Another GOP Primary Debate … Another Night of Verbal Clashes
By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs
In a faceoff that took some strange turns, five presidential hopefuls focused on foreign affairs and inflation but still revealed the party’s political struggles over its abortion position. Once again, former President Donald Trump did not appear on the debate stage.
Daily Edition for Thursday, November 9, 2023
Prison health, hospital safety, drug addiction, Medicare, teen mental health, long covid and allergies, mpox, and more are in the news.
A New RSV Shot Could Help Protect Babies This Winter — If They Can Get It in Time
By Amelia Templeton, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Supply problems, a high price tag, and bureaucratic obstacles are slowing the distribution of a therapy that can protect infants from the respiratory syncytial virus. That will leave them unnecessarily at risk of hospitalization this winter, pediatricians fear.
Underdiagnosed and Undertreated, Young Black Males With ADHD Get Left Behind
By Claire Sibonney
A recent study found that young Black males are substantially more likely to be underdiagnosed and undertreated for the neurological condition than white peers.
An Arm and a Leg: ‘Your Money or Your Life’: This Doctor Wrote the Book on Medical Debt
By Dan Weissmann
What happens when you can’t afford the health care you need? On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” hear from emergency medicine physician and historian Luke Messac about the history of medical debt collection in the United States.
Ohio votó a favor del aborto. Podrían seguir otros 11 estados el próximo año
By Bram Sable-Smith
El impulso para llevar el polémico tema a los votantes llega después de la serie de victorias en las votaciones del año pasado a favor del derecho al aborto en seis estados: California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana y Vermont.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Roundup cancer warnings, crisis pregnancy centers, health care workers, masking, RSV, military health care, and more are in the news.
Ohio Voted on Abortion. Next Year, 11 More States Might, Too.
By Bram Sable-Smith
Ohio is the latest state where voters have directly weighed in on abortion, and the next wave of such ballot measures is in the works in at least 11 other states, including Missouri.
What I Learned From the World’s Last Smallpox Patient
By Céline Gounder
Declaring victory over a disease can be easier than meeting survivors’ needs.
US to Cover HIV Prevention Drugs for Older Americans to Stem Spread of the Virus
By Michael Scaturro
The government has proposed that Medicare fully cover preexposure prophylaxis drugs that prevent HIV, a change that could help America catch up with nations in Europe and Africa that are on track to end new infections decades before the U.S. under its current approach.
