist has license suspended
- Efforts grow to limit corporate dental ownership, protect dentist autonomy: 6 updates
- What’s the deal with insurer mental health parity violations?
- Remarks at the Options Market Structure Roundtable
- Wider care gaps predicted as mental health parity rule faces rollback
- Sheppard Pratt gets $16.5M for behavioral health expansion
- Former Deputy Surgeon General Erica Schwartz, M.D., nominated as CDC director
- Verily Health simplifies medical jargon alphabet soup with AI-powered app in new campaign
- 10 trends in behavioral health usage: Report
- Cattywampus: Statement on the CAT Concept Release
- Providers' advantage on out-of-network billing disputes likely to continue: Capstone
- Butterflies and Condors: Remarks at the Options Market Roundtable
- Viatris, Teva kick off separate recalls over dissolution, raw material issues
- Mental health ED visits at Children’s Hospital Colorado jump 20% in April
- Rising ACA Costs Leave Many Unable To Pay for Coverage
- One Lot of Xanax Recalled Nationwide Over Quality Issue, FDA Says
- Cough Drops From Several Brands Being Recalled, FDA Says
- CDC May Get New Leader as Officials Consider Erica Schwartz
- Statement at the Roundtable on Options
- Opening Remarks at the Options Market Structure Roundtable
- APA launches resource library for trusted digital mental health tools
- E-Bikes And E-Scooters A Growing Menace On City Streets, Study Says
- 'Absent or trivial' effects: Anti-amyloid Alzheimer's drugs called into question once again
- RFK Jr. kicks off string of congressional hearings to talk White House budget plan
- This Simple Step Could Improve The Benefits From Your Regular Workouts
- New Alzheimer's Drugs Provide No Meaningful Benefit, Major Evidence Review Concludes
- Air Pollution and Weather Tied to Migraines
- Study Says Stress, Weight And Hormones Alter Timing of Puberty in Girls
- Why Walking Remains Unsteady After Partial Spinal Cord Injury
- Roche to launch another Elevidys study after EU rejection of Duchenne gene therapy
- Lilly answers FDA's call for more Foundayo safety info, plotting diabetes filing in parallel
- New Federal Medicaid Rules Require One Month of Work. Some States Demand More.
- As US Birth Rate Falls, Feds’ Response May Make Pregnancy More Dangerous
- Omnicom brews Olixir from FCB Health, rebranding storied agency after Interpublic takeover
- DiMe-led initiative brings together pharma, virtual providers, digital pharmacies to develop blueprint for DTC pharma models
- UPDATED: Heeding RFK Jr.'s call, FDA reclassifies 12 unapproved peptides ahead of advisory committee meeting
- Carrot launches proprietary AI platform for personalized fertility, family care
- UC Health workers plan open-ended, system-wide strike for May 14
- Baylor Scott & White Health Plan to depart individual market, Medicaid this year
- In industry's latest OTC pivot, Daiichi Sankyo lines up $1.5B consumer health unit sale to beverage giant Suntory
- EPA Delays Decisions on 'Forever Chemicals'
- Wildlife Trade Tied To Higher Risk of Diseases Spreading to Humans
- Yes, This is the Worst Pollen Season Ever — Until Next Year
- GoodRx launches 7.2-mg Wegovy dose for self-pay patients at $399 per month
- Progyny unveils new fertility benefit option for small, mid-size employers
- Providers back bipartisan bill eliminating Medicare chronic care management cost sharing
- New Weight Loss Pill, Foundayo, Gets Approval But FDA Seeks More Safety Data
- Seqster launches new data tool to turn clinical sites into 'research-ready data collection points'
- Gilead widens global Yeztugo access agreement, but MSF says supply is 'not nearly enough'
- Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan joins Anthropic’s board as biopharma’s ties to AI deepen
- Behavioral health utilization is up with anxiety disorders leading demand, report finds
- Does Your Child Have A Concussion? These Are The Signs, Review Says
- AI Reveals Negative Labels in Medical Records for Sickle Cell Patients
- 'Food-as-Medicine' Improves Life for Heart Failure Patients
- Silent Heart Rhythm Problem Might Triple Risk Of Heart Failure In Seniors
- Blood Test Predicts Alzheimer's Years Before Symptoms, Brain Changes
- An Infectious Combo Triples Risk Of MS, Study Says
- Astellas manufacturing chief views reliable supply, bridging research as his production 'north star'
- Physician compensation up 3% in 2025, but not all specialties saw raises: Medscape
- Pfizer recruits former Angel Lucy Liu for latest mission against cancer
- Teva launches new online schizophrenia community project
- One man’s journey from gambling addiction to recovery and advocacy
- Rural Nebraska Dialysis Unit Closes Despite the State’s $219M in Rural Health Funding
- Medi-Cal Immigrant Enrollment Is Dropping. Researchers Point to Trump’s Policies.
- Ionis exec shares method to the Madness after 2026 Drug Name Tournament win
- Abridge expands clinical decision support solution with UpToDate partnership, new NEJM, JAMA content tie-ups
- Travere maps course for Filspari's $3B US opportunity after landmark rare disease nod
- Hospitals with more disadvantaged patients fall short on price transparency, study finds
- FDA tells Eli Lilly to round up more safety info on key obesity launch Foundayo
- Meat Consumption Rises as Protein Trend Grows, Experts Warn
- Bill would force payers to apply DTC drug purchases to patient deductibles
- Nuts.com Recalls 10,000+ Pounds of Candy Over Allergy Risk
- Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’
- Keebler Health secures $16M in series A funding for AI-powered risk adjustment platform
- Sam’s Club Recalls Children’s Pajamas Due to Fire Hazard
- Small Talk? It May Be Better Than You Think
- J&J, chasing $100B year, sports immunology ‘dual powerhouse’ of Tremfya and new launch Icotyde
- Long-Term Opioid Prescriptions Fall By About A Quarter
- Gut Bacteria Might Drive Rare Food Allergy in Children, Study Finds
- Stents Can Ease Long-Term Symptoms Of Deep Vein Thrombosis, Trial Shows
- Young Cancer Survivors Face Doubled Risk Of Subsequent New Cancer
- Does Your Child Have Nightmares? Here's One Solution
- Novo taps OpenAI to deploy AI across R&D, manufacturing and corporate functions
- Pfizer rebuked by FDA for misleading Adcetris ads on Facebook
- FDA Reminds More Than 2,200 Sponsors and Researchers to Disclose Trial Results
- FDA Reminds More Than 2,200 Sponsors and Researchers to Disclose Trial Results
- Freedom of Associations
- Interfacing with our Inner Demons: Comments on the Division of Trading and Markets' Statement on Certain User Interfaces
- Staff Statement Regarding Broker-Dealer Registration of Certain User Interfaces Utilized to Prepare Transactions in Crypto Asset Securities
- Statement Regarding Staff No-Action Letter to Bank of England
Sometimes, scanning the headlines is the best way to keep up with the healthcare chess board.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nursing/111856
Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff
Note that some links may require registration or subscription.
The body of Melissa Jubane, 32, an Oregon nurse reported missing last week, was found. Police arrested and charged a neighbor with her murder. (NBC)
The Biden administration issued a final rule to improve access to mental health and substance abuse care. (Reuters)
Dozens of hikers and campers on a Hawaii hiking trail became ill due to a rare occurrence of norovirus, according to state officials. (New York Times)
And a Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs that sickened 65 people in nine states triggered a recall, according to the CDC.
The mother of a teenager suspected of killing four people at Apalachee High School in Georgia called to warn a school counselor before the incident occurred. (WCVB5)
Women spoke out about the decline in care quality in maternity wards at two hospitals in England. (BBC)
Here's what doctors and public health workers are doing to combat record-high syphilis rates. (NBC News)
A 70-year-old retired executive, Toh Hong Keng, made history as one of the world's oldest students to graduate medical school. (CNN)
A Missouri judge ruled that an abortion rights amendment failed to meet the legal criteria to be eligible for the November ballot. (AP)
A cross-sectional study suggested that cancer cases in the U.S. continued to be underdiagnosed in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. (JAMA Network Open)
And a study of pediatric hospitals in 27 states suggested the likelihood of low-value care grew as some measures of the childhood opportunity index increased. (Pediatrics)
The U.S. is ramping up its response to a new strain of the mpox virus, boosting testing and surveillance and seeking to ensure greater vaccine access, senior administration officials said. (Reuters)
Many medical residents across the U.S. left conservatives states to train in abortion procedures following the Dobb's decision. Here's one resident's story. (Politico)
A hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, went into lockdown Friday following an "external threat by an outside caller," but resumed regular operations the same day, after police arrested the suspect. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
The New York City Fire Department has had more first responders die from 9/11- related diseases than on the day of the attack. (Gothamist)
CMS and the Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) are notifying Medicare enrollees of a potential data breach tied to MOVEit software.
A phase III trial of mepolizumab (Nucala), a monoclonal antibody that targets interleukin-5 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yielded positive results, GSK announced.
In India, where mammogram equipment is in short supply, blind women play a vital role in detecting possible breast cancers. (NPR)
According to the Gothamist, over 360 First-Responders to the 9/11 catastrophe have passed away due to illnesses related to the aftermath.
Of the 15,500 NYFD firemen who responded to the disaster, more than 500 have severe respiratory illness, and 2600 have cancer.
A bill has been proposed by several New York senators and representatives to provide healthcare at no cost to all victims of the 9/11 attacks, over 125,000 people. The bill can be found here:
https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/about.html
A new batch of headlines from MedPage.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/productalert/112084
Gilead voluntarily recalled one lot of the COVID-19 treatment remdesivir (Veklury) because a customer found a particle of glass.
Novo Nordisk's CEO is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill this morning, likely facing pushback for the high costs of the company's weight-loss drugs. (NBC News)
Africa has faced a whopping 30,000 suspected cases of mpox this year. (Reuters)
Meanwhile, India reported its first case of the fast-spreading mpox clade 1b. (Reuters)
A nurse struck by lightning last year finally was discharged after more than a year in the hospital. (People)
Prenatal pandemic exposure and maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection were not tied to higher rates of positive autism screens in New York City. (JAMA Network Open)
The first person with eastern equine encephalitis in New York state in a decade died. (New York Times)
Surrogates faced a high risk of pregnancy and postpartum complications. (Annals of Internal Medicine)
Antihypertensive deprescribing was associated with less cognitive decline in nursing home residents, especially those with dementia. (JAMA Internal Medicine)
Most Hispanic adults support abortion access, according to a new poll. (AP)
Maternal influenza infection during pregnancy in Taiwan was tied to increased risk of seizures, but not epilepsy, in offspring. (JAMA Network Open)
Investing $0.24 on digital health interventions per patient each year could save 2 million lives and avert 7 million acute events in the next decade, according to a new WHO report.
Particle Health, a medical records startup, sued Epic Systems for allegedly violating U.S. antitrust law. (Reuters)
Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, New York City's health commissioner since 2022, is stepping down in January. (ABC7)
Lots of people want to quit smoking, and some critics think that drugmakers and the FDA could do more. (STAT)
The American College of Physicians determined that performance measures for pain were lacking. (Annals of Internal Medicine)
Amid growing concerns over microplastics, California accused ExxonMobil of misleading the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling. (Washington Post)
Sept 20 selected MedPage headlines; full list at the link.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/112044
Jay Varma, MD, the former New York City COVID czar participated in sex parties and attended a dance party early in the pandemic while preaching social distancing. (New York Times)
Florida Health officials told physicians that abortions to save the life and health of the mother must be provided at any stage of pregnancy, and that providers who don't could face consequences.
In a historic move, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) officially broke up the organ transplant system monopoly by awarding a contract to a new vendor.
HRSA also announced $240 million in awards to integrate mental health and substance use disorder services into primary care.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said it's investigating an "unprecedented" cluster of dengue cases.
In Minnesota, nine prison workers have been hospitalized after being exposed to unknown synthetic substances possessed by prisoners. (AP)
The sickle cell disease gene therapy rollout is proceeding slowly. (NPR)
A Senate panel investigating the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care voted to hold the company's CEO in contempt for not testifying. (The Hill)
After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, this 52-year-0ld man ran marathons on all seven continents -- and on the North Pole for good measure. (People)
Get MHF Insights
News and tips for your healthcare freedom.
We never spam you. One-step unsubscribe.
Sponsors
J & DE Family Charitable Fund
Friends
of MHF
Kelly Grotendiek
Philip Harbach
Dale Johnson
Drs. Jeffrey and Joni Jones
Vickie Kahle
Tammy Kipen
Marlin & Kathy Klumpp
Melanie Kurdys
Ruth Nobel
Patrick Peterson
Stephanie Poortenga
Jeanne Smit
Ben and Hope Staal
John Tuinstra
Jacki VanHuis
Sandy Walker
Sign Up for MHF Insights to keep up on the latest in Michigan Health Policy
