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Research Roundup Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Rural Health Care Medicare Plans And More

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

Read more: https://khn.org/morning-breakout/research-roundup-fetal-alcohol-syndrome-rural-health-care-medicare-plans-and-more/

State Highlights Sailor Shoots Three Others Himself At Pearl Harbor Inmate’s Near Suicide As Guards Stood By Sends Rikers Into Crisis

Media outlets report on health care news from Hawaii, New York, California, Ohio, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Florida and Washington.

Read more: https://khn.org/morning-breakout/state-highlights-sailor-shoots-three-others-himself-at-pearl-harbor-inmates-near-suicide-as-guards-stood-by-sends-rikers-into-crisis/

Research Links Hair Dyes And Chemical Straighteners To Alarming Increase In Breast Cancer Rates For Black Women

A new study finds that black women who regularly used permanent dyes to color their hair were 60 percent more likely to develop breast cancer. While earlier research on hair dye and cancer risk included mostly white women, 9% of this study's participants were African-American women. In other public health news: CTE, children's health, a once-a-month birth control pill, and more.

Read more: https://khn.org/morning-breakout/research-links-hair-dyes-and-chemical-straighteners-to-alarming-increase-in-breast-cancer-rates-for-black-women/

House To Vote On Bill Geared Toward Helping Hospitals That Are Overwhelmed With Robocalls

For hospitals, the issue of robocalls is a life-or-death problem. A provision in the House's version of the legislation is designed specifically to protect the medical facilities from such scam calls.

Read more: https://khn.org/morning-breakout/house-to-vote-on-bill-geared-toward-helping-hospitals-that-are-overwhelmed-with-robocalls/

First Edition December 5 2019

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

Read more: https://khn.org/morning-breakout/first-edition-december-5-2019/

‘An Arm And A Leg’ How Much For Stitches In The ER Hard To Gauge Upfront

Consumers are admonished to be “smart shoppers,” but that’s difficult if health care prices are clear as mud. When Sarah Macsalka’s son needed stitches, she did her best to avoid the ER and still ended up with a $3,000 bill.

Read more: https://khn.org/news/an-arm-and-a-leg-how-much-for-stitches-in-the-er-hard-to-gauge-upfront/

As His Wife’s Caregiver A Doctor Discovers What’s Missing At Health Care’s Core

Harvard psychiatrist Arthur Kleinman shed his “veil of ignorance” during 11 years serving as the primary family caregiver for his wife, who had a rare form of early Alzheimer’s disease. In a new book, “The Soul of Care,” he offers suggestions for transforming health care ― just as caregiving transformed him.

Read more: https://khn.org/news/as-his-wifes-caregiver-a-doctor-discovers-whats-missing-at-health-cares-core/

Pharma’s Take On The Pelosi Drug-Pricing Bill Fair Warning Or Fearmongering

The pharmaceutical industry’s argument that capping drug prices would compromise drug innovation stands “on very shaky ground.”

Read more: https://khn.org/news/pharmas-take-on-the-pelosi-drug-pricing-bill-fair-warning-or-fearmongering/

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