An Arm and a Leg: A Listener Fighting the Good Fight
By Dan Weissmann
January 7, 2025
Podcast
A medical resident who listens to 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 is pushing for change with the American Medical Association and at the hospital where he works.
Health Care Is Newsom鈥檚 Biggest Unfinished Project. Trump Complicates That Task.
By Angela Hart Christine Mai-Duc
January 7, 2025
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Original
As Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the second half of his final term, health care stands out as his most ambitious but glaringly incomplete initiative for California residents. The issue will likely shape his national profile for better or worse. And now, Donald Trump brings a new wrinkle.
La salud, un proyecto inconcluso del gobernador de California
By Angela Hart Christine Mai-Duc
January 7, 2025
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Original
Algunas de las iniciativas emblem谩ticas de Newsom en materia de salud, que podr铆an definir su perfil en el escenario nacional, est谩n en peligro con el regreso de Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca.
Former Virginia NICU Nurse Charged With Abusing Babies In Her Care
January 6, 2025
Morning Briefing
Meanwhile, a Florida ob-gyn is reprimanded for abortion care; some insurers are denying coverage of prosthetic limbs as not necessary; AI in health care; and more.
California Governor Issues Executive Order To Limit Ultra-Processed Foods
January 6, 2025
Morning Briefing
In other news, California homelessness increased by 3% in one year; Minnesota now requires insurance companies to cover wigs for cancer patients; and more.
Morning Briefing for Monday, January 6, 2025
January 6, 2025
Morning Briefing
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News is on and ! Watch our videos and follow along as we break down health care headlines and policy.
Storm Quiets DC, But Vote Certification Will Go On; J6 Victims Feel ‘Betrayed’
January 6, 2025
Morning Briefing
Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over today’s election certification process, which was changed in 2022 to prevent attempts to overturn the results. Even so, those who were severely injured during the attack on the Capitol four years ago say they feel forgotten.
Trump’s FDA Transition Team Staffs Up As Commissioner Pick Awaits Approval
January 6, 2025
Morning Briefing
Meanwhile, newly installed Senate Majority Leader John Thune signals the president-elect’s Cabinet nominees might not cruise to confirmation when hearings begin. Also, U.S. ethics director David Huitema has begun the standard practice of looking into conflicts of interest for incoming officials.
Trump Might Consider ‘Most Favored Nation’ Status To Lower Drug Prices
January 6, 2025
Morning Briefing
Forbes explains how the strategy would work. Meanwhile, Aetna has accused several drugmakers of conspiring to overcharge the company, consumers, and the federal government for generic drugs.
Biden Signs Into Law A Social Security Payment Boost For Public Employees
January 6, 2025
Morning Briefing
The AP reports the law affects nearly 3 million people, including those receiving pensions after time spent as teachers, firefighters, and police officers. Also in the news: the “crisis” of potential Medicaid cuts, alcohol labels, digital mental health, and more.
EPA Report: Formaldehyde Presents Unreasonable Human Health Risk
January 6, 2025
Morning Briefing
Yet ProPublica reports that the EPA “downplayed the threat the chemical poses to people living near industrial plants.” Separately, the post-holiday sick season is in full swing, as CDC data show that 40 states are reporting high or very high levels of illness. Also: early physical therapy for concussions; hydration; and more.
First Edition: Monday, Jan. 6, 2024
January 6, 2025
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Listen: NPR and 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Explore How Racism and Violence Hurt Health
By Cara Anthony
January 6, 2025
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Original
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony and Emily Kwong, host of NPR鈥檚 podcast 鈥淪hortwave,鈥 talk about Black families living in the aftermath of lynchings and police killings.
Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity
By Michelle Andrews
January 6, 2025
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Original
Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for 鈥渋nsurance fairness鈥 on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don鈥檛 face the same kinds of coverage challenges.
Habitat Health’s PACE Center Is Ready To Receive Participants In Sacramento
January 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
The Medicare-Medicaid program provides health care services, meals, and social interaction for older adults. Habitat Health also plans to open a facility in Los Angeles in 2026. More news comes from New Hampshire, Florida, North Carolina, and elsewhere.
Morning Briefing for Friday, January 3, 2025
January 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
Cancer warning on alcohol, opioid epidemic’s ‘fourth wave,’ bird flu, weight loss drugs, health care startups, kidney stones in kids, and more.
Eli Lilly Wants to Join Lawsuit Over Compounded Weight-Loss Drugs
January 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
The lawsuit was brought against the FDA after the agency declared an end to the shortage that allowed pharmacies to sell compound versions of the popular weight loss drugs, but Eli Lilly said it cannot rely on the FDA to protect its interests. Other news is on the surge of GLP-1 use; insurance coverage of obesity medicine; and more.
Safety Measures Added For Farmers Seeking Bird Flu Reimbursement
January 3, 2025
Morning Briefing
Farmers will now have to prove that they did everything possible to prevent outbreaks before they can receive governmental indemnity payments. Also in the news: President Joe Biden nearly doubles funds to fend off H5N1; Norovirus cases surge; and more.
