Plenty of attention has been focused on the long-term effects of head injuries in professional football. A new study highlights a previously undocumented risk that exists even for those playing at the amateur level. axios.com/2023/08/11/foo…

FDA experts unanimously endorse over-the-counter birth control pills via Oriana González axios.com/2023/05/10/fda…

Lyme disease solutions on the horizon ... axios.com/2023/04/25/lym…

In Vitals this morning: What's next with surprise billing, SCOTUS recap and ethical questions around an emerging fertility tech ... axios.com/newsletters/ax…

Good morning from the American Hospital Association meeting in D.C. #AHAMTG

D.C. is installing harm reduction vending machines, stocked with Narcan, fentanyl testing strips, and hygiene products, in four locations in a harm reduction pilot program. The machines are grant-funded to two community partners: HIPS and Family and Medical Counseling Services.

Judge strikes down free HIV drugs, contraception and cancer screening under ACA axios.com/2023/03/30/aff…

What do we still need to do to be ready for the next pandemic? Send me your questions!

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.MedPAC votes to recommend doctors' payments get an increase of 50% of the Medicare Economic Index, as well as an add on payment for services provided to low-income Medicare beneficiaries.

.MedPAC votes to recommend Congress give a 1% pay bump to hospitals, begin a transition to redistribute DSH and uncompensated care payments through the Medicare safety-net index.

WEDS @ 12:30 CT: Join Tina Reed & Monica Eng for a convo on the nation's mental health crisis, with a closer look at local initiatives in Chicago, feat. Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy & CDPH | Chicago Department of Public Health Comm. Dr. Allison Arwady.

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Adding this to my to do list ...

NEW: The pandemic caused a surge in superbug infections + deaths because sicker patients flooded hospitals, docs overprescribed antibiotics, and there were shortages of masks and staff to control infections, new CDC report says. My story. washingtonpost.com/health/2022/07…

Doudna: 'I had the opportunity to speak over Zoom with ... the first sickle cell patient in the U.S. to be treated with CRISPR ... To see that real-world impact within 10 years of that original publication? That’s just mind-blowing to me.' statnews.com/2022/06/28/jen… via STAT

What abortion access looks like in each state now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned trib.al/68nde8K

🚨 BREAKING: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
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.Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH says 4 million covid vax doses have been delievered for youngest americans.

Dr Fauci tests positive for #covid19 , per NIAID. Experiencing mild symptoms.

THURS @ 12:30 ET: Join Alexi McCammond & Tina Reed for a conversation on the impact of misinformation on public health & climate change, feat. Gina McCarthy & Health Disparities Director Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable. #AxiosEvents

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