As Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Hit the Market, Anti-Smoking Groups Press for Wider Standard
By Don Thompson
The first FDA-authorized cigarettes with 95% less nicotine than traditional smokes will go on sale in California, Florida, and Texas starting in early July. Anti-smoking groups oppose greenlighting just one plant biotech’s products and instead urge federal regulators to set a low-nicotine standard for the entire industry.
Once-Resistant Rural Court Officials Begin to Embrace Medications to Treat Addiction
By Taylor Sisk
As evidence supporting medication treatment for opioid addiction mounts, judges, district attorneys, and law enforcement officials in rural America are increasingly open to it after years of insisting on abstinence only.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Narcan, cost of giving birth, heat warning, homelessness, immigrant health, nurse pay, cancer drug shortage, and more are in the news.
Misinformation Obscures Standards Guiding Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
By Helen Santoro
Many state legislatures have passed or are considering restrictions on gender-affirming care for trans minors. Yet much of the discussion is based on misconceptions about what that care entails.
Will the Doctor See You Now? The Health System’s Changing Landscape
By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews
The “front door” to the health system is changing, under pressure from increased demand, consolidation, and changing patient expectations.
La atención primaria está cambiando: el acceso y la calidad están en juego
By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews
Una relación sólida y duradera con un médico de atención primaria —que conozca el historial del paciente y pueda vigilar nuevos problemas— se ha considerado durante mucho tiempo la base de un sistema sanitario de calidad.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Gun violence, youth mental health, hospital system financial health, psychedelics, weight loss drugs, and more are in the news.
New Charleston Museum Nods to Historical Roots of US Health Disparities
By Lauren Sausser
The $120 million International African American Museum that opened this week in Charleston, South Carolina, allows visitors to step back in history at Gadsden’s Wharf, where tens of thousands of enslaved Africans arrived in America, the genesis of generations of health disparities.
The Hospital Bills Didn’t Find Her, but a Lawsuit Did — Plus Interest
By Bram Sable-Smith
Recovering from emergency gallbladder surgery, a Tennessee woman said she spent months without a permanent mailing address and never got a bill. She was sued by the health system two years later.
The DEA Relaxed Online Prescribing Rules During Covid. Now It Wants to Rein Them In.
By Arielle Zionts
Supporters say the proposed rules would balance the goals of increasing access to health care and helping prevent medication misuse. Opponents say the rules would make it difficult for some patients — especially those in rural areas — to get care.
