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☆ Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven’t slowed the deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Cheryl Platzman Weinstock | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world. But, Mehta said, “we act like we know everything there is to know about suicide prevention. During the past two decades federal officials have launched three national suicide prevention strategies, including one announced in April. Without accurate statistics, researchers can’t figure out who dies most often by suicide, what prevention strategies are working, and where prevention money is needed most. Similarly, the fledgling 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline faces similar, serious problems.

Persons: Pooja Mehta’s, Raj, “, ”, Mehta, —, Michael Schoenbaum, ” Schoenbaum, Schoenbaum, Jane Pearson, Kim Deti, Janet Lee, haven’t, Anita Everett, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Lena Heilmann, ” Mehta, Cheryl Platzman Organizations: KFF Health, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Mental Health, Alaska Natives, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, National Institute of Mental Health, NIMH, Wyoming Department of Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, National Alliance, Mental, Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health, CNN, CNN Health, state’s, Colorado Department of Public Health, Environment, KFF, National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Alaska , Montana , North Dakota, Wyoming, SAMHSA, Colorado

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Marriott, Starbucks, Roku & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Stifel initiates Penumbra as buy Stifel said it's bullish on shares of the medical device company. Bank of America reiterates FedEx as buy Bank of America lowered its price target to $345 per share from $347 but said it's bullish heading into earnings next week. " Bank of America reiterates TJX Companies, Burlington and Ross as buy Bank of America said the off-price retailers are best positioned for younger generations. Bank of America reiterates Starbucks as buy The firm said it's standing by shares of the coffee giant. Bank of America reiterates Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and Uber as buy Bank of America said the internet tech companies are the best way for "more defensive positioning."

Persons: Stifel, it's, Bernstein, Apple, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, BTIG, JPMorgan, Wells, Wolfe, Ross, ROST, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Needham, Uber, William Blair Organizations: PEN, HSBC, KKR, Co, Apple, Bank of America, FedEx, GE Healthcare, UBS, Talen Energy, JPMorgan, Civitas Resources, Micron, MU, Barclays, TJX Companies, BURL, Marriott, Computer, Guggenheim, Sirius XM, " Bank of America, Google, Nvidia, Broadcom Locations: China, Burlington, InfiniBand

☆ A 71-year-old champion sprinter didn't start until she was 57. She shared 4 tips for getting fit at any age.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hanna, based in Washington State, told Business Insider that when she got the "god-inspired" urge to start sprinting, she turned to her husband for help. By 2011, Hanna was fast enough to compete in the Washington State Senior Games, a sports competition for people over 50. The next year, she competed at the National Senior Games, which she has done three more times since. Hanna and her coach, Marcus Chambers, after she won gold at the 2024 Senior Games. Hanna won gold in the four by 100 metres with her relay team at this year's National Senior Games.

Persons: —, Madonna Hanna, Hanna, hasn't, Marcus Chambers, it's, you've, Nathan K, Robert, Arlene Kogod, Bryan Goldberg, Mike Molloy Organizations: Service, Business, Washington State Senior Games, National Senior Games, Washington State, British, of Sports Medicine, Aging, Mayo Clinic, Senior Games Locations: Washington State

☆ Jim Cramer says Salesforce's collaboration with Nvidia should not be overlooked
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Jim Cramer urged people to be patient once the Fed's decision arrives at 2 p.m. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Stocks, Jerome Powell's, Jim, Salesforce, Agentforce, Mark Benioff, Brian Niccol, General Mills, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Bank of America, Starbucks, VF Corp, Resmed, Marriott International, Alaska Air Locations: China

7:02 a.m.: JPMorgan hikes Roku price target Roku's focus on monetization for its Platform segment may spell good news for the stock. Analyst Cory Carpenter kept his overweight rating on the stock but upped his price target by $10 to $90. "We believe Lilly's launch of an obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) indication for its GLP-1 medication tirzepatide poses significant patient funnel disruption/distortion risks," the analyst wrote. Analyst Sara Senatore upped its price target by $6 to $118, which implies more than 22% upside from Tuesday's close. "Licensing China would also allow SBUX management to train its focus on the US (73% of 2023 EBITDA before corporate expenses)," the analyst wrote in a Wednesday note.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Cory Carpenter, Carpenter, Roku, TTD, they've, — Sean Conlon, Wolfe, Resmed Wolfe, Mike, Eli Lilly, Sara Senatore, Senatore, Brian Niccol's, Lizzie Dove, Hilton, Dove, Adrienne Yih, Yih, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Marriott International, Barclays, Corp, JPMorgan, Google, Amazon, Bank of America, Marriott, Wyndham, Hilton, VF Corp Locations: Starbucks, China, Tuesday's, Timberland, VFC

☆ Black women are more likely than white women to die of all types of breast cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Kaitlin Sullivan | Kaitlin Sullivan Is A Contributor For Nbcnews.Com Who Has Worked With Nbc News Investigations. She Reports On Health | Science | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Black women are more likely than white women to die from even the most treatable types of breast cancer, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found. While Black women and white women are diagnosed with breast cancer at similar rates, Black women are 40% more likely to die from the disease. For those with HR-positive, HER2-positive tumors, Black women were 34% more likely to die than white women. Black women were 17% more likely to die from triple-negative breast cancer than white women, a finding that surprised Warner. “If you look at breast cancer data from 40 years ago, there really weren’t differences in mortality for breast cancer between Black and white women.

Persons: Erica Warner, Warner, “, ” Warner, Eric Winer, ” Winer, Wendy Wilcox, ”, ” Wilcox, Marissa Howard, McNatt, Howard, Black, we’ve Organizations: Clinical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Yale Cancer Center, “, for Disease Control, New York, New York City Health, Breast Care, Atrium, Wake Forest Baptist Locations: Massachusetts, New York City, North Carolina

The Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of Kisqali, a drug for metastatic breast cancer, to also treat patients with earlier stages of the disease, drugmaker Novartis said Tuesday. The approval means that tens of thousands of women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer will have access to a medication that can help prevent their cancer from coming back. The expanded approval is for patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, the most common form of the disease. It comes as rates of breast cancer are increasing in younger women: From 2000 to 2019, rates of breast cancer in women ages 20 to 49 increased by 15.6% according to a study published earlier this year in JAMA Network Open. “You’re always going to be faced with the fact every single day that you have had breast cancer,” she said.

Persons: ”, Eleonora Teplinsky, it’s, Kisqali, Vandana Abramson, Teplinksy, Nikki Odum, ‘ I’m, ’ ”, Odum, Justin, Denise Yardley, ” Odum, Yardley, Sarah Cannon, Komal, Abramson, ” Teplinsky, that’s, “ You’re, “ Organizations: Drug Administration, Novartis, Health, European Society for Medical Oncology, Breast Cancer Research, Vanderbilt, Ingram Cancer Center, Kisqali, Sarah, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Locations: New Jersey, Barcelona, “, Nashville , Tennessee, ”, Smyrna , Tennessee, Nashville, New York

“I’m here to support my wife and everybody else that deserves the right to have freedom of their reproductive rights,” said Goldberg, a 70-year-old retired computer software developer. Women clearly feel the impact of abortion restrictions, said Harris campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez. At the same time, he argued, there’s no precedent for reproductive rights being a driving issue for men. The couple has become surrogates for the Harris campaign on reproductive rights, including at last month’s Democratic National Convention. “I’m here because the fight for reproductive rights isn’t just a women’s fight,” Josh Zurawski said at the Chicago convention.

Persons: Marcia Ruberg, ”, Kamala Harris, Gary Goldberg, “, Goldberg, Dobbs, —, Harris, Tim Walz, Doug Emhoff, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Michael Cook, Ayres, Republican pollster, ’, ” Ayres, –, Samuel Chen, there’s, Chen, Pennsylvania Sen, Pat Toomey, Mike Mikus, Josh Shapiro, ” Shapiro, she’s, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, Hadley Duvall, Duvall, Roe, surrogates, Morgan Mohr, Harris ’, Governor Shapiro, ” Mohr, Tony Goldwyn, Zachary Quinto, Josh Zurawski, Amanda Zurawski, isn’t, ” Josh Zurawski, ” Alexis McGill Johnson, ” Johnson, Fatima Goss Graves, ” Graves, Shapiro, ” Duvall, Andy Beshear, “ That’s, it’s, Chris Scholding, Larry Padersky Organizations: Philadelphia CNN, Trump, Democratic, CNN, Philadelphia, Republican, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Democratic Gov, Reproductive, Pittsburgh, Democratic National Convention, National Women’s Law, Fund, GOP, Harris Locations: Pennsylvania, Yardley , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Florida, Philadelphia, Scranton, Allentown, Harrisburg, Chicago, Kentucky, New Jersey

☆ A General Catalyst-backed startup is mass-buying virtual care tech from big players like Walmart. Here's why Fabric is still betting on telehealth.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewHealthtech startup Fabric launched out of stealth in March 2023 to help patients get care faster and automate administrative work for providers. In June, Fabric bought Walmart's virtual care business, MeMD, after the retailer announced it would shutter its 51 health clinics. MeMD was Fabric's third acquisition — the startup previously bought asynchronous virtual care platform Zipnosis from Bright Health, as well as generative AI startup Gyant. The startup has acquired TeamHealth VirtualCare, the virtual care business inside giant physician practice group TeamHealth, Business Insider has learned exclusively. While virtual care saw a tsunami of VC interest during the pandemic, investors and healthcare companies alike are now pulling back.

Persons: —, it's, MeMD, TeamHealth VirtualCare, UnitedHealth Group's Optum, Aniq Rahman, Rahman, we've, Hemant Taneja, Commure, We've, Moat Organizations: Service, Fabric, Bright Health, Business, Google Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, General Catalyst, Bright, Walmart, Vast Ventures, Oracle Locations: Florence

☆ Salesforce CEO describes new AI product's real-life use case in healthcare
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"Our doctors and our nurses are just way burnt out after the pandemic," Benioff said. Agentforce is a platform meant to automate certain functions, and Benioff has previously described how it helps clients like ADP , OpenTable, Wyndham and Wiley . Benioff claimed that Agentforce's capabilities are more advanced than other automated customer services functions that can lead to frustration. "We can make those customers successful with their customers in these incredible new ways," he said. "And it's so much more than just — go away with the 'hit one for sales, hit two for service, hit three for marketing.'

Persons: Marc Benioff, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Benioff, Wiley, Agentforce Locations: San Francisco, Wyndham

WASHINGTON — To hear Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance tell it, he wasn’t trying to eliminate the Affordable Care Act as president. “Obamacare was lousy health care. Vance added: “It illustrates Donald Trump’s entire approach to governing, which is to fix problems.”Both Trump and Vance are misrepresenting the facts. As president, Trump fought to repeal and undo the ACA using executive action, legislation and lawsuits. “Which means no actual plan.”“And 45 million Americans are insured through the Affordable Care Act,” she said.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, JD Vance, “, Trump, Sen, Vance, ”, “ Obamacare, It’s, …, ” Trump, Kamala Harris, could’ve, Donald Trump’s, “ Trump, Larry Levitt, Republicans — Sens, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins of, John McCain, Arizona —, McCain, ” Levitt, Barack Obama’s, Joe Biden, doesn't, Karoline Leavitt, Leavitt, ” Harris Organizations: ABC, Democratic, Trump, Protection, Republican, American Health Care, Office, House Republicans, Republicans, ACA, Medicare Locations: R, Ohio, Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Arizona, Greensboro , North Carolina

☆ Drugmakers bet billions that targeted radiation could become the next cancer breakthrough
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Angelica Peebles | In Angelicapeebles | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

watch nowDrugmakers are betting that delivering radiation directly to tumors will become the next big cancer breakthrough. That can allow the treatment to deliver radiation to cancer cells and spare the rest of the body from the level of damage that comes with many cancer drugs. For Pluvicto, patients come in once every six weeks for up to six treatments. One opportunity Bristol Myers Squibb sees is combining radiopharmaceuticals with existing cancer drugs like immunotherapy, said Robert Plenge, Bristol's chief research officer. But she thinks the technology will become an important part of cancer drugs in the next decade.

Persons: Eli Lilly, They've, Michael Schmidt, Schmidt, Franco Origlia, Jacob Van Naarden, Eli Lilly's, Lilly, Biopharma, Van Naarden, Radiopharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers, Ben Hickey, RayzeBio, Hickey, Victor Bulto, Bulto, Timothy Korytko, Ronald Coy, Sharon, Ronald Coy Ronald Coy, Coy, who's, Coy hasn't, she's, we've, Eli Lilly's Van Naarden, Bristol Myers Squibb, Robert Plenge, Susan Galbraith, Galbraith Organizations: Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Guggenheim Securities, Novartis, NSA, Pharmaceutical, Bassett Healthcare Network, Bristol, Fusion Pharmaceuticals, Guggenheim Locations: Aedea Rome, Italy, radiopharmaceuticals, Swiss, FactSet, Bristol, Indiana, U.S, New York, Bassett

☆ Woman survives falling and tumbling 150-feet at Washington state waterfall site
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A woman sustained serious injuries this week after falling and tumbling more than 150 feet down an embankment at a Washington state waterfall popular with hikers, authorities said. The fall at Racehorse Falls near Deming, Washington, on Tuesday afternoon was the fifth one at the attraction this year, Whatcom County Fire District 14 said in a statement Wednesday. A woman tumbled and fell more than 150 feet down an embankment at Racehorse Falls, Wash., on Tuesday. Though the lush waterfall near the U.S.-Canada border and about 100 miles north of Seattle is a draw for hikers, its rainy climate and rocky environment can make for a perilous trek. The waterfall itself plunges 169 feet, the department says.

Persons: David Moe Organizations: Whatcom County Fire, Firefighters, Bellingham Fire Department, U.S ., Department of National Resources Locations: Washington, Deming , Washington, Whatcom County, Tuesday, Bellingham, Seattle, U.S, Canada

☆ A timeline of the Apalachee High School shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Within two hours of arriving at Apalachee High School in Winder, prosecutors said he committed the deadliest US school shooting since the March 2023 rampage at the Covenant School in Nashville, and the 45th this year. The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office arrive at the school a short while later with two school resource officers. An officer, sounding slightly out of breath, asks the dispatcher to “roll EMS.” She is heard confirming emergency medical services were en route to the high school. Law enforcement and first responders control traffic after a shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024. With the suspect detained, officers stream into Apalachee High, evacuating students from classrooms as paramedics tended to the wounded.

Persons: Colt Gray, Colin Gray, Richard Aspinwall, Cristina Irimie, Mason Schermerhorn, Christian Angulo, Apalachee High School Colt Gray, Gray, Lyela Sayarath, Marcee Gray, I’m, Jud Smith, “, – that’s, ” Smith, WXIA, Colt, Smith, Christian Monterrosa, Morris Midd, HMMS, ”, there’s, WXIA Gray, ” Lyela, ” CNN’s Dalia Faheid, Ashley R, Williams, Alisha Ebrahimji, Nouran Salahieh, Michelle Krupa, Nicole Chavez, Jamiel Lynch Organizations: CNN, Apalachee High School, Covenant School, Sheriff’s Office, Barrow County, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Washington Post, WXIA, Authorities, Getty, ABC Locations: Georgia, Winder, Nashville, Barrow, Barrow County, Apalachee, Winder , Georgia, AFP, Fitzgerald

☆ Women say they were abused for years by Oregon family doctor
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Meena Duerson | Meridith Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

The family doctorIn the Oregon community where Nicole Snow grew up, Dr. David Farley was always there. Recounting the same anecdote he’d told Snow, he told Medley he’d once lost a young patient to cervical cancer and needed to do another exam to keep her safe. But again, women like Medley, Snow and Pratt describe feeling belittled or dismissed. After watching a documentary about the gymnasts abused by then-team doctor Larry Nassar, Medley, Pratt and Snow launched a civil suit against Farley. Their lawsuit has been amended multiple times to add women, girls, men and boys who say they too were abused by Farley.

Persons: Unfathomably, ”, Katie Medley, Nicole Snow, David Farley, of Jesus Christ, “, ” Snow, Snow, Farley, he’d, ‘ We’re, ‘, I’ve, Lisa Pratt, Medley he’d, Medley, Pratt, —, Dr, ’, ” Lisa Pratt, CNN Pratt, she’d, ’ ” Weeks, Jason Carruth, ” David Farley, KATU, Tony Christensen, ” Pratt, Christensen, “ Tony Christensen, ‘ It’s, ’ ”, Farley’s, John Wentworth, John Wentworth’s, belittled, Sarah Dumont, ” Wentworth, Wentworth, Dumont, groped, Ellen Rosenblum, Rosenblum, West Linn, Glade, Nielson, … they’ve, David Farley’s, they’ve, “ Dr, Larry Nassar, Stewart, Finaldi, Nassar, Tom D’Amore, They’re Organizations: Oregon CNN, CNN, of Jesus, Harvard, Linn Family Health, LDS Church, RAINN, ” CNN, Oregon Medical Board, OMB, West Linn Police Department, The, Catholic Church and Boy Scouts, LDS, ., West, Oregon Medical, Manly, D’Amore Locations: Wilsonville, Oregon, Willamette, Portland, Linn, LDS, Utah, Clackamas County, Idaho, Nephi , Utah, Japan, Salt Lake, Salt Lake City , Utah, West Linn, it’s

☆ Some baby boomers are burning through their retirement savings to pay for cancer treatments. Then they have to go back to work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementIt's a story all too familiar for some older Americans: An unexpected health crisis derails their retirement planning. With insufficient help from health insurance or Social Security, medical bills eat up any savings or income they have. Jones, who gets $2,200 a month in Social Security, has had to take on part-time work, which made her ineligible for some federal assistance. She paid for chemo out of pocket, spending her way through her retirement savings and maxing out her credit cards. Amend said it's crucial for older Americans to believe everything will be OK, noting "your mindset perpetuates what your outcome will be."

Persons: —, Kimberly Mullen, Mullen, She's, she'll, Nancy Altman, Saul Martinez, Karen Knudsen, they've, Uber, Wendy Jones, it's, she's, Jones, Teresa Ghilarducci, , Ghilarducci, Rebecca Buffum, Buffum, I'm, Andrew Whitaker, Marion, Robert Papalia, Papalia, Leonard Bianconi, Bianconi, Gallup, Monique Morrissey, haven't, Harris, Morrissey, Frank, Weeks, he's Organizations: Service, Business, Social Security, American Cancer Society, Social, Walmart, Medicare, New School for Social Research, Schwartz, for Economic, Kaiser Family Foundation, BI, Institute, Biden, American Heart Association Locations: Kentucky, North Carolina

All legislation must also be passed by the Senate before it can be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. It is unclear how many of the measures will make it that far given the limited number of days the Senate is in session for the rest of the year. But their success in the House could pave the way for even stronger regulatory moves in the next Congress, Singleton said. The Chinese companies, whose work includes cancer research and manufacturing for American drugmakers, say data privacy is not at risk and that the measure will limit competition. “We are disappointed that the U.S. legislative process is being used to pick winners and losers,” Shenzhen-based BGI Group said in a statement.

Persons: Joe Biden, Singleton, “ Organizations: Senate, Biotech, ”, WuXi AppTec, Hong Kong Lawmakers, Authorities, Hong, Foreign Ministry, U.S Locations: Beijing, ” Shenzhen, WuXi, Washington , New York, San Francisco, China, British, Hong Kong

“I’ve been battling this for over 20 years,” Belk, 68, said of his medical debt. The burden of medical debt has contributed to financial anxiety among voters and has become an issue in the 2024 presidential campaign. Guill, who has multiple sclerosis, lives in Aiden, North Carolina, a rural community just south of Greenville. She volunteers with a nonprofit called Down Home North Carolina to help her neighbors gain access to Medicaid. “We have a ton of people with medical debt in the state because our insurance plans didn’t cover our medical bills,” she said.

Persons: “ I’ve, ” Belk, KFF, ”, Berneta Haynes, Terry Belk's, Mike Belleme, “, it’s, don’t, Cynthia Fisher, they’ve, PatientRightsAdvocate.org, Darcy Guill, Darcy Guill Guill, Harold Miller Organizations: National Consumer Law Center, U.S, NBC, Atrium Health, Health, American, of Public Health, Nonprofit, Affordable, The Commonwealth Fund, Urban Institute, Center for Healthcare Locations: South Dakota, Mississippi, North Carolina, American, Charlotte, N.C, United States, U.S, Aiden , North Carolina, Greenville

Abortion rights opponents had argued in a pair of lawsuits that the amendment to expand abortion rights violated a state rule that says a ballot proposal must only address one subject. Matt Heffron, a senior counsel for a firm that argued against allowing the abortion rights initiative to stay on the ballot, slammed the high court's ruling. Colorado, New York and Maryland are the liberal-leaning states with abortion ballot measures. Arizona and Nevada — two key battleground states in the presidential election — also have abortion ballot initiatives. That same year, Kansas voters cast ballots against a proposed amendment which would have removed language guaranteeing abortion rights in the state.

Persons: ”, Matt Heffron, Heffron, Allie Berry, Berry, — Organizations: Nebraska Supreme, Thomas More Society, American Civil Liberties Union Locations: Nebraska, state’s, Chicago, Nebraska’s, ” Nebraska, Montana , South Dakota , Missouri, Florida . Colorado , New York, Maryland, Arizona, Nevada, Ohio , Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, state's, Kansas

Ron DeSantis’ administration is once again advising against the mRNA vaccines: this time in the most vulnerable residents. In updated guidance for health care providers released Thursday, the Florida Health Department and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo questioned the safety and effectiveness of the mRNA Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, including for older adults and people with underlying health problems. Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said the Florida surgeon general's guidance is unnecessarily alarming people about the Covid vaccines. "The mRNA vaccines are remarkably safe," he added. The CDC currently recommends everyone ages 6 months and older get an updated Covid vaccine this fall from any of the three options.

Persons: Ron DeSantis ’, Joseph Ladapo, Nature Cardiovascular Research , Paul Offit, Offit, They’re, Isaac Bogoch, ”, Boguch, Ladapo Organizations: Florida Health Department, Pfizer, Moderna, Nature Cardiovascular Research, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Food and Drug Administration, United States, University of Toronto, CDC, Emergency Locations: Florida, U.S

Many mental health advocates worry whether the Georgia community will receive the mental health support it is likely to need in the wake of the shooting. Andy Miller for KFF Health NewsSo health providers worry that in the coming days, months, and years the community will struggle to find help for their mental health needs. Georgia ranks nearly last among states in access to mental health care resources, according to Mental Health America, a nonprofit that advocates for increased mental health spending. The lack of mental health care remained a top concern in the region during a follow-up assessment in 2022. But immediately following the shooting, mental health providers across the region still had to cobble together free resources for area residents.

Persons: ” Amanda McKee —, Asa Deslonde, Apalachee —, “, Howard Liu, Andy Miller, ”, Sean Couch, Barrow, Roland Behm, Behm, Tamara Conlin, William Smith, Paul Soost, Conlin, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, McKee, Asa ., Richard Aspinwall, ” McKee, “ They’re Organizations: Health, Apalachee High School, Northeast, Northeast Georgia Medical, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Apalachee, Communications, American Psychiatric Association, KFF Health, Georgia Health, Georgia Mental Health, Partnership, Mental Health America, U.S Census Bureau, Behavioral Health Systems, Health Survey, Barrow County School System, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Lutheran Church Charities, Atlanta Center, CNN, CNN Health, KFF Locations: WINDER, Ga, Northeast Georgia, Barrow, Atlanta, Georgia, Barrow County, Athens, Gainesville, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow, Winder , Georgia, Nebraska, , Texas

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it has yet to identify “a clear source” of infection in a Missouri patient who tested positive for the bird flu virus despite no known contact with poultry or dairy cows. Since March, there have been 13 bird flu infections in poultry and dairy workers amid an outbreak of H5N1 spreading rapidly in dairy cows across 200 dairy herds in 14 states, according to the CDC. The patient was hospitalized, officials believe, not because of the infection but because of the patient’s underlying medical conditions. They’re also asking about the type and source of meat and dairy the patient consumed, including any raw dairy. No bird flu infections in dairy cattle have been reported in Missouri, state health officials said in a release Friday.

Persons: Nirav Shah, wasn’t, They’re, Shah, ” Shah, Demetre Daskalakis, ” Organizations: Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, ”, CDC’s National Center Locations: Missouri

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul whose alleged sexual misconduct fueled the #MeToo movement, has been indicted on new charges by a New York City grand jury, Manhattan prosecutors announced during a court hearing Thursday. The new indictment is under seal, prosecutor Nicole Blumberg told Judge Curtis Farber, who has set a trial date for Nov. 12. NBC News was the first to report this month that a grand jury had been convened to hear from women who had come forward with new accusations against Weinstein, 72. Weinstein was convicted in 2020 of third-degree rape of one woman and first-degree criminal sex act against another woman after a trial in New York, where he was sentenced to 23 years in prison. New York prosecutors announced months later that they intended to recharge Weinstein for the same crimes and possibly bring forward new charges.

Persons: Harvey Weinstein, Nicole Blumberg, Curtis Farber, Weinstein, Oscar, Bob Weinstein, ”, Love, Weinstein's Organizations: Hollywood, New, NBC, Bellevue Hospital Locations: New York City, Manhattan, Bellevue, New York, York, Los Angeles

☆ Digital health company Noom to offer compounded GLP-1 drug through new weight loss program
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Digital health company Noom on Thursday announced it will offer a compounded GLP-1 drug as part of a new weight loss product that starts at $149. Noom has offered weight loss programs for years, and consumers can already try to access those branded medications through its platform. Compounded GLP-1 medications are typically much cheaper than their branded counterparts. Most insurance plans cover GLP-1s when they are used to treat diabetes, but coverage of the weight loss drugs is less widespread. Consumers can get started with the Noom GLP-1 RX program by filling out an intake form on the website.

Persons: Wegovy, Noom, Geoff Cook, Cook, Dr, Adonis Saremi, They'll Organizations: CNBC, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, FDA Locations: U.S, United States

☆ Women are demanding better menopause care. Online platforms are heeding the call.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Heather Lindsey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Online platforms reflect a growing demand for menopause care like hormone-replacement therapy. These studies aim to develop a better understanding of women's menopause symptoms like depression, insomnia, and hot flashes, with the goal of developing more helpful treatments. To further address the need for perimenopause and menopause research and medical care, Congress introduced in May the bipartisan Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women's Health Act. After roughly a year of treatment for her menopause symptoms, Miller is flourishing. "I'm getting my doctorate in higher educational administration, and I would have never been able to navigate such an enormous responsibility without menopause care," Miller said.

Persons: —, Jodi Miller, Miller, Dr, Mary Jane Minkin, Minkin, Neel Shah, Shah, palpitations, Joanna Strober, Midi, Strober, it's, Joe Biden, I'm Organizations: Healthcare, Service, OB, Yale School of Medicine, Health, View Research, Maven Clinic, Health's, women's, National Institutes of Health, Health Initiative, Education, Labor, Pensions, US Locations: Rochester , New York, midlife, India

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