Hospitals, labs, and health departments try to cope with blood culture bottle shortage
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Hospitals across the country are facing a severe shortage of supplies of blood culture bottles,
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Emerging Health Issues
Rescue From Above: How Drones May Narrow Emergency Response Times
(By Michelle Andrews for KFF Health News) The drones are coming. Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina,
Read MoreDespite Past Storms’ Lessons, Long-Term Care Residents Again Left Powerless
(By Sandy West for KFF Health News) HOUSTON — As Tina Kitzmiller sat inside her sweltering apartment, windows and doors
Read MoreOzempic’s popularity leads to shortages for people with Type 2 diabetes
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Jim Cox had heard of people with Type 2 diabetes who were unable to get
Read MoreCostly GLP-1 Drugs are Rarely Covered for Weight Loss by Marketplace Plans
(By Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published June 12, 2024) Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans rarely cover
Read MoreWeight loss drug coverage gets more complicated
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) In less than a month’s time, a federal lawmaker warned weight loss drugs
Read MoreMedicare spending on weight loss drugs may be lower than previously thought: Report
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare spending on GLP-1 medications may not be as high as some estimates predict
Read MorePoll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They’ve Taken a GLP-1 Drug, Including 4 in 10 of Those with Diabetes and 1 in 4 of Those with Heart Disease
(By Tammie Smith at The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 10, 2024) About one in eight adults (12%) say they
Read MoreStranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Every day, the scene plays out in hospitals across America: Older men and
Read MoreWhere patients go when primary care waits are too long
(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review) A growing number of Americans cannot access primary care when it is needed,
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