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What We're Reading: Health Programs Threatened; Midwives Needed; Sleep Deprivation and Screen Time

Various health programs may shut down at the end of September without congressional action; maternal health experts push for midwife workforce expansion amidst high maternal mortality rates in the United States; studies find that heightened screen time in teens and tweens before bed can result in a lack of sleep. ....

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What We're Reading: Expanding Fertility Benefits for Military; High "Tripledemic" Hospitalization Projections; MDMA Eases PTSD Symptoms

Senate and House Democrats again attempt to expand fertility treatments for veterans and active-duty personnel; CDC expects high hospitalization numbers due to “tripledemic” of COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus, and the flu; a study found that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, can reduce posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. ....

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What We're Reading: RSV Cases Rise; Looming AIDS Program Deadline; Potential Early Autism Diagnosis

The CDC reports an increase in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases among young children and babies; the deadline looms for reauthorizing the United States’ global AIDS program as it has become a topic within the abortion debate; an eye-tracking device may help to diagnose autism spectrum disorder earlier. ....

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What We're Reading: AI Helping the Opioid Crisis; Pregnancy Resource Center Promotion; Air Pollution vs Smoking, Alcohol

Artificial intelligence (AI) tool NarxCare influences and limits painkiller prescriptions to help fight the US opioid epidemic; legislators in states with strict abortion bans are directing residents to pregnancy resource centers; air pollution is reportedly more dangerous to the average person’s health than smoking or alcohol. ....

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What We're Reading: Insurers Publicly Shamed; HHS Grants for COVID-19 Countermeasures; Medicare Obesity Drug Coverage

Patients and physicians are publicly shaming insurance companies on social media for the troublesome prior authorization process; HHS has awarded $1.4 billion in grants for the creation of new technologies and tools to prevent COVID-19 infection; Novo Nordisk has increased lobbying efforts to allow Medicare coverage of weight loss drugs. ....

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