Health & Fitness:Medicine
Howie and Harlan check in on health issues in the news, including the big bet that went wrong for Walgreens, prohibited words at federal health agencies, the weaknesses of a much-discussed study suggesting that people age in bursts, and the long-term impact of the HPV vaccine.
Links:
Walgreens
“Walgreens to Be Bought by Private Equity Firm in $10 Billion Deal”
“Walgreens is heading down a risky path”
“Walgreens to Be Acquired by Sycamore Partners: Where Did the Retail Giant Go Wrong?”
“Amazon, CVS, and Walgreens went all in on primary care. Their bets are bleeding money.”
Cuts to the ACA
“Trump administration plans to restrict Obamacare enrollment period”
“DACA recipients worry about being ensnared in Trump's immigration crackdown”
Medicaid
“Cutting Medicaid?”
“WATCH: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for NIH director”
“‘Wrong,’ ‘misleading,’ and ‘reasonable’: How Jay Bhattacharya became, for some, the least bad option to run NIH”
“The Debate Over Federal Medicaid Cuts: Perspectives of Medicaid Enrollees Who Voted for President Trump and Vice President Harris”
“Medicaid’s True Improper Payments Double Those Reported by CMS”
“Hundreds of Billions in Medicaid Savings from Financing Schemes”
Prohibited Words
“C.D.C. Suggests Terms Like ‘Race’ and ‘Health Equity’ Are Off-Limits, Then Backtracks”
“For Google, health equity becomes ‘health optimization’ as Trump targets DEI”
Aging
“Do We Age Steadily, or in Bursts?”
“Nonlinear dynamics of multi-omics profiles during human aging”
“What does it take to be a super-ager?”
The HPV Vaccine
“Trends in Cervical Precancers Identified Through Population-Based Surveillance — Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Impact Monitoring Project, Five Sites, United States, 2008–2022”
“People Have Been Having Less Sex—whether They’re Teenagers or 40-Somethings”
“RFK Jr. says he’ll stop collecting fees from HPV vaccine lawsuit, but other ethics questions remain”
Norovirus
“An oral norovirus vaccine tablet was safe and elicited mucosal immunity in older adults in a phase 1b clinical trial”
“How to Prevent Norovirus”
The Measles Outbreak
CDC: Expanding Measles Outbreak in the United States and Guidance for the Upcoming Travel Season
“Texas measles cases grow to 223, mostly among children and teens”
“West Texas measles outbreak expands to three states”
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